Acts 18:17
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.
Then all the Greeks took Sosthenes, the chief ruler of the synagogue, and beat him before the judgment seat. And Gallio cared for none of those things.
18 And Paul after this tarried there yet a good while, and then took his leave of the brethren, and sailed thence into Syria, and with him Priscilla and Aquila; having shorn his head in Cenchrea: for he had a vow.
19 And he came to Ephesus, and left them there: but he himself entered into the synagogue, and reasoned with the Jews.
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
- At this, the crowd seized Sosthenes the synagogue leader and beat him in front of the judgment seat. But none of this was of concern to Gallio.
- KJV
- Then all the Greeks took Sosthenes, the chief ruler of the synagogue, and beat him before the judgment seat. And Gallio cared for none of those things.
- WEB
- Then all the Greeks seized Sosthenes, the ruler of the synagogue, and beat him before the judgment seat. Gallio didn’t care about any of these things.
- ASV
- And they all laid hold on Sosthenes, the ruler of the synagogue, and beat him before the judgment-seat. And Gallio cared for none of these things.
- DARBY
- And having all laid hold on Sosthenes the ruler of the synagogue, they beat him before the judgment-seat. And Gallio troubled himself about none of these things.
- BLB
- Then they all, having seized Sosthenes the synagogue ruler, were beating [him] before the judgment seat. And it mattered nothing to Gallio about these things.
- ÅB
- Men da tok de alle fatt på synagoge-forstanderen Sostenes og slo ham midt for domstolen; og Gallio brydde seg ikke noe om alt dette.
- OTB
- Da grep de alle Sosthenes, synagogelederen, og slo ham foran domstolen. Men Gallio viste ingen bekymring for dette.
- B1930
- Men da tok de alle fatt på synagoge-forstanderen Sostenes og slo ham midt for domstolen; og Gallio brydde sig ikke noget om alt dette.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
1 Corinthians 1:1
Paul, called to be an apostle of Jesus Christ through the will of God, and Sosthenes our brother,
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But we preach Christ crucified, unto the Jews a stumblingblock, and unto the Greeks foolishness;
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And when they heard of the resurrection of the dead, some mocked: and others said, We will hear thee again of this matter.
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