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Acts 17:2

Paul
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1 When they had passed through Amphipolis and Apollonia, they came to Thessalonica, where there was a Jewish synagogue.

As was his custom, Paul went into the synagogue, and on three Sabbaths he reasoned with them from the Scriptures,

3 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.

4 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.

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BSB
As was his custom, Paul went into the synagogue, and on three Sabbaths he reasoned with them from the Scriptures,
KJV
And Paul, as his manner was, went in unto them, and three sabbath days reasoned with them out of the scriptures,
WEB
Paul, as was his custom, went in to them; and for three Sabbath days reasoned with them from the Scriptures,
ASV
and Paul, as his custom was, went in unto them, and for three sabbath days reasoned with them from the Scriptures,
DARBY
And according to Paul's custom he went in among them, and on three sabbaths reasoned with them from the scriptures,
BLB
And according to the custom of Paul, he went in to them, and for three Sabbaths he reasoned with them from the Scriptures,
ÅB
Paulus gikk inn til dem slik han pleide. På tre sabbatsdager holdt han samtale med dem om skriftene,
OTB
Som han pleide, gikk Paulus inn i synagogen, og i tre sabbater samtalte han med dem ut fra Skriftene,
B1930
Efter sin sedvane gikk Paulus inn til dem, og på tre sabbatsdager holdt han samtale med dem ut av skriftene,

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  • Acts 18:4

    Every Sabbath he reasoned in the synagogue, trying to persuade Jews and Greeks alike.

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  • Acts 9:20

    Saul promptly began to proclaim Jesus in the synagogues, declaring, “He is the Son of God.”

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  • Isaiah 1:18

    “Come now, let us reason together,” says the LORD. “Though your sins are like scarlet, they will be as white as snow; though they are as red as crimson, they will become like wool.

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  • Acts 17:10

    As soon as night had fallen, the brothers sent Paul and Silas away to Berea. On arriving there, they went into the Jewish synagogue.

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  • Luke 4:16

    Then Jesus came to Nazareth, where He had been brought up. As was His custom, He entered the synagogue on the Sabbath. And when He stood up to read,

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  • Acts 13:5

    When they arrived at Salamis, they proclaimed the word of God in the Jewish synagogues. And John was with them as their helper.

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  • Acts 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.

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  • Acts 17:17

    So he reasoned in the synagogue with the Jews and God-fearing Gentiles, and in the marketplace with those he met each day.

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