Acts 17:13

Acts 17:13 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)But when the Jews of Thessalonica had knowledge that the word of God was preached of Paul at Berea, they came thither also, and stirred up the people.
• New International Version (NIV)But when the Jews in Thessalonica learned that Paul was preaching the word of God at Berea, some of them went there too, agitating the crowds and stirring them up.
• English Standard Version (ESV)But when the Jews from Thessalonica learned that the word of God was proclaimed by Paul at Berea also, they came there too, agitating and stirring up the crowds.
• New King James Version (NKJV)But when the Jews from Thessalonica learned that the word of God was preached by Paul at Berea, they came there also and stirred up the crowds.

Context of Acts 17:13

11And these were more noble than those in Thessalonica, receiving the word with all readiness of mind, daily searching the scriptures if these things were so. 12Therefore many from among them believed, and of Grecian women of the upper classes and men not a few. But when the Jews from Thessalonica knew that the word of God was announced in Berea also by Paul, they came there also, stirring up the crowds. 14And then immediately the brethren sent away Paul to go as to the sea; but Silas and Timotheus abode there. 15But they that conducted Paul brought him as far as Athens; and, having received a commandment to Silas and Timotheus, that they should come to him as quickly as possible, they departed.

Acts 17:13 word by word

Ὡς δὲ ἔγνωσαν οἱ ἀπὸ τῆς Θεσσαλονίκης Ἰουδαῖοι ὅτι καὶ ἐν τῇ Βεροίᾳ κατηγγέλη ὑπὸ τοῦ Παύλου ὁ λόγος τοῦ θεοῦ, ἦλθον κἀκεῖ σαλεύοντες καὶ ταράσσοντες τοὺς ὄχλους.Read the interlinear

• whenὡςhōs · as/whenG5613
• JewsἸουδαῖοςIoudaios · JewG2453
• ThessalonicaΘεσσαλονίκηThessalonikē · ThessalonicaG2332
• knewγινώσκωginōskō · to knowG1097
• wordλόγοςlogos · wordG3056
• Godθεόςtheos · GodG2316
• BereaΒέροιαBeroia · BereaG960
• alsoκαίkai · andG2532
• PaulΠαῦλοςPaulos · PaulG3972
• cameἔρχομαιerchomai · to come/goG2064
• crowdsὄχλοςochlos · crowdG3793

Cross-references for Acts 17:13

• Acts 17:5But the Jews having been stirred up to jealousy, and taken to [themselves] certain wicked men of the lowest rabble, and having got a crowd together, set the city in confusion; and having beset the house of Jason sought to bring them out to the people;
• Matthew 23:13But woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites, for ye shut up the kingdom of the heavens before men; for ye do not enter, nor do ye suffer those that are entering to go in.
• 1 Thessalonians 2:14For ye, brethren, have become imitators of the assemblies of God which are in Judaea in Christ Jesus; for ye also have suffered the same things of your own countrymen as also they of the Jews,
• Acts 6:12And they roused the people, and the elders, and the scribes. And coming upon [him] they seized him and brought [him] to the council.
• Acts 14:2But the Jews who did not believe stirred up the minds of [those of] the nations and made [them] evil-affected against the brethren.
• Acts 21:27And when the seven days were nearly completed, the Jews from Asia, having seen him in the temple, set all the crowd in a tumult, and laid hands upon him,
• 1 Kings 21:25(Surely there was none like to Ahab, who did sell himself to do evil in the sight of Jehovah, Jezebel his wife urging him on.
• Proverbs 15:18A furious man stirreth up contention; but he that is slow to anger appeaseth strife.
• Proverbs 28:25He that is puffed up in soul exciteth contention; but he that relieth upon Jehovah shall be made fat.
• Luke 12:51Think ye that I have come to give peace in the earth? Nay, I say to you, but rather division:

Commentaries on Acts 17:13

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 13The Jews of Thessalonica - stirred up the people - With what implacable malice did these men persecute the Gospel! And in the same spirit they continue to the present day, though it is evidently the sole cause of their wretchedness.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 13Stirred up the people - The word used here ́ saleueindenotes properly “to agitate” or “excite,” as the waves of the sea are agitated by the wind. It is with great beauty used to denote the “agitation and excitement of a popular tumult,” from its resemblance to the troubled waves of the ocean. The figure is often employed by the Classic writers, and also occurs in the Scriptures. See Psalm 65:7; Isaiah 17:12-13; Jeremiah 46:7-8.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. 13-15Paul recognized how strong and ongoing this persecution (hostile treatment for following Jesus) was when he wrote to the Thessalonians (1 Thessalonians 2:14–16).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1313. the Jews of Thessalonica ... came thither also--"like hunters upon their prey, as they had done before from Iconium to Lystra" [Howson].Read the comment

Topics related to Acts 17:13

• Berea
• Intolerance, Religious
• Minister, Christian
• Paul
• Prudence
• Thessalonica

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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