Acts 18:13
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Saying: This man persuadeth men to worship God contrary to the law.

Acts 18:4 And he reasoned in the synagogue every sabbath, bringing in the name of the Lord Jesus. And he persuaded the Jews and the Greeks.

Acts 6:13 And they set up false witnesses, who said: This man ceaseth not to speak words against the holy place and the law.

Acts 21:28 Men of Israel, help: This is the man that teacheth all men every where against the people and the law and this place; and moreover hath brought in Gentiles into the temple and hath violated this holy place.

Acts 24:5,6 We have found this to be a pestilent man and raising seditions among all the Jews throughout the world: and author of the sedition of the sect of the Nazarenes. . . .

Acts 25:8 Paul making answer for himself: Neither against the law of the Jews, nor against the temple, nor against Caesar, have I offended in any thing.

Context
Paul Before Gallio
12But when Gallio was proconsul of Achaia, the Jews with one accord rose up against Paul and brought him to the judgment seat, 13Saying: This man persuadeth men to worship God contrary to the law. 14And when Paul was beginning to open his mouth, Gallio said to the Jews: If it were some matter of injustice or an heinous deed, O Jews, I should with reason bear with you.…
Cross References
John 19:7
The Jews answered him: We have a law; and according to the law he ought to die, because he made himself the Son of God.

Acts 18:15
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.

Lexicon
“This [man]
οὗτος (houtos)
Demonstrative Pronoun - Nominative Masculine Singular
Strong's Greek 3778: This; he, she, it.

is persuading
ἀναπείθει (anapeithei)
Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular
Strong's Greek 374: To persuade, incite, seduce, tempt. From ana and peitho; to incite.

the
τοὺς (tous)
Article - Accusative Masculine Plural
Strong's Greek 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.

[people]
ἀνθρώπους (anthrōpous)
Noun - Accusative Masculine Plural
Strong's Greek 444: A man, one of the human race. From aner and ops; man-faced, i.e. A human being.

to worship
σέβεσθαι (sebesthai)
Verb - Present Infinitive Middle or Passive
Strong's Greek 4576: To reverence, worship, adore. Middle voice of an apparently primary verb; to revere, i.e. Adore.

God
Θεόν (Theon)
Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular
Strong's Greek 2316: A deity, especially the supreme Divinity; figuratively, a magistrate; by Hebraism, very.

in ways contrary to
Παρὰ (Para)
Preposition
Strong's Greek 3844: Gen: from; dat: beside, in the presence of; acc: alongside of.

the
τὸν (ton)
Article - Accusative Masculine Singular
Strong's Greek 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.

Law,”
νόμον (nomon)
Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular
Strong's Greek 3551: From a primary nemo; law, genitive case, specially, (including the volume); also of the Gospel), or figuratively.

they said.
λέγοντες (legontes)
Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural
Strong's Greek 3004: (a) I say, speak; I mean, mention, tell, (b) I call, name, especially in the pass., (c) I tell, command.


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

saying, "This man persuades men to worship God contrary to the Law."

Saying, This fellow persuades men to worship God contrary to the law.

saying, This man persuadeth men to worship God contrary to the law.

saying, This [man] persuades men to worship God contrary to the law.

saying, This man persuadeth men to worship God contrary to the law.

Saying, This man persuadeth men to worship God contrary to the law.

"This man," they said, "is inducing people to offer unlawful worship to God."

saying, "This man persuades men to worship God contrary to the law."

saying -- 'Against the law this one doth persuade men to worship God;'
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