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Acts 18:15

New American Bible - revised edition

but since it is a question of arguments over doctrine and titles and your own law, see to it yourselves. I do not wish to be a judge of such matters.”

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When Pilate saw that he was not succeeding at all, but that a riot was breaking out instead, he took water and washed his hands in the sight of the crowd, saying, “I am innocent of this man’s blood. Look to it yourselves.”

saying, “I have sinned in betraying innocent blood.” They said, “What is that to us? Look to it yourself.”

At this, Pilate said to them, “Take him yourselves, and judge him according to your law.” The Jews answered him, “We do not have the right to execute anyone,”

saying, “This man is inducing people to worship God contrary to the law.”

I discovered that he was accused in matters of controversial questions of their law and not of any charge deserving death or imprisonment.

If I have committed a crime or done anything deserving death, I do not seek to escape the death penalty; but if there is no substance to the charges they are bringing against me, then no one has the right to hand me over to them. I appeal to Caesar.”

Instead they had some issues with him about their own religion and about a certain Jesus who had died but who Paul claimed was alive.

especially since you are an expert in all the Jewish customs and controversies. And therefore I beg you to listen patiently.

or to concern themselves with myths and endless genealogies, which promote speculations rather than the plan of God that is to be received by faith.

is conceited, understanding nothing, and has a morbid disposition for arguments and verbal disputes. From these come envy, rivalry, insults, evil suspicions,

Avoid foolish and ignorant debates, for you know that they breed quarrels.

Avoid foolish arguments, genealogies, rivalries, and quarrels about the law, for they are useless and futile.




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