Acts 18:13 ““This man is persuading the people to worship God in ways contrary to…”

Acts 18:13

“This man is persuading the people to worship God in ways contrary to the law,” they said.

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

Saying, This fellow persuadeth men to worship God contrary to the law.

World English Bible

saying, “This man persuades men to worship God contrary to the law.”

American Standard Version

saying, This man persuadeth men to worship God contrary to the law.

Geneva Bible 1599

Saying, This fellow persuadeth me to worship God otherwise then the Lawe appointeth.

Darby Translation

saying, This [man] persuades men to worship God contrary to the law.

Young's Literal Translation

saying — 'Against the law this one doth persuade men to worship God;'

Bible in Basic English

Saying, This man is teaching the people to give worship to God in a way which is against the law.

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Cross references

“Saying, This fellow persuadeth men to worship God contrary to the law.”

Acts 6:13 Acts 21:28 Acts 25:8 Acts 18:4 Acts 24:5 Acts 24:6

Acts 6:13 · BSB

where they presented false witnesses who said, “This man never stops speaking against this holy place and against the law.

Acts 21:28 · BSB

crying out, “Men of Israel, help us! This is the man who teaches everyone everywhere against our people and against our law and against this place. Furthermore, he has brought Greeks into the temple and defiled this holy…

Acts 25:8 · BSB

Then Paul made his defense: “I have committed no offense against the law of the Jews or against the temple or against Caesar.”

Acts 18:4 · BSB

Every Sabbath he reasoned in the synagogue, trying to persuade Jews and Greeks alike.

Acts 24:5 · BSB

We have found this man to be a pestilence, stirring up dissension among the Jews all over the world. He is a ringleader of the sect of the Nazarenes,

Acts 24:6 · BSB

and he even tried to desecrate the temple; so we seized him.

Also

Acts 18:15

Acts 18:15 · BSB

But since it is a dispute about words and names and your own law, settle it yourselves. I refuse to be a judge of such things.”

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

12While Gallio was proconsul of Achaia, the Jews coordinated an attack on Paul and brought him before the judgment seat.

14But just as Paul was about to speak, Gallio told the Jews, “If this matter involved a wrongdoing or vicious crime, O Jews, it would be reasonable for me to hear your complaint.

Read Acts 18