So when Pilate saw that he was gaining nothing, but rather that a riot was beginning, he took water and washed his hands before the crowd, saying, “I am innocent of this man’s blood; see to it yourselves.”
Acts 18:15 - English Standard Version 2016 But since it is a matter of questions about words and names and your own law, see to it yourselves. I refuse to be a judge of these things.” Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 but if it be a question of words and names, and of your law, look ye to it; for I will be no judge of such matters. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition But since it is merely a question [of doctrine] about words and names and your own law, see to it yourselves; I decline to be a judge of such matters and I have no intention of trying such cases. American Standard Version (1901) but if they are questions about words and names and your own law, look to it yourselves; I am not minded to be a judge of these matters. Common English Bible However, since these are squabbles about a message, names, and your own Law, deal with them yourselves. I have no desire to sit in judgment over such things.” Catholic Public Domain Version Yet if truly these are questions about a word and names and your law, you should see to it yourselves. I will not be the judge of such things." Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version But if they be questions of word and names, and of your law, look you to it: I will not be judge of such things. |
So when Pilate saw that he was gaining nothing, but rather that a riot was beginning, he took water and washed his hands before the crowd, saying, “I am innocent of this man’s blood; see to it yourselves.”
saying, “I have sinned by betraying innocent blood.” They said, “What is that to us? See to it yourself.”
Pilate said to them, “Take him yourselves and judge him by your own law.” The Jews said to him, “It is not lawful for us to put anyone to death.”
saying, “This man is persuading people to worship God contrary to the law.”
I found that he was being accused about questions of their law, but charged with nothing deserving death or imprisonment.
If then I am a wrongdoer and have committed anything for which I deserve to die, I do not seek to escape death. But if there is nothing to their charges against me, no one can give me up to them. I appeal to Caesar.”
Rather they had certain points of dispute with him about their own religion and about a certain Jesus, who was dead, but whom Paul asserted to be alive.
especially because you are familiar with all the customs and controversies of the Jews. Therefore I beg you to listen to me patiently.
nor to devote themselves to myths and endless genealogies, which promote speculations rather than the stewardship from God that is by faith.
he is puffed up with conceit and understands nothing. He has an unhealthy craving for controversy and for quarrels about words, which produce envy, dissension, slander, evil suspicions,
Have nothing to do with foolish, ignorant controversies; you know that they breed quarrels.
But avoid foolish controversies, genealogies, dissensions, and quarrels about the law, for they are unprofitable and worthless.