Acts 17:1 Now1161 when they had passed through1353 Amphipolis295 and2532 Apollonia,624 they came2064 to1519 Thessalonica,2332 where3699 there was2258 a Jewish2453 synagogue.4864 cr 2 Paul,3972 as2596 was1486 his custom,1486 went in1525 to4314 them,846 and2532 for1909 three5140 Sabbath days4521 reasoned1256 with them846 from575 the Scriptures,1124 cr 3 explaining1272 and2532 demonstrating3908 that3754 the Christ5547 had1163 to suffer3958 and2532 rise again450 from1537 the dead,3498 and2532 saying,3754 "This3778 Jesus,2424 whom3739 I1473 proclaim2605 to you,5213 is2076 the Christ."5547 cr

Acts 17:4 2532 Some5100 of1537 them846 were persuaded,3982 and2532 joined4345 Paul3972 and2532 Silas,4609 of5037 the devout4576 Greeks1672 a great4183 multitude,4128 and5037 not3756 a few3641 of the chief4413 women.1135 cr 5 But1161 the3588 unpersuaded544 Jews2453 2206 took along4355 2532{TR reads “And the Jews who were unpersuaded, becoming envious and taking along” instead of “But the unpersuaded Jews took along”} some5100 wicked4190 men435 from the marketplace,60 and2532 gathering a2532 crowd,3792 set the2350 city4172 in an uproar.2350 Assaulting2186 the house3614 of Jason,2394 they sought2212 to bring71 them846 out71 to1519 the people.1218 cr 6 When1161 they didn't3361 find2147 them,846 they dragged4951 Jason2394 and2532 certain5100 brothers80{The word for “brothers” here and where the context allows may be also correctly translated “brothers and sisters” or “siblings.”} before1909 the rulers of the city,4173 crying,994 "These3778 who3754 have turned387 the world3625 upside down387 have come3918 here1759 also,2532 cr 7 whom3739 Jason2394 has received.5264 2532 These3778 all3956 act4238 contrary561 to the decrees1378 of Caesar,2541 saying3004 that there is1511 another2087 king,935 Jesus!"2424 cr 8 The1161 multitude3793 and1161 the rulers of the city4173 were troubled5015 when they heard191 these things.5023 cr 9 When2532 they had taken2983 security2425 from3844 Jason2394 and2532 the rest,3062 they let630 them846 go.630 cr 10 The1161 brothers80 immediately2112 sent5037 Paul3972 and1161 Silas4609 away1599 by1223 night3571 to1519 Beroea.960 When they3748 arrived,3854 they went549 into1519 the Jewish2453 synagogue.4864 cr

Acts 17:11 Now these3778 were2258 more noble2104 than those3588 in1722 Thessalonica,2332 in that3748 they received1209 the word3056 with3326 all3956 readiness of the mind,4288 examining350 the Scriptures1124 2596 daily2250 to see whether1487 these things5023 were2192 so.3779 cr 12 Many4183 of1537 them846 therefore3767 3303 believed;4100 also2532 of1537 the prominent2158 Greek1674 women,1135 and2532 not3756 a few3641 men.435 cr 13 But1161 when5613 the Jews2453 of575 Thessalonica2332 had knowledge1097 that3754 the word3056 of God2316 was proclaimed2605 by5259 Paul3972 at1722 Beroea960 also,2546 they came2064 there likewise,2532 agitating4531 the multitudes.3793 cr 14 1161 Then5119 the brothers80 immediately2112 sent out1821 Paul3972 to go4198 as far as5613 to1909 the sea,2281 and1161 5037 Silas4609 and2532 Timothy5095 still5278 stayed5278 there.1563 cr 15 But1161 those3588 who escorted2525 Paul3972 brought71 him846 as far as2193 Athens.116 2532 Receiving2983 a commandment1785 to4314 Silas4609 and2532 Timothy5095 that they should2443 come2064 to4314 him846 very5613 quickly,5033 they departed.1826 cr

Acts 17:16 Now1161 while Paul3972 waited1551 for them846 at1722 Athens,116 his846 spirit4151 was provoked3947 within1722 him846 as5607 he saw2334 the city4172 full of idols.2712 cr 17 So3303 3767 he1256 reasoned in1722 the synagogue4864 with the Jews2453 and2532 the devout persons,4576 and2532 in1722 the marketplace58 every3956 day2250 with4314 those who3588 met him.3909 cr 18 1161 Some5100 of the Epicurean1946 and2532 Stoic4770 philosophers5386 also{TR omits “also”} were conversing4820 with him.846 2532 Some5100 said,3004 "What5101 302 does2309 this3778 babbler4691 want to say?"1161 Others3588 said, "He seems1380 to be1511 advocating2604 foreign3581 deities,"1140 because3754 he preached2097 846 Jesus2424 and2532 the resurrection.386 cr

Acts 17:19 They5037 took1949 hold of him,846 and brought71 him to1909 the Areopagus,697 saying,3004 "May1410 we know1097 what5101 this3778 new2537 teaching1322 is, which5259 is spoken2980 by you?4675 cr 20 For1063 you bring1533 certain5100 strange3579 things to1519 our2257 ears.189 We want to1519 know1097 therefore3767 what5101 these things5023 mean."1511 cr 21 Now1161 all3956 the Athenians117 and2532 the strangers3581 living3588 there1927 spent their time2119 in1519 nothing3762 else,2087 but either2228 to tell3004 or2532 to hear191 some5100 new thing.2537 cr

Acts 17:22 1161 Paul3972 stood2476 in1722 the middle3319 of the Areopagus,697 and said,5346 "You men435 of Athens,117 I perceive2334 that you5209 are5613 very religious1174 in2596 all things.3956 cr 23 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 you worship2151 in ignorance,50 this5126 I1473 announce2605 to you.5213 cr 24 The God2316 who made4160 the world2889 and2532 all things3956 in1722 it,846 he,3778 being5225 Lord2962 of heaven3772 and2532 earth,1093 doesn't3756 dwell2730 in1722 temples3485 made with hands,5499 cr 25 neither3761 is he served2323 by5259 men's444 hands,5495 as though he needed4326 anything,5100 seeing he846 himself gives1325 to all3956 life2222 and2532 breath,4157 and2596 all things.3956 cr 26 He5037 made4160 from one1520 blood129 every3956 nation1484 of1537 men444 to dwell2730 on1909 all3956 the surface4383 of the earth,1093 having determined3724 appointed4384 seasons,2540 and2532 the boundaries3734 of their846 dwellings,2733 cr 27 that they should seek2212 the Lord,2962 if1487 686 perhaps1065 they might reach out for5584 him846 and2532 find2147 him,846 though2544 he is5225 not3756 far3112 from575 each1538 one1520 of us.2257 cr 28 ‘For1063 in1722 him846 we live,2198 and2532 move,2795 and2532 have our being.'2070 As5613 some5100 2532 of2596 your own5209 poets4163 have said,2046 ‘For1063 we are2070 also2532 his offspring.'1085 cr 29 Being5225 then3767 the offspring1085 of God,2316 we ought3784 not3756 to think that3543 the Divine Nature2304 is1511 like3664 gold,5557 or2228 silver,696 or2228 stone,3037 engraved5480 by art5078 and2532 design1761 of man.444 cr 30 3303 The times5550 of ignorance52 therefore3767 God2316 overlooked.5237 But3588 now3568 he commands3853 that all3956 people444 everywhere3837 should repent,3340 cr 31 because1360 he has appointed2476 a day2250 in1722 which3739 he will3195 judge2919 the world3625 in1722 righteousness1343 by1722 the man435 whom3739 he has ordained;3724 of which he has given3930 assurance4102 to all3956 men, in that he has raised450 him846 from1537 the dead."3498 cr

Acts 17:32 Now1161 when they heard191 of the resurrection386 of the dead,3498 some3588 mocked;5512 but1161 others3588 said,2036 "We want to hear191 you4675 again3825 concerning4012 3303 this."5127 cr

Acts 17:33 Thus3779 Paul3972 went out1831 from1537 among3319 them.846 cr 34 But1161 certain5100 men435 joined2853 with him,846 and believed,4100 among1722 whom also3739 was2532 Dionysius1354 the Areopagite,698 and2532 a woman1135 named3686 Damaris,1152 and2532 others2087 with4862 them.846 cr