And he drove them from the judgment seat.
Parallel translations
- WEB So he drove them from the judgment seat.
- KJV And he drave them from the judgment seat.
- BSB And he drove them away from the judgment seat.
- NASB And he drove them away from the judgment seat.
- NLT And he threw them out of the courtroom.
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Quick answer
Gallio drove the accusers away from his judgment seat, refusing to hear the case.
Overview
The proconsul's decisive dismissal ended the legal threat against Paul. It demonstrates how God used a pagan official to guard His servant and His church. The brevity of the verse underscores how completely the case collapsed once Rome declined to intervene in a religious dispute.
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Cross-references · 3
- Ps 76:10Surely the wrath of man praises you. The survivors of your wrath are restrained.
- Rom 13:3–4For rulers are not a terror to the good work, but to the evil. Do you desire to have no fear of the authority? Do that which is good, and you will have praise from the same,
- Rev 12:16The earth helped the woman, and the earth opened its mouth and swallowed up the river which the dragon spewed out of his mouth.
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