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Acts 18:15

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But since it involves questions about words and names and your own law—settle the matter yourselves. I will not be a judge of such things.”

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When Pilate saw that he was getting nowhere, but that instead an uproar was starting, he took water and washed his hands in front of the crowd. “I am innocent of this man’s blood,” he said. “It is your responsibility!”

“I have sinned,” he said, “for I have betrayed innocent blood.” “What is that to us?” they replied. “That’s your responsibility.”

Pilate said, “Take him yourselves and judge him by your own law.” “But we have no right to execute anyone,” they objected.

“This man,” they charged, “is persuading the people to worship God in ways contrary to the law.”

I found that the accusation had to do with questions about their law, but there was no charge against him that deserved death or imprisonment.

If, however, I am guilty of doing anything deserving death, I do not refuse to die. But if the charges brought against me by these Jews are not true, no one has the right to hand me over to them. I appeal to Caesar!”

Instead, they had some points of dispute with him about their own religion and about a dead man named Jesus who Paul claimed was alive.

and especially so because you are well acquainted with all the Jewish customs and controversies. Therefore, I beg you to listen to me patiently.

or to devote themselves to myths and endless genealogies. Such things promote controversial speculations rather than advancing God’s work—which is by faith.

they are conceited and understand nothing. They have an unhealthy interest in controversies and quarrels about words that result in envy, strife, malicious talk, evil suspicions

Don’t have anything to do with foolish and stupid arguments, because you know they produce quarrels.

But avoid foolish controversies and genealogies and arguments and quarrels about the law, because these are unprofitable and useless.




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