Acts 18:6 “But when they opposed and insulted him, he shook out his garments and…”

Acts 18:6

But when they opposed and insulted him, he shook out his garments and told them, “Your blood be on your own heads! I am innocent of it. From now on I will go to the Gentiles.”

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

And when they opposed themselves, and blasphemed, he shook his raiment, and said unto them, Your blood be upon your own heads; I am clean: from henceforth I will go unto the Gentiles.

World English Bible

When they opposed him and blasphemed, he shook out his clothing and said to them, “Your blood be on your own heads! I am clean. From now on, I will go to the Gentiles!”

American Standard Version

And when they opposed themselves and blasphemed, he shook out his raiment and said unto them, Your blood be upon your own heads; I am clean: from henceforth I will go unto the Gentiles.

Geneva Bible 1599

And when they resisted and blasphemed, he shooke his raiment, and saide vnto them, Your blood be vpon your owne head: I am cleane: from henceforth will I goe vnto the Gentiles.

Darby Translation

But as they opposed and spoke injuriously, he shook his clothes, and said to them, Your blood be upon your own head: I [am] pure; from henceforth I will go to the nations.

Young's Literal Translation

and on their resisting and speaking evil, having shaken [his] garments, he said unto them, 'Your blood [is] upon your head — I am clean; henceforth to the nations I will go on.'

Bible in Basic English

And when they put themselves against him, and said evil words, he said, shaking his clothing, Your blood be on your heads, I am clean: from now I will go to the Gentiles.

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Cross references

“they”

1 Peter 4:4 1 Thessalonians 2:14–16 1 Peter 4:14 2 Timothy 2:25 Acts 26:11 Luke 22:65

1 Peter 4:4 · BSB

Because of this, they consider it strange of you not to plunge with them into the same flood of reckless indiscretion, and they heap abuse on you.

1 Thessalonians 2:14–16 · BSB

For you, brothers, became imitators of the churches of God in Judea that are in Christ Jesus. You suffered from your own countrymen the very things they suffered from the Jews,

1 Peter 4:14 · BSB

If you are insulted for the name of Christ, you are blessed, because the Spirit of glory and of God rests on you.

2 Timothy 2:25 · BSB

He must gently reprove those who oppose him, in the hope that God may grant them repentance leading to a knowledge of the truth.

Acts 26:11 · BSB

I frequently had them punished in the synagogues, and I tried to make them blaspheme. In my raging fury against them, I even went to foreign cities to persecute them.

Luke 22:65 · BSB

And they said many other blasphemous things against Him.

“he shook”

Acts 13:51 Nehemiah 5:13 Luke 9:5 Matthew 10:14 Luke 10:10 Luke 10:11

Acts 13:51 · BSB

So they shook the dust off their feet in protest against them and went to Iconium.

Nehemiah 5:13 · BSB

I also shook out the folds of my robe and said, “May God likewise shake out of his house and possessions every man who does not keep this promise. May such a man be shaken out and have nothing!” The whole assembly said,…

Luke 9:5 · BSB

If anyone does not welcome you, shake the dust off your feet when you leave that town, as a testimony against them.”

Matthew 10:14 · BSB

And if anyone will not welcome you or heed your words, shake the dust off your feet when you leave that home or town.

Luke 10:10 · BSB

But if you enter a town and they do not welcome you, go into the streets and declare,

Luke 10:11 · BSB

‘Even the dust of your town that clings to our feet, we wipe off as a testimony against you. Yet be sure of this: The kingdom of God is near.’

“Your”

Ezekiel 33:4 2 Samuel 1:16 Ezekiel 18:13 Leviticus 20:9 1 Timothy 5:22 Acts 20:26

Ezekiel 33:4 · BSB

Then if anyone hears the sound of the horn but fails to heed the warning, and the sword comes and takes him away, his blood will be on his own head.

2 Samuel 1:16 · BSB

For David had said to the Amalekite, “Your blood be on your own head because your own mouth has testified against you, saying, ‘I killed the LORD’s anointed.’”

Ezekiel 18:13 · BSB

He engages in usury and takes excess interest. Will this son live? He will not! Since he has committed all these abominations, he will surely die; his blood will be on his own head.

Leviticus 20:9 · BSB

If anyone curses his father or mother, he must be put to death. He has cursed his father or mother; his blood shall be upon him.

1 Timothy 5:22 · BSB

Do not be too quick in the laying on of hands and thereby share in the sins of others. Keep yourself pure.

Acts 20:26 · BSB

Therefore I testify to you this day that I am innocent of the blood of all men.

“from”

Acts 28:28 Romans 3:29 Acts 26:20 Matthew 22:10 Matthew 8:11 Matthew 21:43

Acts 28:28 · BSB

Be advised, therefore, that God’s salvation has been sent to the Gentiles, and they will listen!”

Romans 3:29 · BSB

Is God the God of Jews only? Is He not the God of Gentiles too? Yes, of Gentiles too,

Acts 26:20 · BSB

First to those in Damascus and Jerusalem, then to everyone in the region of Judea, and then to the Gentiles, I declared that they should repent and turn to God, performing deeds worthy of their repentance.

Matthew 22:10 · BSB

So the servants went out into the streets and gathered everyone they could find, both evil and good, and the wedding hall was filled with guests.

Matthew 8:11 · BSB

I say to you that many will come from the east and the west to share the banquet with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob in the kingdom of heaven.

Matthew 21:43 · BSB

Therefore I tell you that the kingdom of God will be taken away from you and given to a people who will produce its fruit.

Also

Matthew 27:25

Matthew 27:25 · BSB

All the people answered, “His blood be on us and on our children!”

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

In context

5And when Silas and Timothy came down from Macedonia, Paul devoted himself fully to the word, testifying to the Jews that Jesus is the Christ.

7So Paul left the synagogue and went next door to the house of Titus Justus, a worshiper of God.

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