9. And one night the Lord said to Paul in a vision, Have no fear, but speak and do not keep silent;
10. For I am with you, and no man shall assault you to harm you, for I have many people in this city. [Isa. 43:5; Jer. 1:8.]
11. So he settled down among them for a year and six months, teaching the Word of God [concerning the attainment through Christ of eternal salvation in the kingdom of God].
12. But when Gallio was proconsul of Achaia (most of Greece), the Jews unitedly made an attack upon Paul and brought him before the judge's seat,
13. Declaring, This fellow is advising and inducing and inciting people to worship God in violation of the Law [of Rome and of Moses].