Paul Accused Before the Proconsul Gallio

12 Now when[a] Gallio was proconsul of Achaia, the Jews rose up with one purpose against Paul and brought him before the judgment seat, 13 saying, “This man is persuading people to worship God contrary to the law!” 14 But when[b] Paul was about to open his[c] mouth, Gallio said to the Jews, “If it was some crime or wicked villainy, O Jews, I would have been justified in accepting[d] your complaint.

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Footnotes

  1. Acts 18:12 Here “when” is supplied as a component of the temporal genitive absolute participle (“was”)
  2. Acts 18:14 Here “when” is supplied as a component of the temporal genitive absolute participle (“was about”)
  3. Acts 18:14 Literally “the”; the Greek article is used here as a possessive pronoun
  4. Acts 18:14 Literally “with respect to a motive I would have accepted”