Acts 18:12-17
New American Standard Bible
12 But while Gallio was (A)proconsul of (B)Achaia, (C)the Jews rose up together against Paul and brought him before (D)the [a]judgment seat, 13 saying, “This man is inciting the people to worship God contrary to (E)the [b]law.” 14 But when Paul was about to (F)open his mouth, Gallio said to the Jews, “If it were a matter of some crime or vicious, unscrupulous act, O Jews, it would be reasonable for me to put up with you; 15 but if there are [c](G)questions about [d]teaching and [e]persons and your own law, see to it yourselves; I am unwilling to be a judge of these matters.” 16 And he drove them away from (H)the [f]judgment seat. 17 But they all took hold of (I)Sosthenes, (J)the leader of the synagogue, and began beating him in front of (K)the judgment seat. And yet Gallio was not concerned about any of these things.
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- Acts 18:12 Or tribunal
- Acts 18:13 Or Law
- Acts 18:15 Or arguments
- Acts 18:15 Lit word
- Acts 18:15 Lit names
- Acts 18:16 Or tribunal
Acts 18:12-17
Disciples’ Literal New Testament
Paul Is Brought Before The Proconsul By The Jews. Gallio Refuses To Intervene
12 Now while Gallio[a] was being proconsul of Achaia, the Jews with-one-accord rose-up-against Paul and brought him before the judgment-seat, 13 saying that “This one is persuading[b] people to worship God contrary to the Law”. 14 And Paul being about to open his mouth, Gallio said to the Jews, “If it were some crime or evil villainy, O Jews, I would have borne-with you in accordance with reason— 15 but since it is issues about talk[c] and names[d] and your Law, see to it yourselves. I am not willing to be a judge of these things”. 16 And he drove them away from the judgment-seat. 17 And having all taken-hold-of Sosthenes, the synagogue-official, they were striking him in front of the judgment seat. And none of these[e] things was-a-concern to Gallio.
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- Acts 18:12 Junius Gallio, the brother of Seneca the philosopher, was the Roman proconsul (governor) of Achaia in a.d. 51-52.
- Acts 18:13 Or more negatively, inducing.
- Acts 18:15 That is, as opposed to deeds. Or, a word, a message.
- Acts 18:15 Perhaps Gallio means whether ‘Jesus’ is also ‘Christ’.
- Acts 18:17 That is, the matters raised by the Jews; or, the beating of Sosthenes; or, both.
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