Parallel Verses
An Understandable Version
As his custom was, Paul went into the synagogue, [and] for three Sabbath days [in a row] he taught them from the Scriptures,
New American Standard Bible
And
King James Version
And Paul, as his manner was, went in unto them, and three sabbath days reasoned with them out of the scriptures,
Holman Bible
As usual, Paul went to the synagogue, and on three Sabbath days reasoned with them from the Scriptures,
International Standard Version
As usual, Paul entered there and on three Sabbaths discussed the Scriptures with them.
A Conservative Version
And according to Paul's custom, he went in to them, and for three Sabbaths he discoursed with them from the Scriptures,
American Standard Version
and Paul, as his custom was, went in unto them, and for three sabbath days reasoned with them from the Scriptures,
Amplified
And Paul entered the synagogue, as was his
Anderson New Testament
And Paul, according to his custom, went in to them, and, for three sabbath-days, he reasoned with them from the Scriptures,
Bible in Basic English
And Paul, as he generally did, went in to them, and on three Sabbath days had discussions with them from the holy Writings,
Common New Testament
And Paul went in, as was his custom, and for three weeks he reasoned with them from the scriptures,
Daniel Mace New Testament
Paul, as was his custom, us'd to go there, and for three sabbath-days discours'd to the Jews from the scriptures,
Darby Translation
And according to Paul's custom he went in among them, and on three sabbaths reasoned with them from the scriptures,
Godbey New Testament
And according to custom to Paul, he came in unto them, and for three Sabbaths he expounded unto them from the scriptures,
Goodspeed New Testament
Paul went to it as he was accustomed to do, and for three Sabbaths he discussed the Scriptures with them,
John Wesley New Testament
And Paul, according to his custom, went in to them, and three sabbath-days discoursed with them from the scriptures,
Julia Smith Translation
And according to custom to Paul, he went in to them, and upon three sabbaths discussed with them from the writings,
King James 2000
And Paul, as his manner was, went in unto them, and three sabbath days reasoned with them out of the scriptures,
Lexham Expanded Bible
{And as was his custom}, Paul went in to them and on three Sabbath [days] he discussed with them from the scriptures,
Modern King James verseion
And according to Paul's custom, he went in to them and reasoned with them out of the Scriptures on three sabbaths,
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
And Paul, as his manner was, went in unto them: and three Sabbath days declared out of the scripture unto them,
Moffatt New Testament
and Paul as usual went in; for three sabbaths he argued with them on the scriptures,
Montgomery New Testament
and Paul, according to his usual custom, went in to them and, for three Sabbath Days, he reasoned with them out of the Scriptures,
NET Bible
Paul went to the Jews in the synagogue, as he customarily did, and on three Sabbath days he addressed them from the scriptures,
New Heart English Bible
Paul, as was his custom, went in to them, and for three Sabbath days reasoned with them from the Scriptures,
Noyes New Testament
And Paul, as his custom was, went in among them, and for three sabbaths discoursed to them out of the Scriptures,
Sawyer New Testament
And according to his custom Paul went in to them, and reasoned with them three sabbaths from the Scriptures,
The Emphasized Bible
and, according to Paul's custom, he went in unto them, and, for three sabbaths, reasoned with them from the Scriptures, -
Thomas Haweis New Testament
And Paul, according to his usual custom, went in to them, and for three sabbaths he reasoned with them from the scriptures,
Twentieth Century New Testament
And, following his usual custom, Paul joined them, and for three Sabbaths addressed them, drawing his arguments from the Scriptures.
Webster
And Paul, as his manner was, went in to them, and on three sabbaths reasoned with them out of the scriptures,
Weymouth New Testament
Paul--following his usual custom--betook himself to it, and for three successive Sabbaths reasoned with them from the Scriptures,
Williams New Testament
So Paul, as he usually did, went to the synagogue, and for three sabbaths discussed with them the Scriptures,
World English Bible
Paul, as was his custom, went in to them, and for three Sabbath days reasoned with them from the Scriptures,
Worrell New Testament
and, according to Paul's custom, he went in to them; and for three sabbaths reasoned with them from the Scriptures,
Worsley New Testament
And according to his custom Paul went in among them, and for three sabbath-days discoursed to them from the scriptures;
Youngs Literal Translation
and according to the custom of Paul, he went in unto them, and for three sabbaths he was reasoning with them from the Writings,
Themes
Christ » Reproves » Of Christ, a central truth of the gospel
Greece » Inhabitants of » Accept the messiah
Law » Expounded by » In synagogues
Missionary journeys » Ac 13-14 » Second - with silas
Paul » Visits amphipolis, apollonia, and thessalonica; preaches in the synagogue
Paul's » First - with barnabas and john mark ac 13-14 » Second - with silas
Reasoning » Of paul from the scriptures
Resurrection » Examples of » Of Christ, a central truth of the gospel
Sabbath » Lawful to do good deeds on
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Word Count of 37 Translations in Acts 17:2
Verse Info
Context Readings
Attacked By A Mob In Thessalonica
1 Now when they [Note: A change from the use of "we" to "they" suggests that the writer Luke remained behind in Philippi at this point] had traveled through the [Macedonian] towns of Amphipolis and Apollonia, they came to [the city of] Thessalonica where there was a Jewish synagogue. 2 As his custom was, Paul went into the synagogue, [and] for three Sabbath days [in a row] he taught them from the Scriptures, 3 explaining and declaring that it was necessary for Christ to suffer and [then] rise again from the dead. Paul was saying, "This Jesus, whom I am proclaiming to you, is the Christ."
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Cross References
Acts 9:20
And so Saul began proclaiming that Jesus was the Son of God in the synagogues [of the Damascus area].
Luke 4:16
Jesus then went to Nazareth where He had been brought up. He entered the synagogue on the Sabbath day, according to His custom, and stood up to read [the Scriptures].
Acts 8:35
So, Philip opened his mouth, and beginning [his message] from this Scripture [passage], he preached to him [about] Jesus.
Acts 13:5
After arriving at Salamis [a town on the island], they proclaimed the message of God in the Jewish synagogues [there], with John [Mark] attending [to various details of their ministry].
Acts 17:10
The brothers [then] immediately sent Paul and Silas away at night to Berea [i.e., a town in Macedonia]. When they got there they went into the Jewish synagogue.
Acts 17:17
So, he debated in the synagogue with the Jews and the God-fearing people [i.e., Gentile proselytes], as well as in the open shopping market with others who met with him there.
John 18:20
Jesus answered him, "I have spoken publicly to the world; I always taught in the synagogues and in the Temple, where all the Jews assemble. I have never said anything in secret.
Acts 13:14
Then they traveled on past Perga and arrived at Antioch in Pisidia where they entered the [Jewish] synagogue on the Sabbath day and sat down.
Acts 14:1
It happened in Iconium that Paul and Barnabas [again] entered the Jewish synagogue and presented the message [so powerfully] that a large number of both Jews and Greeks [i.e., Gentiles] became believers.
Acts 18:4
Every Sabbath day Paul held discussions in the synagogues, trying to convince [both] Jews and Greeks [i.e., Gentiles, that Jesus was the Messiah].
Acts 19:8
Paul went into the Jewish synagogue and spoke boldly for three months, discussing and convincing people about matters regarding the kingdom of God.
Acts 24:25
And as he discussed the matters of doing right, and [maintaining] self control and the coming judgment, Felix became terrified and answered, "Go on away for now; I will call you back when it is convenient for me."
Acts 28:23
And when they had arranged a day, large numbers of people came to Paul's house. He explained [everything to them], testifying from morning until evening concerning the kingdom of God and concerning [the Messiahship of] Jesus, both from the law of Moses and from [the writings of] the prophets.
Hebrews 7:1-10
For this Melchizedek was king of Salem [Note: This probably refers to Jerusalem], and a priest of the Most High God. He met Abraham returning [from battle] when he defeated the kings [See Gen. 14:1ff] and blessed him.