Acts 17:1 Now1161 when they had passed through1353 Amphipolis295 and2532 Apollonia,624 they came2064 to1519 Thessalonica,2332 where3699 was2258 a synagogue4864 of the Jews:24532 and1161 Paul,3972 as2596 his custom1486 was, went in1525 unto4314 them,846 and2532 for1909 three5140 sabbath{Or, weeks} days4521 reasoned1256 with them846 from575 the scriptures,11243 opening1272 and2532 alleging3908 that3754 it behooved1163 the Christ5547 to suffer,3958 and2532 to rise again450 from1537 the dead;3498 and2532 that3754 this3778 Jesus,2424 whom,3739saidhe, I1473 proclaim2605 unto you,5213 is2076 the Christ.55474 And2532 some5100 of1537 them846 were persuaded,3982 and2532 consorted4345 with Paul3972 and2532 Silas;4609 and5037 of the devout4576 Greeks1672 a great4183 multitude,4128 and5037 of the chief4413 women1135 not3756 a few.36415 But1161 the Jews,24533588544 being moved with jealousy,2206 took unto them43552532 certain5100 vile4190 fellows435 of the rabble,60 and2532 gathering a crowd,3792 set the2350 city4172 on an uproar;2350 and5037 assaulting2186 the house3614 of Jason,2394 they sought2212 to bring71 them846 forth71 to1519 the people.12186 And1161 when they found2147 them846 not,3361 they dragged4951 Jason2394 and2532 certain5100 brethren80 before1909 the rulers of the city,4173 crying,994 These3778 that3754 have turned387 the{Greek the inhabited earth.} world3625 upside down387 are come3918 hither1759 also;25327 whom3739 Jason2394 hath received:5264 and2532 these3778 all3956 act4238 contrary561 to the decrees1378 of Caesar,2541 saying3004 that there is1511 another2087 king,935one Jesus.24248 And1161 they troubled5015 the multitude3793 and2532 the rulers of the city,4173 when they heard191 these things.50239 And2532 when they had taken2983 security2425 from3844 Jason2394 and2532 the rest,3062 they let630 them846 go.630
Acts 17:10 And1161 the brethren80 immediately2112 sent away15995037 Paul3972 and2532 Silas4609 by1223 night3571 unto1519 Beroea:960 who3748 when they were come3854 thither went3854 into1519 the synagogue4864 of the Jews.245311 Now these3778 were2258 more noble2104 than those3588 in1722 Thessalonica,2332 in that3748 they received1209 the word3056 with3326 all3956 readiness of mind,4288 examining350 the scriptures11242596 daily,2250 whether1487 these things5023 were2192 so.377912 Many4183 of1537 them846 therefore37673303 believed;4100 also2532 of1537 the Greek1674 women1135 of honorable2158 estate, and2532 of men,435 not3756 a few.364113 But1161 when5613 the Jews2453 of575 Thessalonica2332 had knowledge1097 that3754 the word3056 of God2316 was proclaimed2605 of5259 Paul3972 at1722 Beroea960 also,2546 they came2064 thither likewise,2532 stirring up4531 and troubling the multitudes.379314 And1161 then5119 immediately2112 the brethren80 sent forth1821 Paul3972 to go4198 as far as5613 to1909 the sea:2281 and11615037 Silas4609 and2532 Timothy5095 abode5278 there1563 still.527815 But1161 they3588 that conducted2525 Paul3972 brought71 him846 as far as2193 Athens:116 and2532 receiving2983 a commandment1785 unto4314 Silas4609 and2532 Timothy5095 that they should2443 come2064 to4314 him846 with5613 all speed,5033 they departed.1826
Acts 17:16 Now1161 while Paul3972 waited1551 for them846 at1722 Athens,116 his846 spirit4151 was provoked3947 within1722 him846 as5607 he beheld2334 the city4172 full of idols.271217 So33033767 he1256 reasoned in1722 the synagogue4864 with the Jews2453 and2532 the devout persons,4576 and2532 in1722 the marketplace58 every3956 day2250 with4314 them that3588 met him.390918 And1161 certain5100 also of the Epicurean1946 and2532 Stoic4770 philosophers5386 encountered4820 him.846 And2532 some5100 said,3004 What5101302 would2309 this3778 babbler4691 say?1161 others,3588 He seemeth1380 to be1511 a setter forth2604 of strange3581{Or, foreign divinities} gods:1140{Greek demons.} because3754 he preached2097846{See marginal note on 5:42.} Jesus2424 and2532 the resurrection.38619 And5037 they took1949 hold of him,846 and brought71 him unto1909{Or, before} the{Or, the hill of Mars} Areopagus,697 saying,3004 May1410 we know1097 what5101 this3778 new2537 teaching1322 is, which5259 is spoken2980 by thee?467520 For1063 thou bringest1533 certain5100 strange3579 things to1519 our2257 ears:189 we would1014 know1097 therefore3767 what5101 these things5023 mean.151121 (Now1161 all3956 the Athenians117 and2532 the strangers3581 sojourning3588 there1927 spent{Or, had leisure for nothing else} their time2119 in1519 nothing3762 else,2087 but either2228 to tell3004 or2532 to hear191 some5100 new thing.)253722 And1161 Paul3972 stood2476 in1722 the midst3319 of the Areopagus,697 and said,5346 Ye men435 of Athens,117 in2596 all things3956 I perceive2334 that ye5209 are5613 very{Or, somewhat superstitious} religious.117423 For1063 as I passed along,1330 and2532 observed333 the objects of your5216 worship,4574 I found2147 also2532 an altar1041 with1722 this3739 inscription,1924 TO AN UNKNOWN57 GOD.2316 What3739 therefore3767 ye worship2151 in ignorance,50 this5126 I1473 set forth2605 unto you.521324 The God2316 that made4160 the world2889 and2532 all things39561722 therein,846 he,3778 being5225 Lord2962 of heaven3772 and2532 earth,1093 dwelleth2730 not3756 in1722 temples3485{Or, sanctuaries} made with hands;549925 neither3761 is he served2323 by5259 men's444 hands,5495 as though he needed4326 anything,5100 seeing he846 himself giveth1325 to all3956 life,2222 and2532 breath,4157 and2596 all things;395626 and5037 he made4160 of1537 one1520129 every3956 nation1484 of men444 to dwell2730 on1909 all3956 the face4383 of the earth,1093 having determined3724their appointed4384 seasons,2540 and2532 the bounds3734 of their846 habitation;273327 that they should seek2212 God,2962 if1487686 haply1065 they might feel after5584 him846 and2532 find2147 him,846 though2544 he is5225 not3756 far3112 from575 each1538 one1520 of us:225728 for1063 in1722 him846 we live,2198 and2532 move,2795 and2532 have our being;2070 as5613 certain5100 even2532 of2596 your own5209 poets4163 have said,2046 For1063 we are2070 also2532 his offspring.108529 Being5225 then3767 the offspring1085 of God,2316 we ought3784 not3756 to think that3543 the{Or, that which is divine} Godhead2304 is1511 like unto3664 gold,5557 or2228 silver,696 or2228 stone,3037 graven5480 by art5078 and2532 device1761 of man.444303303 The times5550 of ignorance52 therefore3767 God2316 overlooked;5237 but3588 now3568 he commandeth3853{Some ancient authorities read declareth to men.} men444 that they should all3956 everywhere3837 repent:334031 inasmuch1360 as he hath appointed2476 a day2250 in1722 which3739 he will3195 judge2919 the{Greek the inhabited earth.} world3625 in1722 righteousness1343 by1722{Greek in.} the{Or, a man} man435 whom3739 he hath ordained;3724 whereof he hath given3930 assurance4102 unto all3956 men, in that he hath raised450 him846 from1537 the dead.3498
Acts 17:32 Now1161 when they heard191 of the resurrection386 of the dead,3498 some3588 mocked;5512 but1161 others3588 said,2036 We will hear191 thee4675 concerning4012 this51273303 yet again.382533 Thus3779 Paul3972 went out1831 from1537 among3319 them.84634 But1161 certain5100 men435 clave2853 unto him,846 and believed:4100 among1722 whom also3739 was2532 Dionysius1354 the Areopagite,698 and2532 a woman1135 named3686 Damaris,1152 and2532 others2087 with4862 them.846