Acts 18:9-20

⁹Then saide the Lord to Paul in the night by a vision, Feare not, but speake, and holde not thy peace.

¹⁰For I am with thee, and no man shall lay handes on thee to hurt thee: for I haue much people in this citie.

¹¹So he continued there a yeere and six moneths, and taught ye worde of God among them.

¹²Now when Gallio was Deputie of Achaia, the Iewes arose with one accorde against Paul, and brought him to the iudgement seate,

¹³Saying, This fellow persuadeth me to worship God otherwise then the Lawe appointeth.

¹⁴And as Paul was about to open his mouth, Gallio saide vnto the Iewes, If it were a matter of wrong, or an euill deede, O ye Iewes, I would according to reason maintaine you.

¹⁵But if it bee a question of woordes, and names, and of your Lawe, looke yee to it your selues: for I will be no iudge of those things.

¹⁶And hee draue them from the iudgement seate.

¹⁷Then tooke al the Grecians Sosthenes the chiefe ruler of the Synagogue, and beat him before the iudgement seat: but Gallio cared nothing for those things.

¹⁸But when Paul had taried there yet a good while, hee tooke leaue of the brethren, and sailed into Syria (and with him Priscilla and Aquila) after that he had shorne his head in Cenchrea: for he had a vowe.

¹⁹Then hee came to Ephesus, and left them there: but hee entred into the Synagogue and disputed with the Iewes.

²⁰Who desired him to tarie a longer time with them: but he would not consent,