New American Standard Bible 2020
Acts 17:3-11
31explainingG1272 and 2givingG3908 evidenceG3908 that the 3ChristG5547 4hadG1163 to sufferG3958 and 5riseG450 from the deadG3498, and saying, “6ThisG3778 JesusG2424 whomG3739 I am proclaimingG2605 to you is the 7ChristG5547.” 48And someG5100 of them were persuadedG3982 and joinedG4345 9PaulG3972 and SilasG4609, 10alongG5037 withG5037 a largeG4183 numberG4128 of the 11God-fearingG4576 12GreeksG1672 and 13a significantG3756G3641 numberG3756G3641 of the 14leadingG4413 womenG1135. 5But 15the JewsG2453, becomingG2206 jealousG2206 and takingG4355 alongG4355 someG5100 wickedG4190 menG435 from the marketplaceG60, formedG3792 aG3792 mobG3792 and setG2350 the cityG4172 inG2350 anG2350 uproarG2350; and they attackedG2186 the houseG3614 of 16JasonG2394 and were seekingG2212 to bringG4254 them outG4254 to the peopleG1218. 6When they did not findG2147 them, they began 17draggingG4951 JasonG2394 and someG5100 brothersG80 beforeG1909 the cityG4173 authoritiesG4173, shoutingG994, “TheseG3778 menG3778 who have upsetG387 1819the worldG3625 have comeG3918 hereG1759 alsoG2532; 720and JasonG2394 21has welcomedG5264 them, and they allG3956 actG4238 22contraryG561 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 23pledgeG2425 from 24JasonG2394 and the othersG3062, they releasedG630 them.
1025The brothersG80 immediatelyG2112 sentG1599 26PaulG3972 and SilasG4609 awayG1599 by nightG3571 to 27BereaG960, 28and when they arrivedG3854, they wentG549 into 29the synagogueG4864 of the JewsG2453. 11NowG1161 theseG3778 peopleG3778 were more noble-mindedG2104 than thoseG3588 in 30ThessalonicaG2332, 31for they receivedG1209 the wordG3056 with 32greatG3956 eagernessG4288, examiningG350 the ScripturesG1124 dailyG2596G2250 to see whetherG1487 theseG3778 thingsG3778 were soG3779.
Notes
- 1. Acts 17:3 Lit opening ↩
- 2. Acts 17:3 Lit placing before ↩
- 3. Acts 17:3 I.e., Messiah ↩
- 4. Acts 17:3 Acts 3:18 ↩
- 5. Acts 17:3 John 20:9 ↩
- 6. Acts 17:3 Acts 9:22; 18:5, 28 ↩
- 7. Acts 17:3 I.e., Messiah ↩
- 8. Acts 17:4 Acts 14:4 ↩
- 9. Acts 17:4 Acts 15:22, 40; 17:10, 14f ↩
- 10. Acts 17:4 Lit and a large ↩
- 11. Acts 17:4 Acts 13:43; 17:17 ↩
- 12. Acts 17:4 John 7:35 ↩
- 13. Acts 17:4 Lit not a few ↩
- 14. Acts 17:4 Acts 13:50 ↩
- 15. Acts 17:5 Acts 17:13; 1 Thess 2:14ff ↩
- 16. Acts 17:5 Acts 17:6, 7, 9; Rom 16:21 ↩
- 17. Acts 17:6 Acts 16:19f ↩
- 18. Acts 17:6 Lit the inhabited earth ↩
- 19. Acts 17:6 Matt 24:14; Acts 17:31 ↩
- 20. Acts 17:7 Lit whom Jason has welcomed ↩
- 21. Acts 17:7 Luke 10:38; James 2:25 ↩
- 22. Acts 17:7 Luke 23:2 ↩
- 23. Acts 17:9 Or bond ↩
- 24. Acts 17:9 Acts 17:5 ↩
- 25. Acts 17:10 Acts 1:15; 17:6, 14f ↩
- 26. Acts 17:10 Acts 17:4 ↩
- 27. Acts 17:10 Acts 17:13; 20:4 ↩
- 28. Acts 17:10 Lit who when...arrived went ↩
- 29. Acts 17:10 Acts 17:1f ↩
- 30. Acts 17:11 Acts 17:1 ↩
- 31. Acts 17:11 Lit who received ↩
- 32. Acts 17:11 Lit all ↩
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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