Acts 17:10

Acts 17:10 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And the brethren immediately sent away Paul and Silas by night unto Berea: who coming thither went into the synagogue of the Jews.
• New International Version (NIV)As soon as it was night, the believers sent Paul and Silas away to Berea. On arriving there, they went to the Jewish synagogue.
• English Standard Version (ESV)The brothers immediately sent Paul and Silas away by night to Berea, and when they arrived they went into the Jewish synagogue.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Then the brethren immediately sent Paul and Silas away by night to Berea. When they arrived, they went into the synagogue of the Jews.

Context of Acts 17:10

8The crowd and city officials who heard these things were upset. 9After taking a security bond from Jason and the others, they released them. As soon as it was night, the brothers and sisters sent Paul and Silas away to Berea. Upon arrival, they went into the synagogue of the Jews. 11The people here were of more noble character than those in Thessalonica, since they received the word with eagerness and examined the Scriptures daily to see if these things were so. 12Consequently, many of them believed, including a number of the prominent Greek women as well as men.

Acts 17:10 word by word

Οἱ δὲ ἀδελφοὶ εὐθέως διὰ νυκτὸς ἐξέπεμψαν τόν τε Παῦλον καὶ τὸν Σιλᾶν εἰς Βέροιαν, οἵτινες παραγενόμενοι εἰς τὴν συναγωγὴν τῶν Ἰουδαίων ἀπῄεσαν.Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Andδέde · thenG1161
• the brethrenὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• the brethrenἀδελφόςadelphos · brotherG80
• immediatelyεὐθέωςeutheōs · immediatelyG2112
• sent awayἐκπέμπωekpempō · to send away/outG1599
• ·τεte · and/bothG5037
• PaulΠαῦλοςPaulos · PaulG3972
• andκαίkai · andG2532
• SilasΣίλαςSilas · SilasG4609
• byδιάdia · through/because ofG1223
• nightνύξnux · nightG3571
• untoεἰςeis · towardG1519
• BereaΒέροιαBeroia · BereaG960
• whoὅστιςhostis hētis ho6ti · who/whichG3748
• comingπαραγίνομαιparaginomai · to comeG3854
• wentἄπειμιapeimi · to goG549
• the synagogueσυναγωγήsunagōgē · synagogueG4864
• of the JewsἸουδαῖοςIoudaios · JewG2453

Cross-references for Acts 17:10

• Acts 17:14Then the brothers and sisters immediately sent Paul away to go to the coast, but Silas and Timothy stayed on there.
• Acts 9:25but his disciples took him by night and lowered him in a large basket through an opening in the wall.
• Acts 23:23He summoned two of his centurions and said, “Get two hundred soldiers ready with seventy cavalry and two hundred spearmen to go to Caesarea at nine tonight.
• Joshua 2:15Then she let them down by a rope through the window, since she lived in a house that was built into the wall of the city.
• 1 Samuel 19:12So she lowered David from the window, and he fled and escaped.
• 1 Samuel 20:42Jonathan then said to David, “Go in the assurance the two of us pledged in the name of the Lord when we said, ‘The Lord will be a witness between you and me and between my offspring and your offspring forever.’” Then David left, and Jonathan went into the city.
• Acts 17:13But when the Jews from Thessalonica found out that the word of God had been proclaimed by Paul at Berea, they came there too, agitating and upsetting the crowds.
• Acts 20:4He was accompanied by Sopater son of Pyrrhus from Berea, Aristarchus and Secundus from Thessalonica, Gaius from Derbe, Timothy, and Tychicus and Trophimus from the province of Asia.
• Acts 17:2As usual, Paul went into the synagogue, and on three Sabbath days reasoned with them from the Scriptures,
• Acts 14:6they found out about it and fled to the Lycaonian towns of Lystra and Derbe and to the surrounding countryside.
• 1 Thessalonians 2:2On the contrary, after we had previously suffered and were treated outrageously in Philippi, as you know, we were emboldened by our God to speak the gospel of God to you in spite of great opposition.

Commentaries on Acts 17:10

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 10Sent away Paul and Silas by night - Fearing some farther machinations of the Jews and their associates. Berea - This was another city of Macedonia, on the same gulf with Thessalonica; and not far from Pella, the birth place of Alexander the Great.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 10And the brethren immediately sent away Paul and Silas - Compare Acts 9:25. They did this for their safety. Yet this was not done until the gospel had taken deep root in Thessalonica. Having preached there, and laid the foundation of a church; having thus accomplished the purpose for which they went there, they prepared to leave the city. Unto Berea - This was a city of Macedonia, near Mount Cithanes. “Bercea is on the eastern slope of the Olympian range…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 10-15Verses 10-15 The Jews in Berea applied seriously to the study of the word preached unto them. They not only heard Paul preach on the sabbath, but daily searched the Scriptures, and compared what they read with the facts related to them. The doctrine of Christ does not fear inquiry; advocates for his cause desire no more than that people will fully and fairly examine whether things are so or not. Those are truly noble, and likely to be more and more so…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 10-12Because of strong opposition in Thessalonica, the believers sent Paul and Silas to Berea, about 80.5 kilometers (50 miles) west of Thessalonica. They had a better reception in Berea than in Thessalonica. Many Jews and prominent Greek women and men became Christians. The Bereans were good examples because they were open-minded, eager to learn, good listeners, thoughtful, and paid attention to the teachings of Scripture. Their resulting faith had a strong…Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 10-1210-12. the brethren immediately sent away Paul and Silas by night--for it would have been as useless as rash to attempt any further preaching at that time, and the conviction of this probably made his friends the more willing to pledge themselves against any present continuance of missionary effort. unto Berea--fifty or sixty miles southwest of Thessalonica; a town even still of considerable population and importance.Read the comment

Topics related to Acts 17:10

• Berea
• Minister, Christian
• Paul
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• Silas
• Synagogue

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Commentaries on Acts 17

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings