Acts 18:14

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Summary

And when Paul was now about to open his mouth, Gallio said unto the Jews, If it were a matter of wrong or wicked lewdness, O ye Jews, reason would that I should bear with you:

When

1 Peter 3:14

Bear

Hebrews 5:2

General references

Matthew 5:2

Bible References

When

But Paul replied, I am indeed a Jew, a man of Tarsus, of Cilicia, a citizen of no contemptible city: and, I entreat thee, permit me to speak to the people.

MEN, brethren, and fathers, hear ye my apology which I now offer unto you.

THEN Agrippa said unto Paul, Thou art permitted to speak for thyself. Then Paul stretching out his hand, began his defence:

But before all these things, they will lay hands on you, and persecute you, delivering you up to the synagogues, and to prisons, being brought before kings and rulers for my name's sake.

But if ye should even suffer for righteousness, blessed are ye: be not afraid of their terror, neither be troubled,

Bear

And about the space of forty years he bore with their behaviour in the wilderness.

Then addressing him, he said, O faithless generation, how long shall I be with you? how long shall I bear with you? bring him to me.

For rulers are not a terror to good works, but to evil. Wilt thou then not be afraid of the power? Do that which is good, and thou shalt have praise from it:

I WISH ye would bear with me a little in my foolishness, yea indeed bear with me.

being able to feel tenderly for the ignorant and erroneous; forasmuch as he is himself encompassed with infirmity.

General references

and opening his mouth, he taught them, saying,