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A Legally Protected Faith
Commentators emphasize the profound importance of Gallio's decision. By dismissing the case as an internal Jewish matter, he effectively treated Christianity as a sect of Judaism, which was a legally protected religion in the Roman Empire. Scholars note this set a crucial precedent that allowed the gospel to be preached freely for years to come.
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Albert Barnes
On Acts 18:15
18th Century
Theologian
Of words. A dispute about words; for such he would regard all their controversies about religion to be.
And names…
AT Robertson
On Acts 18:15
Questions (ζητηματα). Plural, contemptuous, "a parcel of questions" (Knowling).
About words (περ λογου). W…
Charles Ellicott
On Acts 18:15
19th Century
Bishop
But if it be a question of words and names, and of your law.—The second noun is in the singular number in the Greek. St. …
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Charles Spurgeon
On Acts 18:13–15
19th Century
Preacher
Persuadeth men to worship God contrary to the law. And when Paul was now about to open his mouth, Gallio said unto the Jews, If it were a matte…
Expositor's Bible Commentary
On Acts 18:15
The word “law” (GK 3795) in v.13 is somewhat ambiguous. Undoubtedly when it was first used by Paul’s antagonists in their synagogue, it referred to…
John Calvin
On Acts 18:15
16th Century
Theologian
Of words and names. These words are not well arranged. Yet Gallio speaks this way of the law of God contemptuously, as if the Jewish relig…
John Gill
On Acts 18:15
17th Century
Pastor
But if it be a question of words
"Or of the word", what the Jews called the word of God, which Gallio did not preten…
Matthew Henry
On Acts 18:12–17
17th Century
Minister
Paul was about to show that he did not teach people to worship God contrary to the law; but the judge would not allow the Jews to complain to him a…