Acts 18:9-17

International Children’s Bible

⁹ During the night, Paul had a vision. The Lord said to him, “Don’t be afraid! Continue talking to people and don’t be quiet! ¹⁰ I am with you. No one will hurt you because many of my people are in this city.” ¹¹ Paul stayed there for a year and a half, teaching God’s word to the people.

Paul Is Brought Before Gallio

¹² Gallio became the governor of the country of Southern Greece. At that time, some of the Jews came together against Paul and took him to the court. ¹³ They said to Gallio, “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 to the Jews. Gallio said, “I would listen to you Jews 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 Then Gallio made them leave the court.

¹⁷ Then they all grabbed Sosthenes. (Sosthenes was now the leader of the synagogue.) They beat him there before the court. But this did not bother Gallio.