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I am with you, and no one will hurt you because many of my people are in this city."
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Paul stayed there for a year and a half, teaching God's word to the people.
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When Gallio was the governor of the country of Southern Greece, some of the Jews came together against Paul and took him to the court.
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They said, "This man is teaching people to worship God in a way that is against our law."
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Paul was about to say something, but Gallio spoke to the Jews, saying, "I would listen to you Jews if you were complaining about a crime or some wrong.
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But the things you are saying are only questions about words and names -- arguments about your own law. So you must solve this problem yourselves. I don't want to be a judge of these things."
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And Gallio made them leave the court.
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Then they all grabbed Sosthenes, the leader of the synagogue, and beat him there before the court. But this did not bother Gallio.
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Paul stayed with the believers for many more days. Then he left and sailed for Syria, with Priscilla and Aquila. At Cenchrea Paul cut off his hair, because he had made a promise to God.
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Then they went to Ephesus, where Paul left Priscilla and Aquila. While Paul was there, he went into the synagogue and talked with the Jews.
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When they asked him to stay with them longer, he refused.