ACTS 18:12 — KING JAMES VERSION 0
“And when Gallio was the deputy of Achaia, the Jews made insurrection with one accord against Paul, and brought him to the judgment seat,”
While Gallio was proconsul of Achaia, the Jews made a united attack on Paul and brought him to the place of judgment — Gallio's proconsulate (51-52 AD) provides datable historical reference; inscriptions confirm this dating. The united Jewish attack (homothumadon, with one mind) represents coordinated legal strategy against Paul.
Church Fathers on Acts 18:12
And many of the Corinthians hearing believed, and were baptized. Then spoke the Lord to Paul in the night by a vision, Be not afraid, but speak, and hold not your peace: for I am with you, and no man shall set on you to hurt you: for I have much people in this city. Acts 18:8-10 See by how many reasons He persuades him, and how He puts last the reason which of all others most prevailed with him, I have much people in this city. Then how was it, you may ask, that they set upon…
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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