Verse 14

Acts 18:14

World Messianic Bible

14 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;
Original Language Text
greek
μέλλοντος δὲ τοῦ Παύλου ἀνοίγειν τὸ στόμα εἶπεν ὁ Γαλλίων πρὸς τοὺς Ἰουδαίους· Εἰ ⸀μὲν ἦν ἀδίκημά τι ἢ ῥᾳδιούργημα πονηρόν, ὦ Ἰουδαῖοι, κατὰ λόγον ἂν ἀνεσχόμην ὑμῶν·
English Translation
But when Paul was about to open his mouth, Gallio said to the Jews, "If there were a wrongdoing or a wicked crime, O Jews, I would have reason to bear with you."
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Chapter 18 Context
1 After these things Paul departed from Athens, and came to Corinth. Focus ↗
2 He found a certain Jew named Aquila, a man of Pontus by race, who had recently come from Italy, with... Focus ↗
3 and because he practiced the same trade, he lived with them and worked, for by trade they were tent... Focus ↗
4 He reasoned in the synagogue every Sabbath, and persuaded Jews and Greeks. Focus ↗
5 But when Silas and Timothy came down from Macedonia, Paul was compelled by the Spirit, testifying to... Focus ↗
6 When they opposed him and blasphemed, he shook out his clothing and said to them, “Your blood be on... Focus ↗
7 He departed there, and went into the house of a certain man named Justus, one who worshiped God (Elo... Focus ↗
8 Crispus, the ruler of the synagogue, believed in the Lord with all his house. Many of the Corinthian... Focus ↗
9 The Lord said to Paul in the night by a vision, “Don’t be afraid, but speak and don’t be silent; Focus ↗
10 for I am with you, and no one will attack you to harm you, for I have many people in this city.” Focus ↗
11 He lived there a year and six months, teaching the word of God (Elohim) among them. Focus ↗
12 But when Gallio was proconsul of Achaia, the Jews with one accord rose up against Paul and brought h... Focus ↗
13 saying, “This man persuades men to worship God (Elohim) contrary to the law.” Focus ↗
14 But when Paul was about to open his mouth, Gallio said to the Jews, “If indeed it were a matter of w...
15 but if they are questions about words and names and your own law, look to it yourselves. For I don’t... Focus ↗
16 So he drove them from the judgment seat. Focus ↗
17 Then all the Greeks laid hold on Sosthenes, the ruler of the synagogue, and beat him before the judg... Focus ↗
18 Paul, having stayed after this many more days, took his leave of the brothers, and sailed from ther... Focus ↗
19 He came to Ephesus, and he left them there; but he himself entered into the synagogue, and reasoned... Focus ↗
20 When they asked him to stay with them a longer time, he declined; Focus ↗
21 but taking his leave of them, he said, “I must by all means keep this coming feast in Jerusalem, but... Focus ↗
22 When he had landed at Caesarea, he went up and greeted the assembly, and went down to Antioch. Focus ↗
23 Having spent some time there, he departed, and went through the region of Galatia, and Phrygia, in o... Focus ↗
24 Now a certain Jew named Apollos, an Alexandrian by race, an eloquent man, came to Ephesus. He was mi... Focus ↗
25 This man had been instructed in the way of the Lord; and being fervent in spirit, he spoke and taugh... Focus ↗
26 He began to speak boldly in the synagogue. But when Priscilla and Aquila heard him, they took him as... Focus ↗
27 When he had determined to pass over into Achaia, the brothers encouraged him, and wrote to the disci... Focus ↗
28 for he powerfully refuted the Jews, publicly showing by the Scriptures that Yashua (Jesus) was the C... Focus ↗