KJV King James Version
Saying, This [fellow] persuadeth men to worship God contrary to the law.
VERSE STUDY • KJV
Acts 18:13
Saying, This [fellow] persuadeth men to worship God contrary to the law.
Read it in 5 translations
BSB Berean Standard Bible
“This man is persuading the people to worship God in ways contrary to the law,” they said.
WEB World English Bible
saying, “This man persuades men to worship God contrary to the law.”
ASV American Standard Version
saying, This man persuadeth men to worship God contrary to the law.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
saying—‘Against the law this one doth persuade men to worship God;’
Surrounding context — Acts 18
10 For I am with thee, and no man shall set on thee to hurt thee: for I have much people in this city.
11 And he continued [there] a year and six months, teaching the word of God among them.
12 And when Gallio was the deputy of Achaia, the Jews made insurrection with one accord against Paul, and brought him to the judgment seat,
13 Saying, This [fellow] persuadeth men to worship God contrary to the law.
14 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:
15 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].
16 And he drave them from the judgment seat.
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Original-language word links
These Hebrew/Greek tokens are linked by Strong's number. Click one for its lexicon definition and other occurrences.
λέγοντεςG3004 · legōto sayὅτιG3754 · hotithat/since: thatπαρὰG3844 · parafrom/with/besideτὸνG3588 · hothe/this/whoνόμονG3551 · nomoslawἀναπείθειG374 · anapeithōto persuadeοὗτοςG3778 · ohutosthis/he/she/itτοὺςG3588 · hothe/this/whoἀνθρώπουςG444 · anthrōposa humanσέβεσθαιG4576 · sebomaibe devoutτὸνG3588 · hothe/this/whoθεόν.¶G2316 · theosGod
Cross-references
Acts 25:8While he answered for himself, Neither against the law of the Jews, neither against the temple, nor yet against Caesar, have I offended any thing at all.Acts 6:13And set up false witnesses, which said, This man ceaseth not to speak blasphemous words against this holy place, and the law:Acts 21:28Crying out, Men of Israel, help: This is the man, that teacheth all [men] every where against the people, and the law, and this place: and further brought Greeks also into the temple, and hath polluted this holy place.Acts 24:5-6For we have found this man [a] pestilent [fellow], and a mover of sedition among all the Jews throughout the world, and a ringleader of the sect of the Nazarenes:Acts 18:15But 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].Acts 18:4And he reasoned in the synagogue every sabbath, and persuaded the Jews and the Greeks.
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