Acts 18:15

Acts 18:15 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)But if it be a question of words and names, and of your law, look ye to it; for I will be no judge of such matters.
• New International Version (NIV)But since it involves questions about words and names and your own law—settle the matter yourselves. I will not be a judge of such things.”
• New King James Version (NKJV)But if it is a question of words and names and your own law, look to it yourselves; for I do not want to be a judge of such matters.”
• New Living Translation (NLT)But since it is merely a question of words and names and your Jewish law, take care of it yourselves. I refuse to judge such matters.”

Context of Acts 18:15

13saying, "This man is persuading people to worship God contrary to the law." 14But when Paul was about to open his mouth, Gallio said to the Jews, "If it were a matter of wrongdoing or vicious crime, O Jews, I would have reason to accept your complaint. But since it is a matter of questions about words and names and your own law, see to it yourselves. I refuse to be a judge of these things." 16And he drove them from the tribunal. 17And they all seized Sosthenes, the ruler of the synagogue, and beat him in front of the tribunal. But Gallio paid no attention to any of this.

Acts 18:15 word by word

εἰ δὲ ζητήματά ἐστιν περὶ λόγου καὶ ὀνομάτων καὶ νόμου τοῦ καθ᾽ ὑμᾶς, ὄψεσθε αὐτοί· κριτὴς ἐγὼ τούτων οὐ βούλομαι εἶναι.Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• ·ὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• Butδέde · thenG1161
• ifεἰei · ifG1487
• it beεἰμίeimi · to beG1510
• a questionζήτημαzētēma · a question/disputeG2213
• ofπερίperi · aboutG4012
• wordsλόγοςlogos · wordG3056
• andκαίkai · andG2532
• namesὄνομαonoma · nameG3686
• ·κατάkata · according toG2596
• yourσύsu · youG4771
• lawνόμοςnomos · lawG3551
• look yeὁράωhoraō · to see: seeG3708
• ·αὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• forγάρgar · forG1063
• Iἐγώegō · I/weG1473
• willβούλομαιboulomai · to planG1014
• noοὐou · noG3756
• judgeκριτήςkritēs · judgeG2923
• of suchοὗτοςhoutos houtoi hautē hautai · this/he/she/itG3778

Cross-references for Acts 18:15

• Acts 23:29I found that he was being accused about questions of their law, but charged with nothing deserving death or imprisonment.
• Acts 25:11If then I am a wrongdoer and have committed anything for which I deserve to die, I do not seek to escape death. But if there is nothing to their charges against me, no one can give me up to them. I appeal to Caesar."
• Acts 26:3especially because you are familiar with all the customs and controversies of the Jews. Therefore I beg you to listen to me patiently.
• 1 Timothy 1:4nor to devote themselves to myths and endless genealogies, which promote speculations rather than the stewardship from God that is by faith.
• 1 Timothy 6:4he is puffed up with conceit and understands nothing. He has an unhealthy craving for controversy and for quarrels about words, which produce envy, dissension, slander, evil suspicions,
• 2 Timothy 2:23Have nothing to do with foolish, ignorant controversies; you know that they breed quarrels.
• Matthew 27:4saying, "I have sinned by betraying innocent blood." They said, "What is that to us? See to it yourself."
• Acts 24:6He even tried to profane the temple, but we seized him.
• John 18:31Pilate said to them, "Take him yourselves and judge him by your own law." The Jews said to him, "It is not lawful for us to put anyone to death."

Commentaries on Acts 18:15

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 15But if it be a question of words - , Concerning doctrine and names - whether the person called Jesus be the person you call the Messiah. And of your law - any particular nicety, concerning that law which is peculiar to yourselves: Look ye to it - settle the business among yourselves; the Roman government does not meddle with such matters, and I will not take upon me to - decide in a case that does not concern my office. As if he had said: "The Roman laws…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 15Of words - A dispute about words, for such he would regard all their controversies about religion to be. And names - Probably he had heard something of the nature of the controversy, and understood it to be a dispute about names; that is, whether Jesus was to be called the Messiah or not. To him this would appear as a matter pertaining to the Jews alone, and to be ranked with their other disputes arising from the difference of sect and name. Of your law…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 12-17Verses 12-17 Paul was about to show that he did not teach men to worship God contrary to law; but the judge would not allow the Jews to complain to him of what was not within his office. It was right in Gallio that he left the Jews to themselves in matters relating to their religion, but yet would not let them, under pretence of that, persecute another. But it was wrong to speak slightly of a law and religion which he might have known to be of God, and…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 14-17Gallio’s ruling indicated that the charges against Paul were unjustified. The Roman government had nothing to fear from acknowledging Christianity as a legal religion.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 12-1712-17. when Gallio was the deputy--"the proconsul." See on Ac 13:7. He was brother to the celebrated philosopher Seneca, the tutor of Nero, who passed sentence of death on both.Read the comment

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• Gallio
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Commentaries on Acts 18

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings