Acts 17:12
10 As soon as night had fallen, the brothers sent Paul and Silas away to Berea. On arriving there, they went into the Jewish synagogue.
11 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.
As a result, many of them believed, along with quite a few prominent Greek women and men.
13 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.
14 The brothers immediately sent Paul to the coast, but Silas and Timothy remained in Berea.
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Compare
- BSB
- As a result, many of them believed, along with quite a few prominent Greek women and men.
- KJV
- Therefore many of them believed; also of honourable women which were Greeks, and of men, not a few.
- WEB
- Many of them therefore believed; also of the prominent Greek women, and not a few men.
- ASV
- Many of them therefore believed; also of the Greek women of honorable estate, and of men, not a few.
- DARBY
- Therefore many from among them believed, and of Grecian women of the upper classes and men not a few.
- BLB
- Therefore many of them indeed believed, and not a few of the prominent Grecian women and men.
- ÅB
- Mange av dem kom da til troen, og ikke få av de prominente grekerne, både kvinner og menn.
- OTB
- Derfor kom mange av dem til tro, sammen med et betydelig antall fremtredende greske kvinner og menn.
- B1930
- Mange av disse kom da til troen, og ikke få av de fornemme greske kvinner og menn.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Ephesians 5:14
So it is said: “Wake up, O sleeper, rise up from the dead, and Christ will shine on you.”
Read in contextActs 14:1
At Iconium, Paul and Barnabas went as usual into the Jewish synagogue, where they spoke so well that a great number of Jews and Greeks believed.
Read in contextActs 13:50
The Jews, however, incited the religious women of prominence and the leading men of the city. They stirred up persecution against Paul and Barnabas and drove them out of their district.
Read in contextActs 17:2–4
As was his custom, Paul went into the synagogue, and on three Sabbaths he reasoned with them from the Scriptures,
Read in context1 Corinthians 1:26
Brothers, consider the time of your calling: Not many of you were wise by human standards; not many were powerful; not many were of noble birth.
Read in contextPsalms 25:8–9
Good and upright is the LORD; therefore He shows sinners the way.
Read in contextJames 1:21
Therefore, get rid of all moral filth and every expression of evil, and humbly accept the word planted in you, which can save your souls.
Read in contextJohn 7:17
If anyone desires to do His will, he will know whether My teaching is from God or whether I speak on My own.
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