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 up for himself. But just then Gallio spoke to the Jews. "You Jews are not claiming that Paul has committed a crime, whether large or small," he said. "If you were, it would make sense for me to listen to you.
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But this is about your own law. It is a question of words and names. Settle the matter yourselves. I will not be a judge of such things."
17
Then all the Jews turned against Sosthenes. He was the synagogue ruler. They beat him up in front of the court. But Gallio didn't care at all.
18
Paul stayed in Corinth for some time. Then he left the believers and sailed for Syria. Priscilla and Aquila went with him. Before he sailed, he had his hair cut off at Cenchrea. He did this because he had made a promise to God.