Acts 18:17

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Then all the Greeks seized Sosthenes, the ruler of the synagogue, and beat him in front of the judgment seat. But Gallio showed no concern for any of this.

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  • 1 Cor 1:1 : 1 Paul, called to be an apostle of Christ Jesus by the will of God, and Sosthenes our brother,
  • 1 Cor 1:23 : 23 But we preach Christ crucified, a stumbling block to the Jews and foolishness to the Gentiles,
  • Amos 6:6 : 6 You drink wine by the bowlful and anoint yourselves with the finest oils, but you do not grieve over the ruin of Joseph.
  • Acts 17:32 : 32 When they heard about the resurrection of the dead, some began to mock, but others said, 'We want to hear you again on this matter.'

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Acts 18:11-16
    6 verses
    87%

    11So Paul stayed there for a year and six months, teaching them the word of God.

    12While Gallio was proconsul of Achaia, the Jews made a united attack on Paul and brought him to the judgment seat.

    13They said, 'This man persuades people to worship God in ways that are contrary to the law.'

    14But just as Paul was about to speak, Gallio said to the Jews, 'If this were a case of wrongdoing or a serious crime, Jews, it would be reasonable for me to hear you out.'

    15'But if this is about questions of words, names, and your own law, see to it yourselves. I do not wish to be a judge of such matters.'

    16And he drove them away from the judgment seat.

  • Acts 16:19-23
    5 verses
    73%

    19When her owners saw that their hope of profit was gone, they seized Paul and Silas and dragged them into the marketplace to face the authorities.

    20They brought them before the magistrates and said, 'These men are Jews, and they are causing an uproar in our city.'

    21'They are advocating customs that are not lawful for us Romans to accept or practice.'

    22The crowd joined in the attack against them, and the magistrates ordered them to be stripped and beaten with rods.

    23After they had inflicted many blows on them, they threw them into prison and ordered the jailer to guard them securely.

  • Acts 21:32
    71%

    32At once, he took soldiers and centurions and ran down to the crowd. When the people saw the commander and his soldiers, they stopped beating Paul.

  • Acts 17:1
    70%

    1After passing through Amphipolis and Apollonia, they came to Thessalonica, where there was a synagogue of the Jews.

  • Acts 14:5
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    5When both Gentiles and Jews, along with their leaders, made a violent attempt to mistreat and stone them,

  • Acts 24:7
    70%

    7But Lysias, the commander, came and intervened with great force, taking him out of our hands.

  • Acts 17:8-10
    3 verses
    69%

    8They stirred up the crowd and the city rulers as they heard these things.

    9After receiving a pledge from Jason and the others, they released them.

    10Immediately, the brothers sent Paul and Silas away by night to Berea. Upon arriving, they went into the synagogue of the Jews.

  • Acts 28:17
    69%

    17After three days, Paul called together the leaders of the Jews. When they had gathered, he said to them, 'Brothers, though I have done nothing against our people or the customs of our ancestors, I was handed over as a prisoner from Jerusalem into the hands of the Romans.'

  • Acts 22:19
    69%

    19But I said, 'Lord, they themselves know that I used to imprison and beat those who believed in You in the synagogues.

  • Acts 18:18-19
    2 verses
    69%

    18Paul stayed on in Corinth for some time. Then he said goodbye to the brothers and sisters and set sail for Syria, accompanied by Priscilla and Aquila. Before he sailed, he had his hair cut off at Cenchrea because of a vow he had taken.

    19They arrived at Ephesus, where Paul left Priscilla and Aquila. He himself went into the synagogue and reasoned with the Jews.

  • Acts 19:29-30
    2 verses
    69%

    29The whole city was filled with confusion, and they rushed together to the theater, dragging with them Gaius and Aristarchus, Macedonians who were Paul's traveling companions.

    30Paul wanted to go in before the crowd, but the disciples would not let him.

  • Acts 18:6-8
    3 verses
    69%

    6But when they opposed him and spoke abusively, he shook out his clothes in protest and said to them, 'Your blood is on your own heads. I am innocent of it. From now on I will go to the Gentiles.'

    7Then Paul left the synagogue and went to the house of a man named Titius Justus, a worshiper of God, whose house was next door to the synagogue.

    8Crispus, the synagogue leader, believed in the Lord together with his entire household. Many of the Corinthians who heard Paul believed and were baptized.

  • Acts 18:4
    69%

    4Every Sabbath, he reasoned in the synagogue, trying to persuade both Jews and Greeks.

  • Acts 16:37-38
    2 verses
    69%

    37But Paul said to them, 'They have publicly beaten us without a trial, even though we are Roman citizens, and threw us into prison. Now they want to release us secretly? Certainly not! Let them come themselves and escort us out!'

    38The officers reported this to the magistrates, and when they heard that Paul and Silas were Roman citizens, they were afraid.

  • Acts 17:4-5
    2 verses
    68%

    4Some of them were persuaded and joined Paul and Silas, along with a large number of devout Greeks and a considerable number of prominent women.

    5But the Jews, becoming jealous, gathered some wicked men from the marketplace, formed a mob, and caused an uproar in the city. They attacked Jason's house, seeking to bring Paul and Silas out to the assembly.

  • Acts 22:24-25
    2 verses
    68%

    24the commander ordered him to be brought into the barracks and directed that he be interrogated under flogging to understand the reason they were shouting against him like this.

    25As they stretched him out for the lash, Paul said to the centurion standing there, 'Is it lawful for you to flog a Roman citizen who hasn’t been condemned?'

  • Acts 21:27-28
    2 verses
    68%

    27When the seven days were nearly over, some Jews from the province of Asia saw Paul at the temple. They stirred up the whole crowd and seized him,

    28Shouting, 'Fellow Israelites, help us! This is the man who teaches everyone everywhere against our people, our law, and this place. And now he has even brought Greeks into the temple, defiling this holy place.'

  • Acts 19:32-33
    2 verses
    67%

    32Meanwhile, some were shouting one thing and some another, for the assembly was in disarray, and most of them did not know why they had come together.

    33The Jews pushed Alexander to the front, and some of the crowd gave instructions to him. Alexander motioned with his hand and wanted to make a defense to the assembly.

  • Acts 7:57
    67%

    57At this they covered their ears and, shouting at the top of their voices, they all rushed at him.

  • Acts 18:1
    67%

    1After this, Paul departed from Athens and went to Corinth.

  • Acts 21:30
    67%

    30The whole city was stirred up, and there was a commotion. They seized Paul, dragged him out of the temple, and immediately the gates were shut.

  • Acts 14:18
    67%

    18Even with these words, they barely restrained the crowds from sacrificing to them.

  • Acts 17:13
    67%

    13But when the Jews from Thessalonica learned that Paul was preaching the Word of God in Berea as well, they came there too, agitating and stirring up the crowds.

  • Acts 23:10
    67%

    10When the dissension became violent, the commander, fearing that Paul might be torn apart by them, ordered the troops to go down and take him by force from among them and bring him into the barracks.

  • Acts 6:12
    67%

    12They stirred up the people, the elders, and the scribes. They came upon him, seized him, and brought him to the council.

  • Acts 26:11
    67%

    11I punished them often in all the synagogues, trying to force them to blaspheme. In my raging fury against them, I persecuted them even to foreign cities.

  • Acts 26:21
    66%

    21For this reason, the Jews seized me in the temple and tried to kill me.

  • Acts 16:3
    66%

    3Paul wanted Timothy to accompany him, so he had him circumcised because of the Jews who lived in those areas, as they all knew his father was a Greek.

  • Acts 17:19
    66%

    19They took hold of him and brought him to the Areopagus, saying, 'May we know what this new teaching is that you are presenting?

  • Acts 25:17
    66%

    17When they came here, I did not delay, but the next day took my seat at the tribunal and ordered the man to be brought in.