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Acts 18

Acts 18:17

Paul before Gallio · Acts 18:12–17
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Translations

Modern
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.
Traditional
Then all the Greeks took Sosthenes, the chief ruler of the synagogue, and beat him before the judgment seat. And Gallio cared for none of those things.
Literal
Then they all, having seized Sosthenes the synagogue ruler, were beating him before the judgment seat. And it mattered nothing to Gallio about these things.
Latin
Apprehendentes autem omnes Sosthenem principem synagogæ, percutiebant eum ante tribunal: et nihil eorum Gallioni curæ erat.

Original

Greek
English
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.

Notes

Acts 18:17

The Greeks probably beat Sosthenes to show their anger towards the Jews. It is also possible that the Jews attacked their own synagogue leader because he failed to defend them. Sosthenes might be the same person Paul later calls "our brother" in 1 Corinthians 1:1, but this is uncertain since the name was common.

Acts 18:14–17

Gallio’s ruling indicated that the charges against Paul were unjustified. The Roman government had nothing to fear from acknowledging Christianity as a legal religion.

Acts 18:1–17

Paul spent 18 productive months preaching and teaching in Corinth. He started in the synagogue and then moved next door to the house of Titius Justus (18:1–11). Then Paul won an important case in court against his opponents (18:12–17).

Theme notes and profiles

Corinth Paul (Saul)

Events

People

Gallio: Roman proconsul of Achaia; refused to judge Paul Sosthenes: Synagogue ruler in Corinth, co-sender of 1 Corinthians

Glossary

Aquila Bema Book of the Acts of the Apostles Chronology of the Bible (New Testament) Church Meetings Corinth First Letter to the Corinthians Gallio Gallio Inscription Inscriptions Paul the Apostle Proconsul Second Coming of Christ Sosthenes Synagogue Travel

Topics

Gallio: Dismisses Complaint of Jews Against Paul Greece: Inhabitants of Persecute the Early Christians Magistrates: Wicked: Gallio Nolle Prosequi of the Complaint Against Paul Paul: Persecuted by Jews, Drawn Before the Deputy, Charged with Wicked Lewdness Scourging of Sosthenes Sosthenes: Chief Ruler of the Synagogue in Corinth Synagogues: Governed by a President or Chief Ruler