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 were more noble-minded than those in Thessalonica, because they received the message with goodwill, searching the Scriptures each day to see whether these things were true. 12Therefore many of them believed, as well as quite a few prominent Greek women and men. But when the Jewish people of Thessalonica learned that the word of God had been proclaimed by Paul in Berea, they came there too, agitating and inciting the people. 14Then the brothers immediately sent Paul away to the sea, but Silas and Timothy remained there. 15Those escorting Paul brought him as far as Athens. After receiving an order 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

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 some of the Jewish people became jealous. Taking some wicked fellows of the marketplace and gathering a crowd, they stirred the city into an uproar. They attacked Jason’s house, trying to bring Paul and Silas out to the mob.
• Matthew 23:13“But woe to you, Torah scholars and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you shut people out of the kingdom of heaven. For you do not enter yourselves, nor do you let those enter who are trying to go in.
• 1 Thessalonians 2:14For you, brothers and sisters, became imitators of God’s communities in Messiah Yeshua that are in Judea—for you suffered the same things at the hands of your own countrymen as they did from the Judean leaders,
• Acts 6:12They also incited the people, the elders, and the Torah scholars; and they rushed at Stephen, seized him, and led him away to the Sanhedrin.
• Acts 14:2But the Jewish people who would not believe stirred up the Gentiles and poisoned their minds against the brothers.
• Acts 21:27When the seven days were about to be completed, the Jewish leaders from Asia saw Paul in the Temple and began stirring up the whole crowd. They grabbed him,
• 1 Kings 21:25Surely there was none like Ahab, who sold himself over to do evil in Adonai’s eyes, at the instigation of Jezebel his wife.
• Proverbs 15:18A hot-tempered man stirs up strife, but one who is slow to anger calms a quarrel.
• Proverbs 28:25A greedy soul stirs up strife, but one who trusts in Adonai prospers.
• Luke 12:51“Do you suppose that I have come to bring shalom 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