Acts 18:14
12 And when Gallio was the deputy of Achaia, the Jews made insurrection with one accord against Paul, and brought him to the judgment seat,
13 Saying, This fellow persuadeth men to worship God contrary to the law.
And when Paul was now about to open his mouth, Gallio said unto the Jews, If it were a matter of wrong or wicked lewdness, O ye Jews, reason would that I should bear with you:
15 But if it be a question of words and names, and of your law, look ye to it; for I will be no judge of such matters.
16 And he drave them from the judgment seat.
Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- But just as Paul was about to speak, Gallio told the Jews, “If this matter involved a wrongdoing or vicious crime, O Jews, it would be reasonable for me to hear your complaint.
- KJV
- And when Paul was now about to open his mouth, Gallio said unto the Jews, If it were a matter of wrong or wicked lewdness, O ye Jews, reason would that I should bear with you:
- WEB
- But when Paul was about to open his mouth, Gallio said to the Jews, “If indeed it were a matter of wrong or of wicked crime, you Jews, it would be reasonable that I should bear with you;
- ASV
- But when Paul was about to open his mouth, Gallio said unto the Jews, If indeed it were a matter of wrong or of wicked villany, O ye Jews, reason would that I should bear with you:
- DARBY
- But as Paul was going to open his mouth, Gallio said to the Jews, If indeed it was some wrong or wicked criminality, O Jews, of reason I should have borne with you;
- BLB
- And Paul being about to open the mouth, Gallio said to the Jews, “If indeed it was some unrighteousness or wicked crime, O Jews, according to reason I would have endured with you⁺.
- ÅB
- Da nå Paulus skulle til å åpne munnen, sa Gallio til jødene: Var det noen misgjerning eller slem udåd, dere jøder, da hadde jeg hatt god grunn til å høre tålmodig på dere;
- OTB
- Akkurat da Paulus skulle til å tale, sa Gallio til jødene: «Hvis dette var et spørsmål om urett eller en alvorlig forbrytelse, å jøder, ville det være rimelig for meg å lytte til dere;
- B1930
- Da nu Paulus skulde til å oplate munnen, sa Gallio til jødene: Var det nogen misgjerning eller slem udåd, I jøder, da hadde jeg hatt god grunn til å høre tålmodig på eder;
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
1 Peter 3:14–15
But and if ye suffer for righteousness’ sake, happy are ye: and be not afraid of their terror, neither be troubled;
Read in contextRomans 13:3
For rulers are not a terror to good works, but to the evil. Wilt thou then not be afraid of the power? do that which is good, and thou shalt have praise of the same:
Read in contextActs 13:18
And about the time of forty years suffered he their manners in the wilderness.
Read in contextActs 25:18–20
Against whom when the accusers stood up, they brought none accusation of such things as I supposed:
Read in contextMark 9:19
He answereth him, and saith, O faithless generation, how long shall I be with you? how long shall I suffer you? bring him unto me.
Read in contextHebrews 5:2
Who can have compassion on the ignorant, and on them that are out of the way; for that he himself also is compassed with infirmity.
Read in contextActs 25:11
For if I be an offender, or have committed any thing worthy of death, I refuse not to die: but if there be none of these things whereof these accuse me, no man may deliver me unto them. I appeal unto Cæsar.
Read in contextLuke 21:12–15
But before all these, they shall lay their hands on you, and persecute you, delivering you up to the synagogues, and into prisons, being brought before kings and rulers for my name’s sake.
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