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Acts 18:15

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But the things you Jews are saying are only questions about words and names—arguments about your own \{Jewish\} law. So you must solve this problem yourselves. I don’t want to be a judge of these things!”

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Pilate saw that he could do nothing to make the people change. And he saw that the people were becoming upset. So Pilate took some water and washed his hands {\cf2\super [429]} so that all the people could see. Then Pilate said, “I am not guilty of this man’s death. You are the ones that are doing it!”

Judas said, “I sinned. I gave you an innocent man to be killed.”

Pilate said to the Jews, “You Jews take him yourselves and judge him by your own law.”

The Jews said to Gallio, “This man is teaching people to worship God in a way that is against our \{Jewish\} law!”

This is what I learned: The Jews said Paul did some things that were wrong. But these charges were about their own Jewish laws. And none of these things were worthy of jail or death.

If I have done something wrong, and the law says I must die, then I agree that I should die. I don’t ask to be saved from death. But if these charges are not true, then no person can give me to these Jews. No! I want Caesar to hear my case!”

The things they said were about their own religion and about a man named Jesus. Jesus died, but Paul said that he is still alive.

I am very happy to talk to you, because you know much about all the Jewish customs and the things that the Jews argue about. Please listen to me patiently.

Tell those people not to give their time to stories that are not true and to long lists of names in family histories. Those things only bring arguments. Those things don’t help God’s work. God’s work is done by faith.

Those people are proud of what they know, but they understand nothing. Those people are sick with a love for arguing and fighting about words. And that brings jealousy, quarrels, insults, and evil mistrust.

Stay away from foolish and stupid arguments. You know that those arguments grow into bigger arguments.

But I am not commanding you; I am asking you to do it out of love. I am Paul. I am an old man now, and I am a prisoner for Christ Jesus.




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