Berean Standard Bible

Acts 17

1WhenδὲdeG1161they had passed throughΔιοδεύσαντεςDiodeusantesG1353τὴνtēnG3588AmphipolisἈμφίπολινAmphipolinG295andκαὶkaiG2532τὴνtēnG3588ApolloniaἈπολλωνίανApollōnianG624,they cameἦλθονēlthonG2064toεἰςeisG1519ThessalonicaΘεσσαλονίκην,ThessalonikēnG2332,whereὅπουhopouG3699there wasἦνēnG1510a Jewishτῶν Ἰουδαίων.tōn IoudaiōnG3588 G2453synagogueσυναγωγὴsunagōgēG4864.

2As wasκατὰkataG2596δὲdeG1161hisτὸtoG3588customεἰωθὸςeiōthosG1486τῷtōG3588,PaulΠαύλῳPaulōG3972went intoεἰσῆλθεν πρὸςeisēlthen prosG1525 G4314the synagogueαὐτούς,autousG846,andκαὶkaiG2532onἐπὶepiG1909threeτρίαtriaG5140SabbathsσάββαταsabbataG4521he reasonedδιελέξατοdielexatoG1256with themαὐτοῖςautoisG846fromἀπὸapoG575theτῶνtōnG3588Scripturesγραφῶν,graphōnG1124,

3explainingδιανοίγωνdianoigōnG1272andκαὶkaiG2532provingπαρατιθέμενοςparatithemenosG3908thatὅτιhotiG3754theτὸνtonG3588ChristχριστὸνchristonG5547had toἔδειedeiG1163sufferπαθεῖνpatheinG3958andκαὶkaiG2532riseἀναστῆναιanastēnaiG450fromἐκekG1537thedeadνεκρῶνnekrōnG3498. “ThisοὗτόςhoutosG3778ὁhoG3588JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424ὃνhonG3739IἐγὼegōG1473am proclaimingκαταγγέλλωkatangellōG2605to youὑμῖν.huminG4771isἐστινestinG1510theὁhoG3588ChristχριστὸςchristosG5547καὶkaiG2532,” he declaredὅτιhotiG3754.

4καίkaiG2532SomeτινεςtinesG5100ofἐξexG1537the JewsαὐτῶνautōnG846were persuadedἐπείσθησανepeisthēsanG3982andκαὶkaiG2532joinedπροσεκληρώθησανproseklērōthēsanG4345τῷtōG3588PaulΠαύλῳPaulōG3972andκαὶkaiG2532τῷtōG3588SilasΣιλᾷ,SilaG4609,along withτεteG5037a largeπολύ,poluG4183numberπλῆθοςplēthosG4128ofτῶνtōnG3588God-fearingσεβομένωνsebomenōnG4576GreeksἙλλήνωνHellēnōnG1672andτεteG5037quiteοὐκoukG3756a fewὀλίγαι.¶oligaiG3641τῶνtōnG3588leadingπρώτωνprōtōnG4413womenγυναικῶνgunaikōnG1135.

5TheοἱhoiG3588JewsἸουδαῖοιIoudaioiG2453,howeverδὲdeG1161,became jealousΖηλώσαντεςZēlōsantesG2206. SoκαὶkaiG2532they brought inπροσλαβόμενοιproslabomenoiG4355someτινὰςtinasG5100troublemakersἄνδρας πονηροὺςandras ponērousG4190 G435from theτῶνtōnG3588marketplaceἀγοραίωνagoraiōnG60καὶkaiG2532,formed a mobὀχλοποιήσαντεςochlopoiēsantesG3792, andsent the city into an uproarἐθορύβουν τὴν πόλιν,ethoruboun tēn polinG2350 G3588 G4172καὶkaiG2532.They raidedἐπιστάντεςepistantesG2186τῇtēaG3588Jason’sἸάσονοςIasonosG2394houseοἰκίᾳoikiaG3614in search ofἐζήτουνezētounG2212Paul and SilasαὐτοὺςautousG846, hopingto bring them outπροαγαγεῖνproagageinG4254toεἰςeisG1519theτὸνtonG3588peopleδῆμον·dēmonG1218.

6But whenδὲdeG1161they could not findμὴ εὑρόντεςmē heurontesG3361 G2147themαὐτοὺςautousG846,they draggedἔσυρονesuronG4951JasonἸάσοναIasonaG2394andκαίkaiG2532some otherτιναςtinasG5100brothersἀδελφοὺςadelphousG80beforeἐπὶepiG1909theτοὺςtousG3588city officialsπολιτάρχαςpolitarchasG4173,shoutingβοῶντεςboōntesG994ὅτιhotiG3754, “TheseοὗτοιhoutoiG3778menwhoοἱhoiG3588have turnedἀναστατώσαντεςanastatōsantesG387the world upside downτὴν οἰκουμένηνtēn oikoumenēnG3588 G3625have now comeκαὶ πάρεισιν,kai pareisinG3918 G2532hereἐνθάδεenthadeG1759,

7andJasonἸάσων·IasōnG2394has welcomed them into his homeοὓς ὑποδέδεκταιhous hupodedektaiG5264 G3739καὶkaiG2532.TheyοὗτοιhoutoiG3778are allπάντεςpantesG3956defyingἀπέναντι πράσσουσινapenanti prassousinG4238 G561Caesar’sΚαίσαροςKaisarosG2541τῶνtōnG3588decreesδογμάτωνdogmatōnG1378,saying thatλέγοντεςlegontesG3004there isG1510anotherἕτερονheteronG2087kingβασιλέαbasileaG935, namedJesusἸησοῦν.IēsounG2424!”

8On hearingἀκούονταςakouontasG191thisταῦτα·tautaG3778,theτὸνtonG3588crowdὄχλονochlonG3793andκαὶkaiG2532τοὺςtousG3588city officialsπολιτάρχαςpolitarchasG4173δὲdeG1161were greatly disturbedἐτάραξανetaraxanG5015.

9AndκαὶkaiG2532they collectedλαβόντεςlabontesG2983τὸtoG3588bondἱκανὸνhikanonG2425fromπαρὰparaG3844τοῦtouG3588JasonἸάσονοςIasonosG2394andκαὶkaiG2532theτῶνtōnG3588othersλοιπῶνloipōnG3062and thenreleasedἀπέλυσανapelusanG630themαὐτούς.¶autousG846.

The Character of the Bereans

10δὲdeG1161As soon asεὐθέωςeutheōsG2112διὰdiaG1223nightνυκτὸςnuktosG3571had fallen,theΟἱHoiG3588brothersἀδελφοὶadelphoiG80sentἐξέπεμψανexepempsanG1599τεteG5037τόνtonG3588PaulΠαῦλονPaulonG3972andκαὶkaiG2532τὸνtonG3588SilasΣιλᾶνSilanG4609away toεἰςeisG1519BereaΒέροιαν,BeroianG960οἵτινεςoitinesG3748.On arrivingπαραγενόμενοιparagenomenoiG3854there,they wentἀπῄεσαν.apēesanG549intoεἰςeisG1519theτὴνtēnG3588τῶνtōnG3588JewishἸουδαίωνIoudaiōnG2453synagogueσυναγωγὴνsunagōgēnG4864.

11NowδὲdeG1161the BereansοὗτοιhoutoiG3778wereἦσανēsanG1510more noble-mindedεὐγενέστεροιeugenesteroiG2104than theG3588Thessaloniansἐν Θεσσαλονίκῃ,en ThessalonikēG1722 G2332, forοἵτινεςoitinesG3748they receivedἐδέξαντοedexantoG1209theG3588messageλόγονlogonG3056withμετὰmetaG3326greatπάσηςpasēsG3956eagernessπροθυμίαςprothumiasG4288andexaminedἀνακρίνοντεςanakrinontesG350theG3588ScripturesγραφὰςgraphasG1124everyκαθ᾽kath᾽G3588 G2596dayἡμέρανhēmeranG2250to seeifεἰeiG1487theseταῦταtautaG3778teachingswereἔχοιechoiG2192trueοὕτως.¶houtōsG3779.

12As a resultοὖνounG3767,manyΠολλοὶPolloiG4183ofἐξexG1537themαὐτῶνautōnG846μὲνmenG3303believedἐπίστευσαν,episteusanG4100,along withκαὶkaiG2532quiteοὐκoukG3756a fewὀλίγοι.¶oligoiG3641τῶνtōnG3588prominentεὐσχημόνωνeuschēmonōnG2158GreekἙλληνίδωνHellēnidōnG1674womenγυναικῶνgunaikōnG1135andκαὶkaiG2532τῶνtōnG3588menἀνδρῶνandrōnG435.

13ButδὲdeG1161whenὩςHōsG5613theοἱhoiG3588JewsἸουδαῖοιIoudaioiG2453fromἀπὸapoG575τῆςtēsG3588ThessalonicaΘεσσαλονίκηςThessalonikēsG2332learnedἔγνωσανegnōsanG1097thatὅτιhotiG3754τῇtēaG3588PaulΠαύλουPaulouG3972was also proclaimingκατηγγέληkatēngelēG2532 G2605ὑπὸhupoG5259theτοῦtouG3588wordλόγοςlogosG3056ὁhoG3588of Godθεοῦ,theouG2316inἐνenG1722τοῦtouG3588BereaΒεροίᾳBeroiaG960,they wentἦλθονēlthonG2064there themselvesG2546to inciteσαλεύοντεςsaleuontesG4531andG2532agitateταράσσοντεςtarassontesG5015theτοὺςtousG3588crowdsὄχλους.ochlousG3793.

14δὲdeG1161Theτότε τὸνtote tonG5119 G3588brothersἀδελφοὶadelphoiG80immediatelyεὐθέωςeutheōsG2112sentἐξαπέστειλανexapesteilanG1821οἱhoiG3588PaulΠαῦλονPaulonG3972toπορεύεσθαιporeuesthaiG4198ἕωςhe'ōsG2193ἐπὶepiG1909theτὴνtēnG3588coastθάλασσαν·thalassanG2281, butτεteG5037ὅhoG3588τεteG5037SilasΣιλᾶςSilasG4609andκαὶkaiG2532ὁhoG3588TimothyΤιμόθεοςTimotheosG5095remainedὑπέμεινάνhupemeinanG5278in Bereaἐκεῖ.ekeiG1563.

15δὲdeG1161Those whoοἱhoiG3588escortedκαθιστάνοντεςkathistanontesG2525τὸνtonG3588PaulΠαῦλονPaulonG3972broughtἤγαγονēgagonG71himtoἕωςhe'ōsG2193AthensἈθηνῶν,AthēnōnG116and thenκαὶkaiG2532returnedἐξῄεσαν.¶exēesanG1826withλαβόντεςlabontesG2983instructionsἐντολὴνentolēnG1785forπρὸςprosG4314τὸνtonG3588SilasΣιλᾶνSilanG4609andκαὶkaiG2532τὸνtonG3588TimothyΤιμόθεονTimotheonG5095toἵναinaG2443joinἔλθωσιν πρὸςelthōsin prosG2064 G4314himαὐτὸνautonG846asὡςhōsG5613soon as possibleG5033.

Paul in Athens

16WhileδὲdeG1161ταῖςtaisG3588PaulΠαύλουPaulouG3972was waiting forἐκδεχομένουekdechomenouG1551themαὐτοὺςautousG846inἘνEnG1722τοῦtouG3588AthensἈθήναιςAthēnaisG116τὸtoG3588,he was deeply disturbedπαρωξύνετοparōxunetoG3947inἐνenG1722αὐτοῦautouG846hisαὐτῷautōG846spiritπνεῦμαpneumaG4151to see thatθεωροῦντοςtheōrountosG2334theτὴνtēnG3588cityπόλιν.polinG4172wasοὖσανousanG1510full of idolsκατείδωλονkateidōlonG2712.

17SoοὖνounG3767μὲνmenG3303he reasonedδιελέγετοdielegetoG1256inἐνenG1722theτῇtēaG3588synagogueσυναγωγῇsunagōgēaG4864with theτοῖςtoisG3588JewsἸουδαίοιςIoudaioisG2453andκαὶkaiG2532τοῖςtoisG3588God-fearingσεβομένοιςsebomenoisG4576Gentiles,andκαὶkaiG2532inἐνenG1722theτῇtēaG3588marketplaceἀγορᾷagoraG58withπρὸςprosG4314thoseτοὺςtousG3588he metπαρατυγχάνοντας·paratugchanontasG3909eachκατὰ πᾶσανkata pasanG2596 G3956dayἡμέρανhēmeranG2250.

18δὲdeG1161SomeτινὲςtinesG5100τῶνtōnG3588EpicureanἘπικουρείωνEpikoureiōnG1946andκαὶkaiG2532StoicΣτοϊκῶνStoikōnG4770philosophersφιλοσόφωνphilosophōnG5386alsoκαὶkaiG2532began to debateσυνέβαλλονsuneballonG4820with himαὐτῷ·autōG846καίkaiG2532.SomeτινεςtinesG5100of themaskedG2036, “Whatτί ἂνti anG5101 G302ὁhoG3588is thisοὗτοςhoutosG3778babblerσπερμολόγοςspermologosG4691tryingθέλοιtheloiG2309to sayG3004δέ·deG1161?”OthersοἱhoiG3588said, “He seemsδοκεῖdokeiG1380to beG1510advocatingκαταγγελεὺςkatangeleusG2604foreignξένωνxenōnG3581godsδαιμονίωνdaimoniōnG1140.” They said thisbecauseὅτιhotiG3754Paulwas proclaiming the good newsεὐηγγελίζετο.¶euēngelizetoG2097τὸνtonG3588of JesusἸησοῦνIēsounG2424andκαὶkaiG2532theτὴνtēnG3588resurrectionἀνάστασινanastasinG386.

19SoτεteG5037they tookἘπιλαβόμενοίEpilabomenoiG1949PaulαὐτοῦautouG846andbroughtἤγαγονēgagonG71himtoἐπὶepiG1909theτὸνtonG3588AreopagusG697, wherethey askedλέγοντες·legontesG3004him, “May weδυνάμεθαdunamethaG1410knowγνῶναιgnōnaiG1097whatτίςtisG5101ἡhēG3588thisαὕτηhautēG3778newκαινὴkainēG2537teachingδιδαχή;didachēG1322is thatyouσοῦsouG4771ἡhēG3588are presentingὑπὸ λαλουμένηhupo laloumenēG5259 G2980?

20ForγάρgarG1063you are bringingεἰσφέρειςeisphereisG1533someτιναtinaG5100strange notionsξενίζονταxenizontaG3579toεἰςeisG1519ourG1473τὰςtasG3588earsἀκοὰςakoasG189, andοὖνounG3767we wantβουλόμεθαboulomethaG1014to knowγνῶναιgnōnaiG1097whatτίναtinaG5101theyταῦταtautaG3778meanθέλειtheleiG2309 G1510.”

21NowδὲdeG1161allπάντεςpantesG3956theAtheniansἈθηναῖοιAthēnaioiG117andκαὶkaiG2532οἱhoiG3588foreignersξένοιxenoiG3581who lived thereἐπιδημοῦντεςepidēmountesG1927spent their timeηὐκαίρουνēukairounG2119doingεἰςeisG1519nothingοὐδὲνoudenG3762moreἕτερονheteronG2087thanἢēG2228hearingἀκούεινakoueinG191andἢēG2228articulatingλέγεινlegeinG3004τιtiG5100τιtiG5100newκαινότερον.¶kainoteronG2537ideas.

Paul’s Address in the Areopagus

22ThenδὲdeG1161ὁhoG3588PaulΠαῦλοςPaulosG3972stood upΣταθεὶςStatheisG2476inἐνenG1722themeetingμέσῳmesōG3319of theτοῦtouG3588AreopagusG697andsaidἔφη·ephēG5346, “MenἄνδρεςandresG435ofAthensἈθηναῖοι,AthēnaioiG117,I seeθεωρῶ·theōrōG2334thatὡςhōsG5613inκατὰkataG2596every wayπάνταpantaG3956youὑμᾶςhumasG4771arevery religiousδεισιδαιμονεστέρουςdeisidaimonesterousG1174.

23ForγὰρgarG1063as I walked aroundδιερχόμενοςdierchomenosG1330andκαὶkaiG2532examinedἀναθεωρῶνanatheōrōnG333yourὑμῶνhumōnG4771τὰtaG3588objects of worshipσεβάσματαsebasmataG4574,I even foundεὗρον καὶheuron kaiG2147 G2532an altarβωμὸνbōmonG1041withἐν ᾧen hōG1722 G3739this inscriptionἐπεγέγραπτο·epegegraptoG1924:TO AN UNKNOWNἀγνώστῳagnōstōG57GODθεῷ.theōG2316.ThereforeοὖνounG3767whatὃhoG3739you worshipεὐσεβεῖτε,eusebeiteG2151as something unknownἀγνοοῦντεςagnoountesG50τοῦτοtoutoG3778,IἐγὼegōG1473nowproclaimκαταγγέλλωkatangellōG2605to youὑμῖν.huminG4771.

24TheὁhoG3588GodθεὸςtheosG2316whoὁhoG3588madeποιήσαςpoiēsasG4160theτὸνtonG3588worldκόσμονkosmonG2889andκαὶkaiG2532everythingπάνταpantaG3956τὰtaG3588inἐνenG1722itαὐτῷ,autōG846οὗτοςhoutosG3778isὑπάρχωνhuparchōnG5225theLordκύριοςkuriosG2962of heavenοὐρανοῦouranouG3772andκαὶkaiG2532earthγῆςgēsG1093anddoes notοὐκoukG3756liveκατοικεῖ,katoikeiG2730inἐνenG1722templesναοῖςnaoisG3485made by human handsχειροποιήτοιςcheiropoiētoisG5499.

25NorοὐδὲoudeG3761is He servedθεραπεύεταιtherapeuetaiG2323byὑπὸhupoG5259humanἀνθρωπίνωνanthrōpinōnG442handsχειρῶνcheirōnG5495,as if He neededπροσδεόμενόςprosdeomenosG4326anythingτινος,tinosG5100, becauseHe HimselfαὐτὸςautosG846givesδιδοὺςdidousG1325everyoneπᾶσινpasinG3956lifeζωὴνzōēnG2222andκαὶkaiG2532breathπνοὴνpnoēnG4157andκαὶkaiG2532τὰtaG3588everythingπάντα·pantaG3956else.

26τεteG5037FromἐξexG1537oneἑνὸςhenosG1520manHe madeἐποίησένepoiēsenG4160everyπᾶνpanG3956nationἔθνοςethnosG1484of menἀνθρώπωνanthrōpōnG444,that they should inhabitκατοικεῖν ἐπὶkatoikein epiG2730 G1909the wholeπαντὸς προσώπουpantos prosōpouG3956 G4383τῆςtēsG3588earthγῆς,gēsG1093;and He determinedὁρίσαςhorisasG3724theirappointedπροστεταγμένουςprostetagmenousG4367timesκαιροὺςkairousG2540andκαὶkaiG2532theτὰςtasG3588boundariesὁροθεσίαςhorothesiasG3734of theirαὐτῶνautōnG846τῆςtēsG3588landsκατοικίαςkatoikiasG2733.

27God intended thatthey would seekζητεῖνzēteinG2212τὸνtonG3588Himθεόν,theonG2316andperhapsεἰeiG1487 G687γεgeG1065reach out forψηλαφήσειανpsēlaphēseianG5584HimαὐτὸνautonG846andκαὶkaiG2532findεὕροιεν,heuroienG2147Him,thoughκαί γεkai geG2532 G1065He isὑπάρχοντα.huparchontaG5225notοὐouG3756farμακρὰνmakranG3112fromἀπὸapoG575eachἑκάστουhekastouG1538oneἑνὸςhenosG1520of usG1473.

28‘ForγὰρgarG1063inἐνenG1722HimαὐτῷautōG846we liveζῶμενzōmenG2198andκαὶkaiG2532moveκινούμεθαkinoumethaG2795andκαὶkaiG2532have our beingἐσμέν,esmenG1510.’AsὡςhōsG5613καίkaiG2532someτινεςtinesG5100of yourκαθ᾽ ὑμᾶςkath᾽ humasG2596 G4771ownτῶνtōnG3588poetsποιητῶνpoiētōnG4163have saidεἰρήκασιν·eirēkasinG2046καὶkaiG2532, ‘We areἐσμέν.esmenG1510γὰρgarG1063HisτοῦtouG3588offspringγένοςgenosG1085.’

29ThereforeοὖνounG3767,beingὑπάρχοντεςhuparchontesG5225offspringγένοςgenosG1085τοῦtouG3588of GodθεοῦtheouG2316,we shouldὀφείλομενopheilomenG3784notοὐκoukG3756thinkνομίζεινnomizeinG3543that theτὸtoG3588Divine BeingθεῖονtheionG2304isG1510likeὅμοιον.homoionG3664goldχρυσῷchrusōG5557orἢēG2228silverἀργύρῳargurōG696orἢēG2228stoneλίθῳ,lithōG3037,an image formedχαράγματιcharagmatiG5480by man’sἀνθρώπου,anthrōpouG444skillτέχνηςtechnēsG5078andκαὶkaiG2532imaginationἐνθυμήσεωςenthumēseōsG1761.

30οὖνounG3767AlthoughμὲνmenG3303τοὺςtousG3588GodθεὸςtheosG2316overlookedὑπεριδὼνhuperidōnG5237theτῆςtēsG3588ignoranceἀγνοίαςagnoiasG52ofὁhoG3588earliertimesχρόνουςchronousG5550τὰtaG3588,He now commandsνῦν παραγγέλλειnun parangelleiG3568 G3853allπάνταςpantasG3956τοῖςtoisG3588peopleἀνθρώποιςanthrōpoisG444everywhereπανταχοῦpantachouG3837to repentμετανοεῖν·metanoeinG3340.

31ForκαθότιkathotiG2530He has setἔστησενestēsenG2476a dayἡμέρανhēmeranG2250whenἐν ᾗen hēG1722 G3739He willμέλλειmelleiG3195judgeκρίνεινkrineinG2919theτὴνtēnG3588worldοἰκουμένηνoikoumenēnG3625withἐνenG1722justiceδικαιοσύνῃdikaiosunēG1343byἐνenG1722the ManἀνδρὶandriG435ᾧhōG3739He has appointedὥρισενhōrisenG3724.He has givenπαρασχὼνparaschōnG3930proofπίστινpistinG4102of thisto everyoneπᾶσιν,pasinG3956by raisingἀναστήσαςanastēsasG450HimαὐτὸνautonG846fromἐκekG1537thedeadνεκρῶν.¶nekrōnG3498.”

32WhenδὲdeG1161they heard aboutἈκούσαντεςAkousantesG191theresurrectionἀνάστασινanastasinG386of the deadνεκρῶνnekrōnG3498,someοἱhoiG3588μὲνmenG3303began to mockἐχλεύαζον,echleuazonG5512him,butδὲdeG1161othersοἱhoiG3588saidεἶπαν·eipanG2036, “We want to hearἀκουσόμεθάakousomethaG191youσουsouG4771againκαὶ πάλιν.kai palinG3825 G2532onπερὶperiG4012thisτούτουtoutouG3778topic.”

33At thatοὕτωςhoutōsG3779ὁhoG3588,PaulΠαῦλοςPaulosG3972leftἐξῆλθενexēlthenG1831the Areopagusἐκ μέσου αὐτῶν.¶ek mesou autōnG1537 G846 G3319.

34ButδὲdeG1161someΤινὲςTinesG5100ἄνδρεςandresG435joinedκολληθέντεςkollēthentesG2853himαὐτῷautōG846andbelievedἐπίστευσαν,episteusanG4100,includingἐν οἷς καὶen hois kaiG1722 G3739 G2532DionysiusΔιονύσιοςDionusiosG1354theὁhoG3588AreopagiteἈρεοπαγίτηςAreopagitēsG698καὶkaiG2532,a womanγυνὴgunēG1135namedὀνόματιonomatiG3686DamarisΔάμαριςDamarisG1152,andκαὶkaiG2532othersἕτεροιheteroiG2087who werewithσὺνsunG4862themαὐτοῖς.¶autoisG846.

The Character of the Bereans

Paul in Athens

Paul’s Address in the Areopagus

Commentaries on Acts 17