New American Standard Bible 1995

Acts 17

Paul at Thessalonica

1NowδὲdeG1161when they had traveledG1353throughG1353AmphipolisἈμφίπολινAmphipolinG295and ApolloniaἈπολλωνίανApollōnianG624,they cameἦλθονēlthonG2064toThessalonicaΘεσσαλονίκην,ThessalonikēnG2332,whereὅπουhopouG3699there was a synagogueσυναγωγὴsunagōgēG4864of the JewsἸουδαίων.IoudaiōnG2453.

2AndaccordingκατὰkataG2596to Paul’sΠαύλῳPaulōG3972customεἰωθὸςeiōthosG1486,he wentεἰσῆλθενeisēlthenG1525to them, and for threeτρίαtriaG5140SabbathsσάββαταsabbataG4521reasonedδιελέξατοdielexatoG1256with them fromthe Scripturesγραφῶν,graphōnG1124,

3explainingδιανοίγωνdianoigōnG1272andgivingG3908evidenceG3908that theChristχριστὸνchristonG5547hadἔδειedeiG1163to sufferπαθεῖνpatheinG3958andriseG450againG450from the deadνεκρῶνnekrōnG3498, and saying, “ThisοὗτόςhoutosG3778JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424whomὃνhonG3739I am proclaimingκαταγγέλλωkatangellōG2605to you is theChristχριστὸςchristosG5547.”

4And someτινεςtinesG5100of them were persuadedἐπείσθησανepeisthēsanG3982and joinedπροσεκληρώθησανproseklērōthēsanG4345PaulΠαύλῳPaulōG3972and SilasΣιλᾷ,SilaG4609,alongG5037with a largeπολύ,poluG4183numberG3756of theGod-fearingσεβομένωνsebomenōnG4576GreeksἙλλήνωνHellēnōnG1672anda numberὀλίγαι.¶oligaiG3756 G3641of theleadingπρώτωνprōtōnG4413womenγυναικῶνgunaikōnG1135.

5Butthe JewsἸουδαῖοιIoudaioiG2453,becomingG2206jealousΖηλώσαντεςZēlōsantesG2206and takingG4355alongG4355someτινὰςtinasG5100wickedπονηροὺςponērousG4190menἄνδραςandrasG435from the marketG60placeG60,formedG3792a mobG3792and setG2350the cityπόλιν,polinG4172in an uproarG2350;and attackingἐπιστάντεςepistantesG2186the houseοἰκίᾳoikiaG3614ofJasonἸάσονοςIasonosG2394,they were seekingἐζήτουνezētounG2212to bringπροαγαγεῖνproagageinG4254them out to the peopleδῆμον·dēmonG1218.

6When they did not findεὑρόντεςheurontesG2147them, they begandraggingἔσυρονesuronG4951JasonἸάσοναIasonaG2394and someτιναςtinasG5100brethrenἀδελφοὺςadelphousG80beforeἐπὶepiG1909the cityπολιτάρχαςpolitarchasG4173authoritiesG4173,shoutingβοῶντεςboōntesG994, “TheseG3778menG3778who have upsetἀναστατώσαντεςanastatōsantesG387the worldοἰκουμένηνoikoumenēnG3625have comeπάρεισιν,pareisinG3918hereἐνθάδεenthadeG1759alsoG2532;

7and JasonἸάσων·IasōnG2394has welcomedὑποδέδεκταιhupodedektaiG5264them, and they allπάντεςpantesG3956actπράσσουσινprassousinG4238contraryἀπέναντιapenantiG561to the decreesδογμάτωνdogmatōnG1378of CaesarΚαίσαροςKaisarosG2541,sayingλέγοντεςlegontesG3004that there is anotherἕτερονheteronG2087kingβασιλέαbasileaG935,JesusἸησοῦν.IēsounG2424.”

8They stirredἐτάραξανetaraxanG5015up the crowdὄχλονochlonG3793and the cityπολιτάρχαςpolitarchasG4173authoritiesG4173who heardἀκούονταςakouontasG191theseG3778thingsταῦτα·tautaG3778.

9And when they had receivedλαβόντεςlabontesG2983apledgeἱκανὸνhikanonG2425fromJasonἸάσονοςIasonosG2394and the othersλοιπῶνloipōnG3062,they releasedἀπέλυσανapelusanG630them.

Paul at Berea

10The brethrenἀδελφοὶadelphoiG80immediatelyεὐθέωςeutheōsG2112sentG1599PaulΠαῦλονPaulonG3972and SilasΣιλᾶνSilanG4609awayG1599by nightνυκτὸςnuktosG3571toBereaΒέροιαν,BeroianG960,and when they arrivedπαραγενόμενοιparagenomenoiG3854,they wentἀπῄεσαν.apēesanG549intothe synagogueσυναγωγὴνsunagōgēnG4864of the JewsἸουδαίωνIoudaiōnG2453.

11NowδὲdeG1161theseG3778were moreG2104noble-mindedG2104than thoseG3588inThessalonicaΘεσσαλονίκῃ,ThessalonikēG2332,for they receivedἐδέξαντοedexantoG1209the wordλόγονlogonG3056withgreatπάσηςpasēsG3956eagernessπροθυμίαςprothumiasG4288,examiningἀνακρίνοντεςanakrinontesG350the ScripturesγραφὰςgraphasG1124dailyκαθ᾽ ἡμέρανkath᾽ hēmeranG2596 G2250to seewhetherεἰeiG1487theseG3778thingsG3778were soοὕτως.¶houtōsG3779.

12ThereforeοὖνounG3767manyΠολλοὶPolloiG4183of them believedἐπίστευσαν,episteusanG4100,alongG2532with a numberοὐκ ὀλίγοι.¶ouk oligoiG3756 G3641ofprominentεὐσχημόνωνeuschēmonōnG2158GreekἙλληνίδωνHellēnidōnG1674womenγυναικῶνgunaikōnG1135and menἀνδρῶνandrōnG435.

13But whenὩςHōsG5613the JewsἸουδαῖοιIoudaioiG2453ofThessalonicaΘεσσαλονίκηςThessalonikēsG2332foundἔγνωσανegnōsanG1097out that the wordλόγοςlogosG3056of Godθεοῦ,theouG2316had been proclaimedκατηγγέληkatēngelēG2605by PaulΠαύλουPaulouG3972inBereaΒεροίᾳBeroiaG960alsoG2532,they cameἦλθονēlthonG2064thereG2546as wellG2546,agitatingσαλεύοντεςsaleuontesG4531and stirringταράσσοντεςtarassontesG5015up the crowdsὄχλους.ochlousG3793.

14ThenτότεtoteG5119immediatelyεὐθέωςeutheōsG2112the brethrenἀδελφοὶadelphoiG80sentἐξαπέστειλανexapesteilanG1821PaulΠαῦλονPaulonG3972out to goπορεύεσθαιporeuesthaiG4198as farἕωςhe'ōsG2193as the seaθάλασσαν·thalassanG2281; andSilasΣιλᾶςSilasG4609andTimothyΤιμόθεοςTimotheosG5095remainedὑπέμεινάνhupemeinanG5278thereἐκεῖ.ekeiG1563.

15NowδὲdeG1161thoseG3588who escortedκαθιστάνοντεςkathistanontesG2525PaulΠαῦλονPaulonG3972broughtἤγαγονēgagonG71him as farἕωςhe'ōsG2193asAthensἈθηνῶν,AthēnōnG116;and receivingλαβόντεςlabontesG2983a commandἐντολὴνentolēnG1785forSilasΣιλᾶνSilanG4609and TimothyΤιμόθεονTimotheonG5095tocomeἔλθωσινelthōsinG2064to him as soonτάχισταtachistaG5036as possibleG5035,they leftἐξῄεσαν.¶exēesanG1826.

Paul at Athens

16NowδὲdeG1161while PaulΠαύλουPaulouG3972was waitingἐκδεχομένουekdechomenouG1551for them atAthensἈθήναιςAthēnaisG116,his spiritπνεῦμαpneumaG4151was being provokedπαρωξύνετοparōxunetoG3947withinG1722him as he was observingθεωροῦντοςtheōrountosG2334the cityπόλιν.polinG4172fullG2712of idolsG2712.

17SoοὖνounG3767he was reasoningδιελέγετοdielegetoG1256in the synagogueσυναγωγῇsunagōgēaG4864with the JewsἸουδαίοιςIoudaioisG2453andthe God-fearingσεβομένοιςsebomenoisG4576Gentiles,and in the marketG58placeG58everyπᾶσανpasanG3956dayἡμέρανhēmeranG2250with thoseG3588who happenedG3909to be presentG3909.

18And alsoG2532someτινὲςtinesG5100of the EpicureanἘπικουρείωνEpikoureiōnG1946and StoicΣτοϊκῶνStoikōnG4770philosophersφιλοσόφωνphilosophōnG5386wereconversingσυνέβαλλονsuneballonG4820with him. SomeτινεςtinesG5100were sayingἔλεγον·elegonG3004, “WhatτίtiG5101wouldthisοὗτοςhoutosG3778idleG4691babblerG4691wishθέλοιtheloiG2309to sayλέγειν;legeinG3004?”OthersG3588 G1161, “He seemsδοκεῖdokeiG1380to be a proclaimerκαταγγελεὺςkatangeleusG2604of strangeξένωνxenōnG3581deitiesδαιμονίωνdaimoniōnG1140,”--becauseὅτιhotiG3754he was preachingεὐηγγελίζετο.¶euēngelizetoG2097JesusἸησοῦνIēsounG2424and the resurrectionἀνάστασινanastasinG386.

19And theytookἘπιλαβόμενοίEpilabomenoiG1949him and broughtἤγαγονēgagonG71him to theAreopagusG697,sayingλέγοντες·legontesG3004, “MayδυνάμεθαdunamethaG1410we knowγνῶναιgnōnaiG1097whatτίςtisG5101thisαὕτηhautēG3778newκαινὴkainēG2537teachingδιδαχή;didachēG1322iswhich you are proclaimingλαλουμένηlaloumenēG2980?

20For you are bringingεἰσφέρειςeisphereisG1533someτιναtinaG5100strangeξενίζονταxenizontaG3579thingsG3579to our earsἀκοὰςakoasG189;soοὖνounG3767we wantβουλόμεθαboulomethaG1014to knowγνῶναιgnōnaiG1097whatτίναtinaG5101theseG3778thingsταῦταtautaG3778meanθέλειtheleiG2309 G1510.”

21(NowδὲdeG1161allπάντεςpantesG3956the AtheniansἈθηναῖοιAthēnaioiG117and the strangersξένοιxenoiG3581visitingἐπιδημοῦντεςepidēmountesG1927there used to spendG2119their timeG2119in nothingοὐδὲνoudenG3762otherἕτερονheteronG2087thanἢēG2228tellingλέγεινlegeinG3004orἢēG2228hearingἀκούεινakoueinG191somethingG5100newκαινότερον.¶kainoteronG2537.)

Sermon on Mars Hill

22SoδὲdeG1161PaulΠαῦλοςPaulosG3972stoodΣταθεὶςStatheisG2476in the midstμέσῳmesōG3319of theAreopagusG697and saidἔφη·ephēG5346, “MenἄνδρεςandresG435ofAthensἈθηναῖοι,AthēnaioiG117,I observeθεωρῶ·theōrōG2334that you are veryG1175religiousG1175in allG3956respectsG3956.

23For while I was passingG1330throughG1330and examiningἀναθεωρῶνanatheōrōnG333theobjectsG4574of your worshipσεβάσματαsebasmataG4574,I alsoG2532foundεὗρονheuronG2147an altarβωμὸνbōmonG1041with thisᾧhōG3739inscriptionἐπεγέγραπτο·epegegraptoG1924, ‘TO AN UNKNOWNἀγνώστῳagnōstōG57GODθεῷ.theōG2316.’ThereforeοὖνounG3767whatὃhoG3739you worshipεὐσεβεῖτε,eusebeiteG2151in ignoranceἀγνοοῦντεςagnoountesG50,thisτοῦτοtoutoG3778I proclaimκαταγγέλλωkatangellōG2605to you.

24The GodθεὸςtheosG2316who madeποιήσαςpoiēsasG4160the worldκόσμονkosmonG2889and allG3956thingsπάνταpantaG3956in it, since He isLordκύριοςkuriosG2962of heavenοὐρανοῦouranouG3772and earthγῆςgēsG1093, does notdwellκατοικεῖ,katoikeiG2730in templesναοῖςnaoisG3485madeG5499with handsG5499;

25norοὐδὲoudeG3761is He servedθεραπεύεταιtherapeuetaiG2323by humanἀνθρωπίνωνanthrōpinōnG442handsχειρῶνcheirōnG5495,as though He neededπροσδεόμενόςprosdeomenosG4326anythingτινος,tinosG5100,since He HimselfαὐτὸςautosG846givesδιδοὺςdidousG1325to allG3956peoplelifeζωὴνzōēnG2222and breathπνοὴνpnoēnG4157and allG3956thingsG3956;

26andHe madeἐποίησένepoiēsenG4160from oneἑνὸςhenosG1520maneveryπᾶνpanG3956nationἔθνοςethnosG1484of mankindἀνθρώπωνanthrōpōnG444to liveκατοικεῖνkatoikeinG2730on allπαντὸςpantosG3956the faceπροσώπουprosōpouG4383of the earthγῆς,gēsG1093, havingdeterminedὁρίσαςhorisasG3724theirappointedπροστεταγμένουςprostetagmenousG4367timesκαιροὺςkairousG2540and the boundariesὁροθεσίαςhorothesiasG3734of their habitationκατοικίαςkatoikiasG2733,

27that they would seekζητεῖνzēteinG2212Godθεόν,theonG2316,ifεἰeiG1487perhapsἄραaraG686they might gropeψηλαφήσειανpsēlaphēseianG5584for Him and findεὕροιεν,heuroienG2147Him,thoughG2532 G1065He is not farμακρὰνmakranG3112from eachἑκάστουhekastouG1538oneἑνὸςhenosG1520of us;

28forin Him we liveζῶμενzōmenG2198and moveκινούμεθαkinoumethaG2795andexistG1510,as evenG2532someτινεςtinesG5100of your own poetsποιητῶνpoiētōnG4163have saidG3004, ‘For we alsoG2532are His childrenγένοςgenosG1085.’

29BeingὑπάρχοντεςhuparchontesG5225thenοὖνounG3767the childrenγένοςgenosG1085of GodθεοῦtheouG2316, weoughtὀφείλομενopheilomenG3784not to thinkνομίζεινnomizeinG3543that the DivineθεῖονtheionG2304NatureG2304is likeὅμοιον.homoionG3664goldχρυσῷchrusōG5557orἢēG2228silverἀργύρῳargurōG696orἢēG2228stoneλίθῳ,lithōG3037,an imageG5480formedG5480by the artτέχνηςtechnēsG5078and thoughtἐνθυμήσεωςenthumēseōsG1761of manἀνθρώπου,anthrōpouG444.

30ThereforeοὖνounG3767havingoverlookedὑπεριδὼνhuperidōnG5237the timesχρόνουςchronousG5550of ignoranceἀγνοίαςagnoiasG52,GodθεὸςtheosG2316isnowνῦνnunG3568declaringG518to menἀνθρώποιςanthrōpoisG444that allπάνταςpantasG3956peopleeverywhereπανταχοῦpantachouG3837should repentμετανοεῖν·metanoeinG3340,

31becauseκαθότιkathotiG2530He has fixedἔστησενestēsenG2476a dayἡμέρανhēmeranG2250in whichᾗhēG3739He willμέλλειmelleiG3195judgeκρίνεινkrineinG2919the worldοἰκουμένηνoikoumenēnG3625in righteousnessδικαιοσύνῃdikaiosunēG1343throughG1722a ManἀνδρὶandriG435whomᾧhōG3739He hasappointedὥρισενhōrisenG3724,having furnishedπαρασχὼνparaschōnG3930proofπίστινpistinG4102to allG3956menG3956byraisingἀναστήσαςanastēsasG450Him from the deadνεκρῶν.¶nekrōnG3498.”

32NowG1161when they heardἈκούσαντεςAkousantesG191ofthe resurrectionἀνάστασινanastasinG386of the deadνεκρῶνnekrōnG3498,someοἱ μὲνhoi menG3588 G3303beganto sneerἐχλεύαζον,echleuazonG5512,but othersοἱhoiG3588saidG3004, “We shall hearἀκουσόμεθάakousomethaG191youagainκαὶ πάλιν.kai palinG2532 G3825concerningπερὶperiG4012thisτούτουtoutouG3778.”

33SoοὕτωςhoutōsG3779PaulΠαῦλοςPaulosG3972wentἐξῆλθενexēlthenG1831out of their midstμέσουmesouG3319.

34But someΤινὲςTinesG5100menἄνδρεςandresG435joinedκολληθέντεςkollēthentesG2853him and believedἐπίστευσαν,episteusanG4100,amongἐνenG1722whomοἷςhoisG3739alsoG2532were DionysiusΔιονύσιοςDionusiosG1354theAreopagiteἈρεοπαγίτηςAreopagitēsG698and a womanγυνὴgunēG1135namedὀνόματιonomatiG3686DamarisΔάμαριςDamarisG1152and othersἕτεροιheteroiG2087with them.

Paul at Thessalonica

Paul at Berea

Paul at Athens

Sermon on Mars Hill

Commentaries on Acts 17