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Acts 18:6

4 Every Sabbath he reasoned in the synagogue, trying to persuade Jews and Greeks alike.

5 And when Silas and Timothy came down from Macedonia, Paul devoted himself fully to the word, testifying to the Jews that Jesus is the Christ.

But when they opposed and insulted him, he shook out his garments and told them, “Your blood be on your own heads! I am innocent of it. From now on I will go to the Gentiles.”

7 So Paul left the synagogue and went next door to the house of Titus Justus, a worshiper of God.

8 Crispus, the synagogue leader, and his whole household believed in the Lord. And many of the Corinthians who heard the message believed and were baptized.

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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.

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BSB
But when they opposed and insulted him, he shook out his garments and told them, “Your blood be on your own heads! I am innocent of it. From now on I will go to the Gentiles.”
KJV
And when they opposed themselves, and blasphemed, he shook his raiment, and said unto them, Your blood be upon your own heads; I am clean: from henceforth I will go unto the Gentiles.
WEB
When they opposed him and blasphemed, he shook out his clothing and said to them, “Your blood be on your own heads! I am clean. From now on, I will go to the Gentiles!”
ASV
And when they opposed themselves and blasphemed, he shook out his raiment and said unto them, Your blood [be] upon your own heads; I am clean: from henceforth I will go unto the Gentiles.
DARBY
But as they opposed and spoke injuriously, he shook his clothes, and said to them, Your blood be upon your own head: *I* [am] pure; from henceforth I will go to the nations.
BLB
But [on] their opposing and reviling [him], having shaken out the garments, he said to them, “Your⁺ blood [be] upon your⁺ head! I [am] clean. From now on I will go to the Gentiles.”
ÅB
Men da de sto imot og spottet, ristet han støvet av sine klær og sa til dem: Deres blod komme over deres eget hode! Jeg er ren; fra nå av går jeg til hedningene.
OTB
Men da de motsatte seg og hånte ham, ristet han klærne sine og sa til dem: «Deres blod være over deres egne hoder! Jeg er uskyldig. Fra nå av vil jeg vende meg til hedningene.»
B1930
Men da de stod imot og spottet, rystet han støvet av sine klær og sa til dem: Eders blod komme over eders eget hode! Jeg er ren; fra nu av går jeg til hedningene.

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Cross references

  • Ezekiel 33:4

    Then if anyone hears the sound of the horn but fails to heed the warning, and the sword comes and takes him away, his blood will be on his own head.

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  • 2 Samuel 1:16

    For David had said to the Amalekite, “Your blood be on your own head because your own mouth has testified against you, saying, ‘I killed the LORD’s anointed.’”

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  • Ezekiel 33:8–9

    If I say to the wicked, ‘O wicked man, you will surely die,’ but you do not speak out to dissuade him from his way, then that wicked man will die in his iniquity, yet I will hold you accountable for his blood.

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  • Ezekiel 18:13

    He engages in usury and takes excess interest. Will this son live? He will not! Since he has committed all these abominations, he will surely die; his blood will be on his own head.

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  • Nehemiah 5:13

    I also shook out the folds of my robe and said, “May God likewise shake out of His house and possession every man who does not keep this promise. May such a man be shaken out and have nothing!” The whole assembly said, “Amen,” and they praised the LORD. And the people did as they had promised.

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  • Acts 13:51

    So they shook the dust off their feet in protest against them and went to Iconium.

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  • 1 Peter 4:4

    Because of this, they consider it strange of you not to plunge with them into the same flood of reckless indiscretion, and they heap abuse on you.

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  • Luke 10:10–11

    But if you enter a town and they do not welcome you, go into the streets and declare,

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