Acts 18:12
ContextNET © | Now while Gallio 1 was proconsul 2 of Achaia, 3 the Jews attacked Paul together 4 and brought him before the judgment seat, 5 |
NIV © | While Gallio was proconsul of Achaia, the Jews made a united attack on Paul and brought him into court. |
NASB © | But while Gallio was proconsul of Achaia, the Jews with one accord rose up against Paul and brought him before the judgment seat, |
NLT © | But when Gallio became governor of Achaia, some Jews rose in concerted action against Paul and brought him before the governor for judgment. |
MSG © | But when Gallio was governor of Achaia province, the Jews got up a campaign against Paul, hauled him into court, |
BBE © | But when Gallio was ruler of Achaia, all the Jews together made an attack on Paul, and took him to the judge’s seat, |
NRSV © | But when Gallio was proconsul of Achaia, the Jews made a united attack on Paul and brought him before the tribunal. |
NKJV © | When Gallio was proconsul of Achaia, the Jews with one accord rose up against Paul and brought him to the judgment seat, |
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NET © | Now while Gallio 1 was proconsul 2 of Achaia, 3 the Jews attacked Paul together 4 and brought him before the judgment seat, 5 |
NET © Notes |
1 sn Gallio was proconsul of Achaia from 2 sn The proconsul was the Roman official who ruled over a province traditionally under the control of the Roman senate. 3 sn Achaia was a Roman province created in 146 4 tn Grk “with one accord.” 5 tn Although BDAG 175 s.v. βῆμα 3 gives the meaning “tribunal” for this verse and a number of modern translations use similar terms (“court,” NIV; “tribunal,” NRSV), there is no need for an alternative translation here since the bema was a standard feature in Greco-Roman cities of the time. sn The judgment seat (βῆμα, bhma) was a raised platform mounted by steps and sometimes furnished with a seat, used by officials in addressing an assembly or making pronouncements, often on judicial matters. The judgment seat was a familiar item in Greco-Roman culture, often located in the agora, the public square or marketplace in the center of a city. So this was a very public event. |