Key Verse Spotlight
Acts 18:13 — Meaning and Application
King James Version
“Saying, This {fellow} persuadeth men to worship God contrary to the law.”
Acts 18:13
Verse in Context
Understanding the surrounding verses prevents misinterpretation:
And he continued {there} a year and six months, teaching the word of God among them. {continued there: Gr. sat there}
And when Gallio was the deputy of Achaia, the Jews made insurrection with one accord against Paul, and brought him to the judgment seat,
Saying, This {fellow} persuadeth men to worship God contrary to the law.
And when Paul was now about to open {his} mouth, Gallio said unto the Jews, If it were a matter of wrong or wicked lewdness, O {ye} Jews, reason would that I should bear with you:
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}.
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