Acts 17:4

² 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.

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.

⁵ 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.

⁶ 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,

Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB: 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.
KJV: And some of them believed, and consorted with Paul and Silas; and of the devout Greeks a great multitude, and of the chief women not a few.
WEB: 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.
ASV: And some of them were persuaded, and consorted with Paul and Silas, and of the devout Greeks a great multitude, and of the chief women not a few.
DARBY: And some of them believed, and joined themselves to Paul and Silas, and of the Greeks who worshipped, a great multitude, and of the chief women not a few.
BLB: And some of them were obedient and joined themselves to Paul and to Silas, along with a great multitude of the worshiping Greeks and not a few of the leading women.

ÅB: Noen av dem lot seg overbevise og holdt seg til Paulus og Silas. Det samme gjorde en stor mengde av de grekere som dyrket Gud, og ikke få av de prominente kvinnene.
OTB: Noen av jødene ble overbevist og sluttet seg til Paulus og Silas, sammen med et stort antall gudfryktige grekere og en betydelig mengde fremtredende kvinner.
B1930: Og nogen av dem lot sig overbevise og holdt sig til Paulus og Silas, likeså en stor mengde av de grekere som dyrket Gud, og ikke få av de fornemste kvinner.

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Original text and word study

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Acts 17:12
As a result, many of them believed, along with quite a few prominent Greek women and men.
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Acts 13:43
After the synagogue was dismissed, many of the Jews and devout converts to Judaism followed Paul and Barnabas, who spoke to them and urged them to continue in the grace of God.
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Acts 14:4
The people of the city were divided. Some sided with the Jews, and others with the apostles.
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Acts 15:22
Then the apostles and elders, with the whole church, decided to select men from among them to send to Antioch with Paul and Barnabas. They chose Judas called Barsabbas and Silas, two leaders among the brothers,
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Acts 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.
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2 Corinthians 8:5
And not only did they do as we expected, but they gave themselves first to the Lord and then to us, because it was the will of God.
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Acts 28:24
Some of them were convinced by what he said, but others refused to believe.
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Acts 15:27
Therefore we are sending Judas and Silas to tell you in person the same things we are writing.
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