Acts 17:14

Acts 17:14 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And then immediately the brethren sent away Paul to go as it were to the sea: but Silas and Timotheus abode there still.
• New International Version (NIV)The believers immediately sent Paul to the coast, but Silas and Timothy stayed at Berea.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Then the brothers immediately sent Paul off on his way to the sea, but Silas and Timothy remained there.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Then immediately the brethren sent Paul away, to go to the sea; but both Silas and Timothy remained there.

Context of Acts 17:14

12Many of the Jewish people in Berea believed the good news about Jesus. Many Greek men and some important Greek women also believed in Jesus. 13But the Jews in Thessalonica heard news about what Paul was doing in Berea. They heard that he was telling people God's message about Jesus. So some of them went to Berea. They said bad things against Paul to the people there. As a result, a large crowd became angry with Paul. Immediately, the believers in Berea sent Paul away to go to the coast. But Silas and Timothy stayed in Berea. 15When Paul left Berea, some men went with him. They went with him as far as the city of Athens. Before these men returned to Berea, Paul gave them a message for Silas and Timothy. He said, ‘Please come quickly and meet me here in Athens.’ 16While Paul was waiting in Athens for Silas and Timothy, he walked around. He saw that the people in the city had many idols. When Paul saw this, he became very upset.

Acts 17:14 word by word

εὐθέως δὲ τότε τὸν Παῦλον ἐξαπέστειλαν οἱ ἀδελφοὶ πορεύεσθαι ἕως ἐπὶ τὴν θάλασσαν· ὑπέμεινάν τε ὅ τε Σιλᾶς καὶ ὁ Τιμόθεος ἐκεῖ.Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• ·ὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• Andδέde · thenG1161
• thenτότεtote · thenG5119
• immediatelyεὐθέωςeutheōs · immediatelyG2112
• the brethrenἀδελφόςadelphos · brotherG80
• sent awayἐξαποστέλλωexapostellō · to send out/awayG1821
• PaulΠαῦλοςPaulos · PaulG3972
• to goπορεύωporeuomai · to travelG4198
• as it wereὡςhōs · as/whenG5613
• toἐπίepi · upon/to/againstG1909
• the seaθάλασσαthalassa · seaG2281
• ·τεte · and/bothG5037
• SilasΣίλαςSilas · SilasG4609
• andκαίkai · andG2532
• TimotheusΤιμόθεοςTimotheos · TimothyG5095
• abodeὑπομένωhupomenō · to remain/endureG5278
• thereἐκεῖekei · thereG1563

Cross-references for Acts 17:14

• Acts 17:10As soon as it became dark, the believers in Thessalonica sent Paul and Silas away to Berea. When they arrived in that town, they went to the Jewish meeting place.
• Acts 9:25But one night, Saul's friends helped him to leave the city secretly. They put him in a basket. Then they put him through a hole in the city wall. Then they let the basket go slowly down to the ground outside the city.
• Matthew 10:23If people in any town hurt you because of me, you should leave that town immediately. Go to another town. I tell you this: You will not have enough time to speak your message in all the towns of Israel. I, the Son of Man, will return before that can happen.
• Acts 20:3Paul stayed in Greece for three months. One day, he was preparing to travel to Syria by ship. But then he heard news that some Jews wanted to kill him on the journey. So he decided to travel through Macedonia and return to Jerusalem.
• Joshua 2:16Rahab told them, ‘Go to the hills. The men who are chasing you will not find you there. Hide there for three days until they return to this city. Then you can go back to your people.’
• Acts 19:22At that time, Timothy and Erastus were helping Paul with his work. Paul sent them to Macedonia while he stayed longer in Asia region.
• 1 Timothy 1:3When I was going to Macedonia, I asked you to stay in Ephesus. Please continue to stay there. Certain people in Ephesus are teaching wrong things about God. You must tell them to stop doing that.

Commentaries on Acts 17:14

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 14To go as it were to the sea - This passage is generally understood to mean that the disciples took Paul towards the sea, as if he had intended to embark, and return to Troas, but with the real design to go to Athens. But it is more likely that his conductors, in order to his greater safety, left the public or more frequented road, and took him coastwise to Athens. Or, by taking a vessel at that part of the sea nearest to Berea, they might have coasted it…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 14The brethren - Those who were Christians. Sent away Paul - In order to secure his safety. A similar thing had been done in Thessalonica, Acts 17:10. The tumult was great; and there was no doubt, such was the hostility of the Jews, that the life of Paul would be endangered, and they there fore resolved to secure his safety. As it were - Rather, “even to the sea,” for that is its signification. It does not imply that there was any feint or sleight in the…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. 1414. immediately the brethren--the converts gathered at Berea. sent away Paul--as before from Jerusalem (Ac 9:30), and from Thessalonica (Ac 17:10). How long he stayed at Berea we know not; but as we know that he longed and expected soon to return to the Thessalonians (1Th 2:17), it is probable he remained some weeks at least, and only abandoned his intention of revisiting Thessalonica at that time when the virulence of his enemies there, stimulated by his…Read the comment

Topics related to Acts 17:14

• Paul
• Prudence
• Silas
• Timothy

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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