Acts 17:4

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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 certain men believed and joined themselves with him, among whom was Dionysius of the Areopagus and a woman named Damaris and others with them.

So that those who gladly received his word were baptized, and the same day there were added unto them about three thousand souls.

And being let go, they went to their own company and reported all that the princes of the priests and the elders had said unto them.

And by the hands of the apostles many signs and wonders were wrought in the people. (And they were all with one accord in Solomon's porch.

And it came to pass in Iconium that they went both together into the synagogue of the Jews and so spoke, that a great multitude both of the Jews and also of the Greeks believed.

And some believed the things which were spoken, and some did not believe.

Forsake that which is foolish and live and go in the way of understanding.

He that walks with wise men shall be wise, but the companion of fools shall be destroyed.

Tell me, O thou whom my soul loves, where thou dost feed, where thou dost make thy flock to rest at noon; for why did I have to be as a wanderer after the flocks of thy companions?

Where has thy beloved gone, O thou fairest among women? where didst thy beloved separate himself? that we may seek him with thee.

And many Gentiles shall join themselves unto the LORD in that day and shall be my people, and I will dwell in the midst of thee, and then thou shalt know that the LORD of the hosts has sent me unto thee.

Thus hath the LORD of the hosts said, It shall yet come to pass that there shall come people and the inhabitants of many cities

Therefore come out from among them, and be ye separate, saith the Lord, and do not touch the unclean thing; and I will receive you

Consorted

And this they did, not as we hoped, but first gave their own selves to the Lord and then unto us by the will of God.

Silas

Then it pleased the apostles and elders, with the whole congregation , to send chosen men of their own company to Antioch with Paul and Barnabas; namely, Judas surnamed Barsabas and Silas, principal men among the brethren;

The devout

Therefore he disputed in the synagogue with the Jews and with the devout persons and in the market daily with those that he met with.

Now when the synagogue was dismissed, many of the Jews and religious proselytes followed Paul and Barnabas, who, speaking to them, persuaded them to remain in the grace of God.

Paul desired to have him go forth with him and took and circumcised him because of the Jews who were in those quarters, for they all knew that his father was a Greek.

And he reasoned in the synagogue every sabbath and persuaded Jews and Greeks.

And this continued by the space of two years so that all those who dwelt in Asia heard the word of the Lord Jesus, both Jews and Greeks.

crying out, Men of Israel, help; this is the man that teaches everyone everywhere against the people and the law and this place and further brought Greeks also into the temple and has polluted this holy place.

And of the chief

Therefore many of them believed, also of honourable women who were Greeks and of men, not a few.

But the Jews stirred up the devout and honourable women and the principals of the city and raised up persecution against Paul and Barnabas and expelled them out of their borders.

General references

And some believed the things which were spoken, and some did not believe.