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

11Now these people were more noble-minded than those in Thessalonica, for they received the word with great eagerness, examining the Scriptures daily to see whether these things were so. 12Therefore, many of them believed, along with a significant number of prominent Greek women and men. But when the Jews of Thessalonica found out that the word of God had been proclaimed by Paul in Berea also, they came there as well, agitating and stirring up the crowds. 14Then immediately the brothers sent Paul out to go as far as the sea; and Silas and Timothy remained there. 15Now those who escorted Paul brought him as far as Athens; and receiving a command for Silas and Timothy to come to him as soon as possible, they left.

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

• But whenὡςhōs · as/whenG5613
• the JewsἸουδαῖοςIoudaios · JewG2453
• ThessalonicaΘεσσαλονίκηThessalonikē · ThessalonicaG2332
• foundγινώσκωginōskō · to knowG1097
• that the wordλόγοςlogos · wordG3056
• of Godθεόςtheos · GodG2316
• had been proclaimedκαταγγέλλωkataggellō · to proclaimG2605
• by PaulΠαῦλοςPaulos · PaulG3972
• BereaΒέροιαBeroia · BereaG960
• alsoκαίkai · andG2532
• they cameἔρχομαιerchomai · to come/goG2064
• thereκἀκεῖkakei · and thereG2546
• agitatingσαλεύωsaleuō · to shakeG4531
• and stirringταράσσωtarassō · to troubleG5015
• up the crowdsὄχλοςochlos · crowdG3793

Cross-references for Acts 17:13

• Acts 17:5But the Jews, becoming jealous and taking along some wicked men from the marketplace, formed a mob and set the city in an uproar; and they attacked the house of Jason and were seeking to bring them out to the people.
• Matthew 23:13“But woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites, because you shut the kingdom of heaven in front of people; for you do not enter it yourselves, nor do you allow those who are entering to go in.
• 1 Thessalonians 2:14For you, brothers and sisters, became imitators of the churches of God in Christ Jesus that are in Judea, for you also endured the same sufferings at the hands of your own countrymen, even as they did from the Jews,
• Acts 6:12And they stirred up the people, the elders, and the scribes, and they came up to him and dragged him away, and brought him before the Council.
• Acts 14:2But the unbelieving Jews stirred up the minds of the Gentiles and embittered them against the brothers.
• Acts 21:27When the seven days were almost over, the Jews from Asia, upon seeing him in the temple, began to stir up all the crowd and laid hands on him,
• 1 Kings 21:25There certainly was no one like Ahab who gave himself over to do evil in the sight of the Lord, because Jezebel his wife incited him.
• Proverbs 15:18A hot-tempered person stirs up strife, But the slow to anger calms a dispute.
• Proverbs 28:25An arrogant person stirs up strife, But one who trusts in the Lord will prosper.
• Luke 12:51Do you think that I came to provide 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

Topics related to Acts 17:13

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

In the dictionaries

• Berea
• God
• Paul
• Thessalonica
• Paul, Saul
• Thessalonica, Thessalonian
• god, false god, goddess, idol, idolater, idolatrous, idolatry
• Word of God
• Appoint
• Assurance

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