15 but if they are questions about words and names and your own law, look to it yourselves. For I don't want to be a judge of these matters."
I found him to be accused about questions of their law, but to have nothing laid to his charge worthy of death or of bonds.
but had certain questions against him about their own religion, and about one Jesus, who was dead, whom Paul affirmed to be alive.
he is conceited, knowing nothing, but obsessed with arguments, disputes, and word battles, from which come envy, strife, reviling, evil suspicions,
saying, "I have sinned in that I betrayed innocent blood." But they said, "What is that to us? You see to it."
Pilate therefore said to them, "Take him yourselves, and judge him according to your law." Therefore the Jews said to him, "It is not lawful for us to put anyone to death,"
He even tried to profane the temple, and we arrested him.{TR adds "We wanted to judge him according to our law,"} {TR adds "but the commanding officer, Lysias, came by and with great violence took him out of our hands,"} {TR adds "commanding his accusers to come to you."}By examining him yourself you may ascertain all these things of which we accuse him."
neither to pay attention to myths and endless genealogies, which cause disputes, rather than God's stewardship, which is in faith--
But refuse foolish and ignorant questionings, knowing that they generate strife.
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Commentary on Acts 18 Matthew Henry Commentary
Chapter 18
In this chapter we have,
Act 18:1-6
We do not find that Paul was much persecuted at Athens, nor that he was driven thence by any ill usage, as he was from those places where the Jews had or could make any interest; but this reception at Athens being cold, and little prospect of doing good there, he departed from Athens, leaving the care of those there who believed with Dionysius; and thence he came to Corinth, where he was now instrumental in planting a church that became on many accounts considerable. Corinth was the chief city of Achaia, now a province of the empire, a rich and splendid city. Non cuivis homini contingit adire Corinthum-It is not permitted every man to see Corinth. The country thereabouts at this day is called the Morea. Now here we have,
Act 18:7-11
Here we are told,
Act 18:12-17
We have here an account of some disturbance given to Paul and his friends at Corinth, but no great harm done, nor much hindrance given to the work of Christ there.
Act 18:18-23
We have here Paul in motion, as we have had him at Corinth for some time at rest, but in both busy, very busy, in the service of Christ; if he sat still, if he went about, still it was to do good. Here is,
Act 18:24-28
The sacred history leaves Paul upon his travels, and goes here to meet Apollos at Ephesus, and to give us some account of him, which was necessary to our understanding some passages in Paul's epistles.