Acts 18:6When they opposed him and blasphemed, he shook out his clothing and said to them, "Your blood be on your own heads! I am clean. From now on, I will go to the Gentiles!"
The setting
Corinth, Greece, ~51 AD. Paul stands outside the synagogue after months of preaching. The Jewish leaders have turned violent in their opposition...
The emotion here: exhausted but resolute after months of rejection
The original word
ekmassomai (ἐκμάσσω) — to shake out thoroughly, a symbolic gesture of complete separation
Why it matters
Shaking out garments was a Jewish ritual symbolizing rejection of responsibility for someone's fate
Read with care
What most readers miss in Acts 18:6
Paul did this RIGHT OUTSIDE the synagogue — maximum public humiliation for the leaders
Common misconceptionPeople think Paul was being unloving, but this was actually a merciful warning — giving them one last chance to repent before judgment.
The thread continues
Verses that echo Acts 18:6
Bible Genome reading
Acts 18:6 — Bible Genome reading
Emotional genome
Acts 18:6 comes from the book of Acts, written during the early_church period. These words are attributed to Paul. The dominant emotion in this verse is angry, with a comfort power of 10% and a tone that is prophetic. It belongs to the narrative genre of biblical literature. Key themes include rejection, responsibility. Notable phrases: Your blood be on your own heads. This verse contains a command. This verse contains prophecy.
Emotionally similar
Verses that meet the same angry
“Beat your plowshares into swords, and your pruning hooks into spears. Let the weak say, 'I am strong.'”
— Joel 3:10
“You blind guides, who strain out a gnat, and swallow a camel!”
— Matthew 23:24
“Listen to this word, you cows of Bashan, who are on the mountain of Samaria, who oppress the poor, who crush the needy, who tell their husba…”
— Amos 4:1
“I hate, I despise your feasts, and I can't stand your solemn assemblies.”
— Amos 5:21
“Your eyes shall not pity; life shall go for life, eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot.”
— Deuteronomy 19:21
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