Bible verse
“This man is persuading the people to worship God in ways contrary to the law,” they said.
Acts 18:13 · BSB
The verses around it, from Acts 18.
9 One night the Lord spoke to Paul in a vision: “Do not be afraid; keep on speaking; do not be silent.
10 For I am with you and no one will lay a hand on you, because I have many people in this city.”
11 So Paul stayed for a year and a half, teaching the word of God among the Corinthians.
12 While Gallio was proconsul of Achaia, the Jews coordinated an attack on Paul and brought him before the judgment seat.
13 “This man is persuading the people to worship God in ways contrary to the law,” they said.
14 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.
15 But since it is a dispute about words and names and your own law, settle it yourselves. I refuse to be a judge of such things.”
16 And he drove them away from the judgment seat.
17 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
Saying, This [fellow] persuadeth men to worship God contrary to the law.
ASV
saying, This man persuadeth men to worship God contrary to the law.
ERV
saying, This man persuadeth men to worship God contrary to the law.
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