| 12 | But when Gallio was proconsul of Acha'ia, the Jews made a united attack upon Paul and brought him before the tribunal, |
| 13 | saying, "This man is persuading men to worship God contrary to the law." |
| 14 | But when Paul was about to open his mouth, Gallio said to the Jews, "If it were a matter of wrongdoing or vicious crime, I should have reason to bear with you, O Jews; |
| 15 | but since it is a matter of questions about words and names and your own law, see to it yourselves; I refuse to be a judge of these things." |
| 16 | And he drove them from the tribunal. |
| 17 | And they all seized Sos'thenes, the ruler of the synagogue, and beat him in front of the tribunal. But Gallio paid no attention to this. |
| 18 | After this Paul stayed many days longer, and then took leave of the brethren and sailed for Syria, and with him Priscilla and Aq'uila. At Cen'chre-ae he cut his hair, for he had a vow. |