Acts 18:13 - Forerunner Commentary

Acts 18:13

11 And he continued there a year and six months, teaching the word of God among them.

12 When Gallio was proconsul of Achaia, the Jews with one accord rose up against Paul and brought him to the¹ judgment seat,

13 saying, “This fellow persuades men to worship God contrary to the law.”

14 And when Paul was about to open his mouth, Gallio said to the Jews, “If it were a matter of wrongdoing or wicked crimes, O Jews, there would be reason why I should bear with you.

15 But if it is a ^aquestion of words and names and your own law, look to it yourselves; for I do not want to be a judge of such matters.”

16 And he drove them from the judgment seat.

17 Then¹ all the Greeks took ^aSosthenes, the ruler of the synagogue, and beat him before the judgment seat. But Gallio took no notice of these things.

Verse Comparison: Acts 18:13

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American Standard Version
saying, This man persuadeth men to worship God contrary to the law.

Amplified® Bible
Declaring, This fellow is advising {and} inducing {and} inciting people to worship God in violation of the Law [of Rome and of Moses].

Contemporary English Version
and said, "This man is trying to make our people worship God in a way that is against our Law!"

Darby English Version
saying, This [man] persuades men to worship God contrary to the law.

Good News Bible
"This man," they said, "is trying to persuade people to worship God in a way that is against the law!"

International Standard Version
They said, "This man is persuading people to worship God in ways that are contrary to the law."

King James Version
Saying, This fellow persuadeth men to worship God contrary to the law.

New American Standard Bible
saying, "This man persuades men to worship God contrary to the law."

New International Version
"This man," they charged, "is persuading the people to worship God in ways contrary to the law."

New King James Version
saying, “This fellow persuades men to worship God contrary to the law.”

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
saying, "This man persuades men to worship God contrary to the law."

Young's Literal Translation
saying -- `Against the law this one doth persuade men to worship God;'

New English Translation
saying, “This man is persuading¹ people to worship God in a way contrary to² the law!”

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