ACTS 18:14 — KING JAMES VERSION 0
“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:”
Just as Paul was about to speak, Gallio said to the Jews, 'If you Jews were making a complaint about some misdemeanor or criminal wrongdoing, it would be reasonable for me to listen to you' — Gallio's dismissal hinges on the distinction between private religious matters and public legal infractions. His disinterest in intra-Jewish theological disputes reflects Roman pragmatism.
Church Fathers on Acts 18:14
Saying, This fellow seduces 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 you 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 drove them from the judgment-seat. Acts 18:13-16 This Gallio seems to me to have been a sensible man. (a) Thus observe, when…
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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