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But when they resisted and blasphemed, he 1shook out his garments and said to them, "Your 2blood be on your own heads! I am clean. From now on I will go3to the Gentiles."
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Then he leftthere and went to the house of a mannamedTitiusJustus, 4a worshiper of God, whosehouse was next to the synagogue.
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5Crispus, 6the leader of the synagogue, believed in the Lord7with all his household, and many of the 8Corinthians when they heard were believing and being baptized.
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And the Lordsaid to Paul in the night by 9a vision, "Do not be afraid any longer, but go on speaking and do not be silent;
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for I am with you, and noman will attack you in order to harm you, for I have manypeople in thiscity."
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And he settled there a year and sixmonths, teaching the word of Godamong them.
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But while Gallio was 10proconsul of 11Achaia, 12the Jews with oneaccordrose up againstPaul and brought him before13the judgmentseat,
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saying, "Thismanpersuadesmen to worshipGodcontrary to 14the law."
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But when Paul was about to 15open his mouth, Galliosaid to the Jews, "If it were a matter of wrongor of viciouscrime, OJews, it would be reasonable for me to put up with you;
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but if there are 16questionsaboutwords and names and your own law, lookafter it yourselves; I amunwilling* to be a judge of these matters."
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And he drove them away from 17the judgmentseat.