Acts 18:6

God's Word

But they opposed him and insulted him. So Paul shook the dust from his clothes and told them, “You’re responsible for your own death. I’m innocent. From now on I’m going to people who are not Jewish.”

Cross References

2 Samuel 1:16

while David said, “You are responsible for spilling your own blood. You testified against yourself when you said, ‘I killed the Lord’s anointed king.’ ”

1 Kings 2:33

The responsibility for their blood will fall on Joab and his descendants forever. But may David, his descendants, family, and throne always receive peace from the Lord.”

Nehemiah 5:13

I brushed off my clothes and said, “In the same way, may God brush off from home and work everyone who refuses to keep this promise. In the same way, may everyone be brushed off and left with nothing.” Then the whole congregation said amen and praised the Lord. The people did what they had promised.

Ezekiel 18:13

He lends money for interest and makes excessive profits. Will this person live? He will not live. He has done all these disgusting things. So he must die, and he will be responsible for his own death.

Ezekiel 33:4

If the people hear the horn and ignore the warning and the enemy comes and takes them, they will be responsible for their own deaths.

Ezekiel 33:6

“ ‘But if the watchman sees the enemy coming and doesn’t blow his horn to warn the people and the enemy comes and kills someone, that watchman must die because of his sin. I will hold him responsible for their deaths.’

Leviticus 20:9

“Whoever curses his father or mother must be put to death. He has cursed his father or mother and deserves to die.

Matthew 10:14

If anyone doesn’t welcome you or listen to what you say, leave that house or city, and shake its dust off your feet.

Matthew 21:41

They answered, “He will destroy those evil people. Then he will lease the vineyard to other workers who will give him his share of the produce when it is ready.”

Matthew 21:43

That is why I can guarantee that God’s kingdom will be taken away from you and given to a people who will produce what God wants.

Matthew 22:10

The servants went into the streets and brought in all the good people and all the evil people they found. And the wedding hall was filled with guests.

Matthew 27:25

All the people answered, “The responsibility for killing him will rest on us and our children.”

Matthew 8:11

I can guarantee that many will come from all over the world. They will eat with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob in the kingdom of heaven.

Luke 22:65

They also insulted him in many other ways.

Luke 9:5

If people don’t welcome you, leave that city, and shake its dust off your feet as a warning to them.”

Acts 13:51

In protest against these people, Paul and Barnabas shook the dust off their feet and went to the city of Iconium.

Acts 26:11

I even went to each synagogue, punished believers, and forced them to curse ⌞the name of Jesus⌟. In my furious rage against them, I hunted them down in cities outside ⌞Jerusalem⌟.

Acts 26:20

Instead, I spread the message that I first told to the ⌞Jewish⌟ people in Damascus and Jerusalem and throughout the whole country of Judea. I spread the same message to non-Jewish people. Both groups were expected to change the way they thought and acted and to turn to God. I told them to do things that prove they had changed their lives.

Acts 28:28

“You need to know that God has sent his salvation to people who are not Jews. They will listen.”

Romans 3:29

Is God only the God of the Jews? Isn’t he also the God of people who are not Jewish? Certainly, he is,

1 Timothy 5:22

Don’t be in a hurry to place your hands on anyone ⌞to ordain him⌟. Don’t participate in the sins of others. Keep yourself morally pure.

2 Timothy 2:25

He must be gentle in correcting those who oppose the Good News. Maybe God will allow them to change the way they think and act and lead them to know the truth.

1 Peter 4:14

If you are insulted because of the name of Christ, you are blessed because the Spirit of glory—the Spirit of God—is resting on you.

1 Peter 4:4

Unbelievers insult you now because they are surprised that you no longer join them in the same excesses of wild living.