But if it be a question of words and names, and of your law, look ye to it; for I will be no judge of such matters.
But if this is just about arguing over words, names, and your religious rules, then you deal with it yourselves. I'm not getting involved in that kind of drama.
Some battles aren't worth fighting, pick your moments wisely.
📚 Historical Context
In Acts 18, the apostle Paul was preaching in Corinth when the Jews opposed him and brought him before Gallio, the Roman proconsul of Achaia, accusing him of persuading people to worship God contrary to their law. Gallio refused to judge the matter because it was an internal religious dispute involving Jewish customs and scriptures, not a threat to Roman civil order or public peace. This reflects the Roman Empire's typical approach of allowing subject peoples to handle their own religious matters as long as they did not disrupt imperial authority.
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