Acts 17:4

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

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.

Some

Consorted

2 Corinthians 8:5

Silas

Acts 15:22

The devout

And of the chief

Acts 17:12

Acts 13:50

General references

Acts 28:24

Bible References

Some

But some men gave him their support: among whom was Dionysius the Areopagite, and a woman named Damaris, and others with them.

Then those who gave hearing to his words had baptism: and about three thousand souls were joined to them that day.

And when they had been made free, they came back to their friends, and gave an account of all the things which the chief priests and the authorities had said to them.

Now a number of signs and wonders were done among the people by the hands of the Apostles; and they were all together in Solomon's covered way.

Now in Iconium they went together to the Synagogue of the Jews and gave such teaching that a great number of Jews and Greeks had faith.

And some were in agreement with what he said, but some had doubts.

Give up the simple ones and have life, and go in the way of knowledge.

Go with wise men and be wise: but he who keeps company with the foolish will be broken.

Say, O love of my soul, where you give food to your flock, and where you make them take their rest in the heat of the day; why have I to be as one wandering by the flocks of your friends?

Where is your loved one gone, O most fair among women? Where is your loved one turned away, that we may go looking for him with you?

And a number of nations will be joined to the Lord in that day, and will become my people; and I will be living among you, and you will see that the Lord of armies has sent me to you.

This is what the Lord of armies has said: It will again come about that when peoples and those living in great towns come,

For which cause, Come out from among them, and be separate, says the Lord, and let no unclean thing come near you; and I will take you for myself,

Consorted

And going even farther than our hope, they first gave themselves to the Lord and to us after the purpose of God.

Silas

Then it seemed good to the Apostles and the rulers and all the church, to send men from among them to Antioch with Paul and Barnabas; Judas, named Barsabbas, and Silas, chief men among the brothers:

The devout

So he had discussions in the Synagogue with the Jews and God-fearing Gentiles, and every day in the market-place with those who were there.

Now when the meeting was ended, a number of the Jews and of the God-fearing Gentiles who had become Jews, went after Paul and Barnabas: who put before them how important it was to keep on in the grace of God.

Paul had a desire for him to go with him, and he gave him circumcision because of the Jews who were in those parts: for they all had knowledge that his father was a Greek.

And every Sabbath he had discussions in the Synagogue, turning Jews and Greeks to the faith.

And this went on for two years, so that all those who were living in Asia had knowledge of the word of the Lord, Greeks as well as Jews.

Crying out, Men of Israel, come to our help: this is the man who is teaching all men everywhere against the people and the law and this place: and in addition, he has taken Greeks into the Temple, and made this holy place unclean.

And of the chief

And a number of them had faith, and no small number of the Greek women of high position and of the men.

But the Jews, working up the feelings of the God-fearing women of high position and of the chief men of the town, got an attack started against Paul and Barnabas, driving them out of those parts.

General references

And some were in agreement with what he said, but some had doubts.