And he drave them from the judgment seat. ] He would not hear, and try the cause; but dismissed them with threatening them, if ever they brought an affair of that kind to him any more.
14
Paul was about to speak when Gallio said to the Jews, "If this were a matter of some evil crime or wrong that has been committed, it would be reasonable for me to be patient with you Jews.
15
But since it is an argument about words and names and your own law, you yourselves must settle it. I will not be the judge of such things!"
17
They all grabbed Sosthenes, the leader of the synagogue, and beat him in front of the court. But that did not bother Gallio a bit.
18
Paul stayed on with the believers in Corinth for many days, then left them and sailed off with Priscilla and Aquila for Syria. Before sailing from Cenchreae he had his head shaved because of a vow he had taken.
Scripture taken from the Good News Translation - Second Edition, Copyright 1992 by American Bible Society. Used by Permission.