English Standard Version
Acts 17:13
13But 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.
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.
- 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.
- New Living Translation (NLT)But when some Jews in Thessalonica learned that Paul was preaching the word of God in Berea, they went there and stirred up trouble.
Context of Acts 17:13
11Now these Jews were more noble than those in Thessalonica; they received the word with all eagerness, examining the Scriptures daily to see if these things were so. 12Many of them therefore believed, with not a few Greek women of high standing as well as men. 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. 14Then the brothers immediately sent Paul off on his way to the sea, but Silas and Timothy remained there. 15Those who conducted Paul brought him as far as Athens, and after receiving a command for Silas and Timothy to come to him as soon as possible, they departed.
Read all of Acts 17Acts 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
Words taken from the KJV.
- ·ὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
- Butδέde · thenG1161
- whenὡςhōs · as/whenG5613
- the JewsἸουδαῖοςIoudaios · JewG2453
- ofἀπόapo · away fromG575
- ThessalonicaΘεσσαλονίκηThessalonikē · ThessalonicaG2332
- had knowledgeγινώσκωginōskō · to knowG1097
- thatὅτιhoti · that/since: thatG3754
- the wordλόγοςlogos · wordG3056
- of Godθεόςtheos · GodG2316
- was preachedκαταγγέλλωkataggellō · to proclaimG2605
- ofὑπόhupo · by/under: byG5259
- PaulΠαῦλοςPaulos · PaulG3972
- atἐνen · in/on/amongG1722
- BereaΒέροιαBeroia · BereaG960
- they cameἔρχομαιerchomai · to come/goG2064
- thither alsoκἀκεῖkakei · and thereG2546
- andκαίkai · andG2532
- stirred upσαλεύωsaleuō · to shakeG4531
- the peopleὄχλοςochlos · crowdG3793
Cross-references for Acts 17:13
- Acts 17:5But the Jews were jealous, and taking some wicked men of the rabble, they formed a mob, set the city in an uproar, and attacked the house of Jason, seeking to bring them out to the crowd.
- Matthew 23:13"But woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you shut the kingdom of heaven in people's faces. For you neither enter yourselves nor allow those who would enter to go in.
- 1 Thessalonians 2:14For you, brothers, became imitators of the churches of God in Christ Jesus that are in Judea. For you suffered the same things from your own countrymen as they did from the Jews,
- Acts 6:12And they stirred up the people and the elders and the scribes, and they came upon him and seized him and brought him before the council,
- Acts 14:2But the unbelieving Jews stirred up the Gentiles and poisoned their minds against the brothers.
- Acts 21:27When the seven days were almost completed, the Jews from Asia, seeing him in the temple, stirred up the whole crowd and laid hands on him,
- 1 Kings 21:25(There was none who sold himself to do what was evil in the sight of the Lord like Ahab, whom Jezebel his wife incited.
- Proverbs 15:18A hot-tempered man stirs up strife, but he who is slow to anger quiets contention.
- Proverbs 28:25A greedy man stirs up strife, but the one who trusts in the Lord will be enriched.
- Luke 12:51Do you think that I have come to give peace on earth? No, I tell 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
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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
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