Acts 18:12
But when Gallio was proconsul of Achaia, the Jews with one accord rose against Paul, and brought him before the tribunal.
Montgomery New Testament
In The King James Version
In Context
11So he lived there a year and six months and continued to teach them the word of God.
13"This fellow," they said, "is persuading men to offer unlawful worship to God."
Cross References
John 19:13On hearing what they said, Pilate brought Jesus out and made him sit on the judge’s seat in a place called the Mosaic Pavement (the Hebrew name is Gabbatha).
Acts 13:12Then the proconsul, seeing what had happened, believed. He was astounded at the teaching of the Lord.
Acts 14:2But the disobedient Jews stirred up the souls of the Gentiles, and embittered them against them against the brothers.
Acts 17:5But the Jews, moved with jealousy, called to their aid certain ill- favored and idle fellows, formed a mob, and began to set the town in an uproar. Assaulting the house of Jason, they sought to bring them out to the people.
Acts 18:16And he drove them from the tribunal.
Acts 21:27But when the seven days were almost over, the Asiatic Jews caught sight of him in the temple, and began to stir up all the crowd, and laid hands on him, shouting.
Matthew Henry on Acts 18:8-12
Paul Visits Corinth. 7 And he departed thence, and entered into a certain man's house, named Justus, one that worshipped God, whose house joined hard to the synagogue. 8 And Crispus, the chief ruler of the synagogue, believed on the Lord with all his house; and many of the Corinthians hearing believed, and were baptized. 9 Then spake the Lord to Paul in the night by a vision, Be not afraid, but speak, and hold not thy peace: 10 For I am with thee, and no man shall set on thee to hurt thee: for I have much people… Read the whole commentary →