Acts 18:12 records the Jews dragging Paul to Gallio — the event that directly leads to the crowd beating Sosthenes here.

Acts 18:8 introduces Crispus, the previous synagogue ruler who believed—contrasting with Sosthenes, the current ruler, who is beaten.

Acts 21:32 shows the commander stopping the beating of Paul — contrasting Gallio's indifference here.

1 Corinthians 1:1 introduces Sosthenes as a Christian brother — the same synagogue ruler beaten here, indicating his later conversion.