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Berean Standard Bible
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When they had passed through Amphipolis and Apollonia, they came to Thessalonica, where there was a Jewish
synagogue.
Now
when they had passed through Amphipolis and Apollonia, they came to Thessalonica, where there was a synagogue of
the
Jews
.
As was his custom, Paul
went into
the
synagogue
, and on
three Sabbaths
he
reasoned with them from the Scriptures,
Paul,
as was his custom, went in
to
them
, and for
three Sabbath
days
reasoned with them from the Scriptures,
explaining and proving
that the Christ had to suffer and rise from the dead .
“
This Jesus I am
proclaiming
to you is the Christ ,”
he
declared
.
explaining and demonstrating
that the Christ had to suffer and rise again
from the dead ,
and
saying,
"
This Jesus ,
whom
I proclaim
to you ,
is the Christ. "
Some of the
Jews
were persuaded and joined Paul and Silas, along
with
a
large
number
of God-fearing
Greeks and quite
a few leading
women.
Some of them
were persuaded ,
and joined Paul and Silas, of the
devout
Greeks a
great
multitude,
and not
a few of
the
chief
women.
The Jews ,
however,
became
jealous.
So
they
brought
in
some troublemakers
from the marketplace, formed
a mob
, and
sent
the city into
an uproar. They
raided
Jason’s
house in
search
of Paul
and
Silas
, hoping
to bring them out to the people.
But
the unpersuaded
Jews took
along
some wicked
men
from the marketplace, and
gathering
a crowd
, set
the city in
an uproar. Assaulting
the
house of Jason
, they
sought
to bring them out to the people.
But
when they could
not
find them, they dragged Jason and some
other
brothers before the city officials
, shouting
, “
These men
who have turned the world upside down have now
come here,
When they didn't
find them, they dragged Jason and certain
brothers before the rulers
of
the
city, crying
, "
These who have turned the world upside down have come here also
,
and
Jason has welcomed
them
into
his
home
. They
are
all defying
Caesar’s
decrees, saying that there is another king, named
Jesus! ”
whom
Jason has received
. These
all act
contrary
to
the
decrees of
Caesar
, saying that there is another king, Jesus! "
On
hearing
this,
the crowd
and city officials
were greatly
disturbed
.
The multitude
and the
rulers
of
the
city were troubled
when
they
heard
these
things
.
And
they collected
bond
from Jason and the others
, and
then
released
them.
When
they had
taken
security
from Jason and the rest
, they
let
them go
.
As
soon
as
night
had
fallen,
the brothers sent Paul and Silas away to Berea
. On
arriving
there
, they went into the Jewish synagogue.
The brothers immediately
sent Paul and Silas away by
night
to Beroea
. When
they
arrived
, they went into the Jewish synagogue.
Now the
Bereans
were more noble -minded
than the
Thessalonians
, for
they received the message
with great
eagerness
and
examined
the Scriptures every
day
to see if
these teachings
were true
.
Now these
were more noble than those
in
Thessalonica
, in
that
they received the word
with all
readiness
of
the mind,
examining
the
Scriptures daily
to see whether
these things
were so
.
As
a
result,
many of them believed ,
along
with
quite
a
few
prominent Greek women and men.
Many of them therefore
believed ;
also
of
the
prominent Greek women ,
and not
a
few
men.
But when the Jews from
Thessalonica learned
that Paul
was
also
proclaiming
the word of God in
Berea
, they went
there themselves
to
incite
and
agitate
the crowds
.
But when the Jews of
Thessalonica had
knowledge
that the word of God was
proclaimed
by
Paul
at
Beroea
also
, they came
there likewise,
agitating
the multitudes
.
The brothers immediately sent Paul to the coast
, but
Silas and Timothy remained
in
Berea
.
Then
the brothers immediately sent out
Paul to go
as
far
as
to
the sea
, and
Silas and Timothy still
stayed
there
.
Those who escorted Paul brought him to
Athens and
then
returned
with
instructions
for
Silas and Timothy to join
him as
soon
as
possible
.
But
those who escorted Paul brought him as
far
as
Athens .
Receiving
a
commandment
to
Silas and Timothy that
they
should
come
to him very
quickly,
they
departed
.
While Paul was
waiting
for them in
Athens, he
was
deeply
disturbed
in
his spirit to
see
that
the city was
full of idols.
Now
while Paul waited
for them at
Athens, his spirit was
provoked
within
him
as
he
saw
the city full of idols.
So he reasoned in the synagogue with the Jews and God-fearing
Gentiles
, and in the marketplace with those he
met each
day
.
So he reasoned in the synagogue with the Jews and the
devout
persons
, and in the marketplace every
day
with those who
met him
.
Some Epicurean and Stoic philosophers also began
to
debate
with him. Some of
them
asked
, “
What is
this babbler trying
to say? ”
Others said, “
He seems to be advocating foreign gods.”
They
said
this
because Paul
was
proclaiming
the
good
news
of
Jesus and the resurrection.
Some of
the
Epicurean and Stoic philosophers also were
conversing
with him. Some said
, "
What does
this babbler want
to say? "
Others said, "
He seems to be advocating foreign deities,"
because he
preached
Jesus and the resurrection.
So
they took Paul
and brought him to the Areopagus, where
they
asked
him
, “
May we know what this new teaching is that
you are
presenting
?
They took hold
of
him,
and brought him to the Areopagus, saying
, "
May we know what this new teaching is ,
which
is
spoken
by
you?
For you are
bringing
some
strange notions
to our ears ,
and
we want to know what they
mean. ”
For you bring
certain
strange things
to our ears .
We want to know therefore
what these
things
mean. "
Now all the Athenians and foreigners
who
lived
there spent their time doing
nothing more
than
hearing
and
articulating
new ideas
.
Now all the Athenians and the
strangers
living
there spent their time in
nothing else,
but
either
to
tell
or
to
hear
some
new thing
.
Then
Paul stood up
in the meeting
of the Areopagus and said, “
Men of Athens, I see
that in
every
way
you are very religious.
Paul stood in the middle
of the Areopagus ,
and said, "You
men of Athens, I perceive
that you are very religious in
all
things
.
For as I walked
around
and examined
your
objects of worship, I even
found an altar with this inscription: TO AN UNKNOWN GOD. Therefore
what you worship as
something
unknown
, I now
proclaim
to you.
For as I passed
along,
and observed
the
objects of your
worship, I found also
an altar with this inscription: '
TO AN UNKNOWN GOD. '
What therefore
you worship in
ignorance
, this
I announce
to you.
The God who made the world and everything
in it is
the
Lord of heaven and earth and
does
not
live
in temples made by
human
hands .
The God who made the world and all
things
in it ,
he,
being
Lord of heaven and earth ,
doesn't
dwell
in temples made with
hands ,
Nor
is He served by human
hands, as if
He needed anything, because
He Himself gives everyone
life and breath and everything
else
.
neither
is he served by men's
hands, as though
he needed anything, seeing
he himself gives to
all
life and breath ,
and all
things
.
From
one
man
He made every nation of men ,
that
they
should
inhabit
the whole
earth ;
and
He
determined their
appointed times
and the boundaries of their lands.
He made from
one
blood
every nation of men to
dwell
on
all
the surface
of
the
earth ,
having
determined appointed seasons,
and the boundaries of their dwellings,
God
intended
that they would
seek Him
and
perhaps reach out for Him and find Him, though He is not far from each one of us.
that they should
seek the
Lord,
if
perhaps they
might
reach out for him and find him, though he is not far from each one of us.
‘
For in Him we live and move and have our being. ’
As some of your own poets have said, ‘
We are His offspring. ’
'
For in him we live ,
and move ,
and have our being. '
As some of your own poets have said, 'For
we are also
his offspring. '
Therefore,
being offspring of God, we should
not think that the Divine Being
is like gold or silver or stone, an
image
formed
by man’s
skill
and imagination
.
Being then
the
offspring of God, we ought
not to
think that the Divine Nature
is like gold ,
or silver ,
or stone, engraved
by art
and design
of
man
.
Although
God
overlooked
the ignorance
of
earlier
times ,
He
now commands all people everywhere to
repent .
The times of
ignorance
therefore
God
overlooked.
But
now he
commands that
all people everywhere should
repent ,
For
He has set
a day when
He will judge the world with
justice
by the Man He has appointed.
He has given proof
of
this
to everyone
by
raising
Him from the dead. ”
because
he has appointed
a day in
which
he will judge the world in
righteousness
by the man whom
he has ordained;
of
which
he has given assurance
to all
men,
in
that
he
has
raised
him from the dead. "
When they heard about
the resurrection of the dead, some began
to
mock
him,
but others said, “
We want to hear you again on
this topic
. ”
Now
when they heard of
the resurrection of the dead, some mocked;
but others said, "
We want to hear you again concerning
this. "
At
that,
Paul left
the
Areopagus
.
Thus
Paul went
out
from
among
them
.
But some
joined him and believed, including
Dionysius the Areopagite, a woman named Damaris, and others who
were
with them.
But certain
men
joined with
him ,
and believed, among
whom
also
was
Dionysius the Areopagite, and
a woman named Damaris, and others with them.
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