KJV King James Version
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:
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Acts 18:14
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:
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
But just as Paul was about to speak, Gallio told the Jews, “If this matter involved a wrongdoing or vicious crime, O Jews, it would be reasonable for me to hear your complaint.
WEB World English Bible
But when Paul was about to open his mouth, Gallio said to the Jews, “If indeed it were a matter of wrong or of wicked crime, you Jews, it would be reasonable that I should bear with you;
ASV American Standard Version
But when Paul was about to open his mouth, Gallio said unto the Jews, If indeed it were a matter of wrong or of wicked villany, O ye Jews, reason would that I should bear with you:
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
and Paul being about to open his mouth, Gallio said unto the Jews, ‘If, indeed, then, it was anything unrighteous, or an act of wicked profligacy, O Jews, according to reason I had borne with you,
Surrounding context — Acts 18
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.
17 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.
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ΜέλλοντοςG3195 · mellōto ensueδὲG1161 · dethenτοῦG3588 · hothe/this/whoΠαύλουG3972 · PaulosPaulἀνοίγεινG455 · anoigōto openτὸG3588 · hothe/this/whoστόμαG4750 · stomamouthεἶπενG2036 · eiponto sayὁG3588 · hothe/this/whoΓαλλίωνG1058 · GalliōnGallioπρὸςG4314 · prosto/withτοὺςG3588 · hothe/this/whoἸουδαίους·G2453 · IoudaiosJewεἰG1487 · eiifμὲνG3303 · menon the other handἦνG1510 · eimito beἀδίκημάG92 · adikēmacrimeτιG5100 · tisoneἢG2228 · ēorῥᾳδιούργημαG4467 · rhadiourgēmacrimeπονηρόν,G4190 · ponērosevil/badὦG5599 · ōoh!Ἰουδαῖοι,G2453 · IoudaiosJewκατὰG2596 · kataaccording toλόγονG3056 · logoswordἂνG302 · anifἀνεσχόμηνG430 · anechōto endureὑμῶν·G4771 · suyou
Cross-references
1 Peter 3:14-15But and if ye suffer for righteousness’ sake, happy [are ye]: and be not afraid of their terror, neither be troubled;Romans 13:3For rulers are not a terror to good works, but to the evil. Wilt thou then not be afraid of the power? do that which is good, and thou shalt have praise of the same:Hebrews 5:2Who can have compassion on the ignorant, and on them that are out of the way; for that he himself also is compassed with infirmity.Acts 25:11For if I be an offender, or have committed any thing worthy of death, I refuse not to die: but if there be none of these things whereof these accuse me, no man may deliver me unto them. I appeal unto Caesar.Mark 9:19He answereth him, and saith, O faithless generation, how long shall I be with you? how long shall I suffer you? bring him unto me.2 Corinthians 11:1Would to God ye could bear with me a little in [my] folly: and indeed bear with me.Acts 26:1-2Then Agrippa said unto Paul, Thou art permitted to speak for thyself. Then Paul stretched forth the hand, and answered for himself:Acts 21:39But Paul said, I am a man [which am] a Jew of Tarsus, [a city] in Cilicia, a citizen of no mean city: and, I beseech thee, suffer me to speak unto the people.Acts 25:26Of whom I have no certain thing to write unto my lord. Wherefore I have brought him forth before you, and specially before thee, O king Agrippa, that, after examination had, I might have somewhat to write.Acts 25:18-20Against whom when the accusers stood up, they brought none accusation of such things as I supposed:Acts 13:18And about the time of forty years suffered he their manners in the wilderness.2 Corinthians 11:4For if he that cometh preacheth another Jesus, whom we have not preached, or [if] ye receive another spirit, which ye have not received, or another gospel, which ye have not accepted, ye might well bear with [him].Acts 23:27-29This man was taken of the Jews, and should have been killed of them: then came I with an army, and rescued him, having understood that he was a Roman.Luke 21:12-15But before all these, they shall lay their hands on you, and persecute [you], delivering [you] up to the synagogues, and into prisons, being brought before kings and rulers for my name’s sake.
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