New American Standard Bible 1995
Acts 17:1-9
1NowG1161 when they had traveledG1353 throughG1353 AmphipolisG295 and ApolloniaG624, they cameG2064 to 1ThessalonicaG2332, whereG3699 there was a synagogueG4864 of the JewsG2453. 2And 2accordingG2596 to Paul’sG3972 customG1486, he wentG1525 to them, and for threeG5140 3SabbathsG4521 reasonedG1256 with them from 4the ScripturesG1124, 35explainingG1272 and 6givingG3908 evidenceG3908 that the 7ChristG5547 8hadG1163 to sufferG3958 and 9riseG450 againG450 from the deadG3498, and saying, “10ThisG3778 JesusG2424 whomG3739 I am proclaimingG2605 to you is the 11ChristG5547.” 412And someG5100 of them were persuadedG3982 and joinedG4345 13PaulG3972 and SilasG4609, 14alongG5037 with a largeG4183 numberG3756 of the 15God-fearingG4576 16GreeksG1672 and 17a numberG3756G3641 of the 18leadingG4413 womenG1135. 5But 19the JewsG2453, becomingG2206 jealousG2206 and takingG4355 alongG4355 someG5100 wickedG4190 menG435 from the marketG60 placeG60, formedG3792 a mobG3792 and setG2350 the cityG4172 in an uproarG2350; and attackingG2186 the houseG3614 of 20JasonG2394, they were seekingG2212 to bringG4254 them out to the peopleG1218. 6When they did not findG2147 them, they began 21draggingG4951 JasonG2394 and someG5100 brethrenG80 beforeG1909 the cityG4173 authoritiesG4173, shoutingG994, “TheseG3778 menG3778 who have upsetG387 2223the worldG3625 have comeG3918 hereG1759 alsoG2532; 724and JasonG2394 25has welcomedG5264 them, and they allG3956 actG4238 26contraryG561 to the decreesG1378 of CaesarG2541, sayingG3004 that there is anotherG2087 kingG935, JesusG2424.” 8They stirredG5015 up the crowdG3793 and the cityG4173 authoritiesG4173 who heardG191 theseG3778 thingsG3778. 9And when they had receivedG2983 a 27pledgeG2425 from 28JasonG2394 and the othersG3062, they releasedG630 them.
Notes
- 1. Acts 17:1 Acts 17:11, 13; 20:4; 27:2; Phil 4:16; 1 Thess 1:1; 2 Thess 1:1; 2 Tim 4:10 ↩
- 2. Acts 17:2 Acts 9:20; 17:10, 17 ↩
- 3. Acts 17:2 Acts 13:14 ↩
- 4. Acts 17:2 Acts 8:35 ↩
- 5. Acts 17:3 Lit opening ↩
- 6. Acts 17:3 Lit placing before ↩
- 7. Acts 17:3 I.e. Messiah ↩
- 8. Acts 17:3 Acts 3:18 ↩
- 9. Acts 17:3 John 20:9 ↩
- 10. Acts 17:3 Acts 9:22; 18:5, 28 ↩
- 11. Acts 17:3 I.e. Messiah ↩
- 12. Acts 17:4 Acts 14:4 ↩
- 13. Acts 17:4 Acts 15:22, 40; 17:10, 14f ↩
- 14. Acts 17:4 Lit and a large ↩
- 15. Acts 17:4 Acts 13:43; 17:17 ↩
- 16. Acts 17:4 John 7:35 ↩
- 17. Acts 17:4 Lit not a few ↩
- 18. Acts 17:4 Acts 13:50 ↩
- 19. Acts 17:5 Acts 17:13; 1 Thess 2:14ff ↩
- 20. Acts 17:5 Acts 17:6, 7, 9; Rom 16:21 ↩
- 21. Acts 17:6 Acts 16:19f ↩
- 22. Acts 17:6 Lit the inhabited earth ↩
- 23. Acts 17:6 Matt 24:14; Acts 17:31 ↩
- 24. Acts 17:7 Lit whom Jason has welcomed ↩
- 25. Acts 17:7 Luke 10:38; James 2:25 ↩
- 26. Acts 17:7 Luke 23:2 ↩
- 27. Acts 17:9 Or bond ↩
- 28. Acts 17:9 Acts 17:5 ↩
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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