Acts 18:12-17

New Century Version

Paul Is Brought Before Gallio

¹² When Gallio was the governor of the country of Southern Greece, some people came together against Paul and took him to the court. ¹³ They said, “This man is teaching people to worship God in a way that is against our law.”

¹⁴ Paul was about to say something, but Gallio spoke, saying, “I would listen to you if you were complaining about a crime or some wrong. ¹⁵ But the things you are saying are only questions about words and names—arguments about your own law. So you must solve this problem yourselves. I don’t want to be a judge of these things.” ¹⁶ And Gallio made them leave the court.

¹⁷ Then they all grabbed Sosthenes, the leader of the synagogue, and beat him there before the court. But this did not bother Gallio.