12 But when Gallio was proconsul of Achaia, the Jews1 made a united attack on Paul and brought him gbefore the tribunal, 13 saying, “This man is persuading people to worship God contrary to the law.” 14 But when Paul was about to open his mouth, Gallio said to the Jews, “If it were a matter of wrongdoing or vicious crime, O Jews, I would have reason to accept your complaint. 15 But since it is a matter of hquestions about words and names and your own law, see to it yourselves. I refuse to be a judge of these things.”
29 I found that he was being accused about kquestions of their law, but charged with nothing deserving death or imprisonment.
18 When the accusers stood up, they brought no charge in his case of such evils as I supposed.
31 And when they had withdrawn, they said to one another, “This man is doing nothing to deserve death or imprisonment.” 32 And Agrippa said to Festus, “This man could have been set afree if he had not bappealed to Caesar.”
