Acts 18:13

Saying, This fellow persuadeth men to worship God contrary to the law.

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Word by word — the Greek

Word	Greek	Strong’s	Meaning
Saying	λέγοντες legontes	G3004	properly · verb — present active participle, nominative plural masculine
This	οὗτος houtos	G3778	the he (she or it) · demonstrative pronoun — nominative singular masculine
persuadeth	ἀναπείθει anapeithei	G374	to incite · verb — present active indicative, 3rd person singular
men	ἀνθρώπους anthrōpous	G444	from G3700 (ὀπτάνομαι)) · noun — accusative plural masculine
worship	σέβεσθαι sebesthai	G4576	to revere · verb — present middle or passive deponent infinitive
God	θεόν.¶ theon	G2316	figuratively · noun — accusative singular masculine, a title
to	παρὰ para	G3844	properly · preposition
law	νόμον nomon	G3551	law (through the idea of prescriptive usage) · noun — accusative singular masculine

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Cross-references

Acts 6:13 And set up false witnesses, which said, This man ceaseth not to speak blasphemous words against this holy place, and the law:
Acts 21:28 Crying 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 fur…
Acts 24:5-6 For 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…
Acts 25:8 While he answered for himself, Neither against the law of the Jews, neither against the temple, nor yet against Cæsar, have I offended any t…
Acts 18:4 And he reasoned in the synagogue every sabbath, and persuaded the Jews and the Greeks.
Acts 18:15 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.

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Acts 18:12-17

We have here an account of some disturbance given to Paul and his friends at Corinth, but no great harm done, nor much hindrance given to the work of Christ there. I. Paul is accused by the Jews before the Roman governor, Act 18:12, Act 18:13. The governor was Gallio, deputy of Achaia, that is, proconsul; for Achaia was a consular province of the empire. This Gallio was elder brother to the famous Seneca; in his youth he was called Novatus, but took the name of Gallio upon his being adopted into the family of Julius Gallio; he is described by Seneca, his brother, to be a man of great ingenuous and great probity, and a man of wonderful good temper; he was called Dulcis Gallio - Sweet Gallio,…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Acts 18:13

contrary to the--Jewish law--probably in not requiring the Gentiles to be circumcised.

Adam Clarke on Acts 18:13

Persuaded men to worship God contrary to the law - This accusation was very insidious. The Jews had permission by the Romans to worship their own God in their own way: this the laws allowed. The Roman worship was also established by the law. The Jews probably intended to accuse Paul of acting contrary to both laws. "He is not a Jew, for he does not admit of circumcision; he is not a Gentile, for he preaches against the worship of the gods. He is setting up a worship of his own, in opposition to all laws, and persuading many people to join with him: he is therefore a most dangerous man, and should be put to death."

John Gill on Acts 18:13

Saying, this fellow persuadeth men to worship God contrary to the law. Meaning either to the law of the Romans, which forbad the bringing in of any new gods, without the leave of the senate; See Gill on Acts 16:21; or rather to the law of Moses: the Arabic version reads, "our law"; though this was false, for Moses in his law wrote of Christ, and ordered the children of Israel to hearken to him.

John Calvin

The Church Fathers

"Saying, This fellow seduceth men contrary to the law to worship God. And when Paul was about to open his mouth, Gallio said: If indeed it were any wrong-doing 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. And he drave them from the judgment-seat." This Gallio seems to me to have been a sensible man. Thus observe, when these had said, "Against the law he seduceth men to worship God," he "cared for none of these things": and observe how he answers them: "If indeed it were" any matter affecting the city, "any wrong-doing or wicked lewdness," etc. And observe how prudent he is: for he does not say straightway, I care not, but, "If," says he, "it were a matter of wrong-doing or wicked lewdness, O ye Jews, reason would that I should bear with you; but if it be a question of doctrine and words and of your law, see ye to it, for I do not choose to be a judge of such matters." He taught them that not such are the matters which crave a judicial sentence, but they do all things out of order. And he does not say, It is not my duty, but, "I do not choose," that they may not trouble him again. Thus Pilate said in the case of Christ, "Take ye Him, and judge him according to your law." But they were just like men drunken and mad.
— John Chrysostom, Homily on Acts 39

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Dictionary and topics

Corinth — A Grecian city, on the isthmus which joins the Peloponnesus to the mainland of Greece. It is about 48 miles west of Athens. The ancient city was destroyed by the Romans (B.C. 146), and that mentioned…
Paul — =Saul (q.v.) was born about the same time as our Lord. His circumcision-name was Saul, and probably the name Paul was also given to him in infancy “for use in the Gentile world,” as “Saul” would be…
Sosthenes — Safe in strength, the chief ruler of the synagogue at Corinth, who was seized and beaten by the mob in the presence of Gallio, the Roman governor, when he refused to proceed against Paul at the…
Bigotry · 9:49,50;15:2;18:9-14; — 9:49,50;15:2;18:9-14;
Gallio · Dismisses complaint of Jews against Paul — Dismisses complaint of Jews against Paul
Heresy · Paul accused of — Paul accused of
Indictments · .Paul — .Paul
Intolerance, Religious · .In persecuting Paul — .In persecuting Paul
Nolle Prosequi · Of the complaint against Paul — Of the complaint against Paul

Dictionary: Easton's (1897) and Smith's (1863), public domain. Topics: Nave's Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey's Topical Textbook (1897), public domain. Both as parsed by NEUU (CC BY 4.0).

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Acts 18:12-17

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Acts 18:13

Adam Clarke on Acts 18:13

John Gill on Acts 18:13

John Calvin

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

Word by word — the Greek

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Acts 18:12-17

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Acts 18:13

Adam Clarke on Acts 18:13

John Gill on Acts 18:13

John Calvin

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

Tyndale Open Study Notes on Acts 18:12-13