Acts 18:9-17

9OneG1161G1722 nightG3571 theG3588 LordG2962 spokeG2036 to PaulG3972 inG1223 a visionG3705: “Do notG3361 be afraidG5399; keep on speakingG2980; do notG3361 be silentG4623. 10ForG1360 IG1473 amG1510 withG3326 youG4771 andG2532 no oneG3762 will lay a hand onG2007G4771G3588G2559 youG4771, becauseG1360 I haveG1510G1473 manyG4183 peopleG2992 inG1722 thisG3778 cityG4172.” 11So Paul stayedG2523 for a yearG1763 andG2532 a half, teachingG1321 theG3588 wordG3056 of GodG2316 amongG1722 the Corinthians.

12While GallioG1058 wasG1510 proconsulG446 ofG3588 AchaiaG882, theG3588 JewsG2453 coordinated anG3661 attackG2721 on PaulG3972 andG2532 broughtG71 himG846 beforeG1909 theG3588 judgment seatG968. 13“ThisG3778 man is persuadingG374 theG3588 people to worshipG4576 GodG2316 in ways contrary toG3844 theG3588 lawG3551,” they saidG3004.

14ButG1161 just as PaulG3972 was aboutG3195 to speakG455G3588G4750, GallioG1058 toldG2036G4314 theG3588 JewsG2453, “IfG1487 this matter involvedG1510 aG5100 wrongdoingG92 orG2228 viciousG4190 crimeG4467, OG5599 JewsG2453, it would be reasonableG2596G3056 for me to hearG302G430 yourG4771 complaint. 15ButG1161 sinceG1487 it isG1510 a disputeG2213 aboutG4012 wordsG3056 andG2532 namesG3686 andG2532 your ownG3588G2596G4771 lawG3551, settleG3708 it yourselvesG846. IG1473 refuseG1014G3756 to beG1510 a judgeG2923 of such thingsG3778.” 16AndG2532 he droveG556 them awayG846 fromG575 theG3588 judgment seatG968.

17At thisG1161, the crowdG39561 seizedG1949 SosthenesG4988 theG3588 synagogue leaderG752 and beatG5180 him in front ofG1715 theG3588 judgment seatG968. But noneG3762 of thisG3778 was of concernG3199 to GallioG1058.