But when Gallio was proconsul of Achaia, the Jews made a united attack on Paul and brought him before the tribunal,
The Jews seized this moment, a new deputy, perhaps, to stir up trouble after a year of peace. They slandered Paul, charging him with corrupting worship against God's law, when really he never added to or subtracted from it. Even the guiltless cannot escape false reports; Paul himself was stopped from defending himself when the deputy shut his mouth, and so left the bench without answer.
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See how the Jews moved in unity against Paul, rushing him violently before Gallio without time to prepare. But their charge rings hollow: they accuse him of persuading men to worship God contrary to law, as if the remedy for false doctrine is force. The work of Christ goes forward at Corinth despite their insurrection, and no great harm comes of it.
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Commenting on Acts 18:12-17
Gallio held the office of deputy over Achaia, that province which the Romans governed and named after the Achaeans who had once been its princes. The Jews, enraged that so many of their own people and Gentiles alike were turning to Christ through Paul, rose up with one accord and dragged him before the judgment seat.
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