¹⁷So they all seized Sosthenes, the ruler of the synagogue, and^* began beating^* him^* in front of the judgment seat. And none of these things was a concern to Gallio.

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Footnotes

*Here “and” is supplied because the previous participle (“seized”) has been translated as a finite verb
*The imperfect tense has been translated as ingressive here (“began beating”)
*Here the direct object is supplied from context in the English translation

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

And they all seized Sosthenes, the ruler of the synagogue, and beat him in front of the tribunal. But Gallio paid no attention to any of this.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

Then the crowd there turned on Sosthenes the synagogue leader and beat him in front of the proconsul; and Gallio showed no concern whatever.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

And they all seized Sosthenes, the leader of the synagogue, and beat him in front of the tribunal, but none of these things mattered to Gallio.

NLTNew Living Translation

The crowd then grabbed Sosthenes, the leader of the synagogue, and beat him right there in the courtroom. But Gallio paid no attention.

KJV 1900King James Version

Then all the Greeks took Sosthenes, the chief ruler of the synagogue, and beat him before the judgment seat. And Gallio cared for none of those things.

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