Acts 19:9

7 There were about twelve men in all.

8 Then Paul went into the synagogue and spoke boldly there for three months, arguing persuasively about the kingdom of God.

But when some of them stubbornly refused to believe and publicly maligned the Way, Paul took his disciples and left the synagogue to conduct daily discussions in the lecture hall of Tyrannus.

10 This continued for two years, so that everyone who lived in the province of Asia, Jews and Greeks alike, heard the word of the Lord.

11 God did extraordinary miracles through the hands of Paul,

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BSB
But when some of them stubbornly refused to believe and publicly maligned the Way, Paul took his disciples and left the synagogue to conduct daily discussions in the lecture hall of Tyrannus.
KJV
But when divers were hardened, and believed not, but spake evil of that way before the multitude, he departed from them, and separated the disciples, disputing daily in the school of one Tyrannus.
WEB
But when some were hardened and disobedient, speaking evil of the Way before the multitude, he departed from them and separated the disciples, reasoning daily in the school of Tyrannus.
ASV
But when some were hardened and disobedient, speaking evil of the Way before the multitude, he departed from them, and separated the disciples, reasoning daily in the school of Tyrannus.
DARBY
But when some were hardened and disbelieved, speaking evil of the way before the multitude, he left them and separated the disciples, reasoning daily in the school of Tyrannus.
BLB
But when some were hardened and were disbelieving, speaking evil of the Way before the multitude, having departed from them, he separated the disciples, reasoning every day in the lecture hall of Tyrannus.
ÅB
Men da noen forherdet seg og ikke ville tro, og talte ille om Guds vei så mengden hørte på det, da brøt han lag med dem og skilte disiplene fra dem, og holdt daglige samtaler i Tyrannus' skole.
OTB
Men da noen ble sta og nektet å tro, og talte ondt om Veien for forsamlingen, forlot han dem og tok disiplene med seg, og han holdt daglige diskusjoner i Tyrannus' forelesningssal.
B1930
Men da nogen forherdet sig og ikke vilde tro, og talte ille om Guds vei så mengden hørte på det, da brøt han lag med dem og skilte disiplene fra dem, og holdt daglige samtaler i Tyrannus' skole.

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Cross references

  • Acts 19:23

    About that time there arose a great disturbance about the Way.

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  • Acts 9:2

    and requested letters to the synagogues in Damascus, so that if he found any men or women belonging to the Way, he could bring them as prisoners to Jerusalem.

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  • Acts 18:6–8

    But when they opposed and insulted him, he shook out his garments and told them, “Your blood be on your own heads! I am innocent of it. From now on I will go to the Gentiles.”

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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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  • 2 Peter 2:12

    These men are like irrational animals, creatures of instinct, born to be captured and destroyed. They blaspheme in matters they do not understand, and like such creatures, they too will be destroyed.

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  • Jude 1:10

    These men, however, slander what they do not understand, and like irrational animals, they will be destroyed by the things they do instinctively.

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  • Acts 7:51

    You stiff-necked people with uncircumcised hearts and ears! You always resist the Holy Spirit, just as your fathers did.

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  • 1 Timothy 6:5

    and constant friction between men of depraved mind who are devoid of the truth. These men regard godliness as a means of gain.

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