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

2 Corinthians 6:17

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

A few, however, attached themselves to him and believed, among whom was Dionysius the Areopagite, and a woman named Damaris, and some others.

Then those who welcomed his message were baptized, and in that day about three thousand souls were added to them;

As soon as the apostles were released, they went to their friends, and told what the high priests and elders had said.

Many signs and wonders continued to be wrought among the people by the hands of the apostles, and by common consent they all would meet in Solomon's Porch,

In Iconium it happened that they went together to the synagogue of the Jews, and so spoke that a great number both of Jews and of Gentiles believed.

Some began to believe what he said, but some were unbelieving.

Therefore, Come out from among them and separate yourselves, saith the Lord, touch not what is unclean;

Consorted

And this not as I had expected, but in accordance with the will of God, they first gave themselves to God and to me.

Silas

Then it seemed good to the apostles and the elders, together with the whole church, to select some of their number, and to send them to Antioch with Paul and Barnabas. The men chosen were Judas called Bar-Sabbas, and Silas, leading men among the brethren.

The devout

He argued in the synagogues with the Jews and the devout proselytes, and also daily in the market-place with those that met him there.

When the congregation broke up, many of the Jews, and of the devout proselytes, followed Paul and Barnabas, who talked to them, and urged them to continue in the grace of God.

Now Paul, wishing that this man should accompany him on his journey, took him and circumcised him because of the local Jews, who all knew that his father was a Greek.

Every Sabbath he used to preach in the synagogue, and tried to persuade both Jews and Greeks.

This went on for two years, so that all the inhabitants of Asia heard the Lord's message, Jews as well as Greeks.

"Men of Israel, help! This is the man who goes everywhere preaching to everybody against the people, and the Law, and this place. And he has actually brought Gentiles even into the temple, and has desecrated the holy place."

And of the chief

So many of them became believers, and so did not a few Greeks, women of honorable estate, and men.

But the Jews urged on the devout women of high rank, and the leading citizens, and stirred up a persecution against Paul and Barnabas, and drove them out of the district,

General references

Some began to believe what he said, but some were unbelieving.