Acts 17:4
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4 Some of the Jews who listened were persuaded and joined Paul and Silas, along with many God-fearing Greek men and quite a few prominent women.[a]
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- 17:4 Some manuscripts read quite a few of the wives of the leading men.
Acts 17:12
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12 As a result, many Jews believed, as did many of the prominent Greek women and men.
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Acts 14:4
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4 But the people of the town were divided in their opinion about them. Some sided with the Jews, and some with the apostles.
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Acts 15:22
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The Letter for Gentile Believers
22 Then the apostles and elders together with the whole church in Jerusalem chose delegates, and they sent them to Antioch of Syria with Paul and Barnabas to report on this decision. The men chosen were two of the church leaders[a]—Judas (also called Barsabbas) and Silas.
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- 15:22 Greek were leaders among the brothers.
Acts 13:50
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50 Then the Jews stirred up the influential religious women and the leaders of the city, and they incited a mob against Paul and Barnabas and ran them out of town.
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Acts 13:43
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43 Many Jews and devout converts to Judaism followed Paul and Barnabas, and the two men urged them to continue to rely on the grace of God.
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2 Corinthians 8:5
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5 They even did more than we had hoped, for their first action was to give themselves to the Lord and to us, just as God wanted them to do.
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2 Corinthians 6:17-18
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17 Therefore, come out from among unbelievers,
and separate yourselves from them, says the Lord.
Don’t touch their filthy things,
and I will welcome you.[a]
18 And I will be your Father,
and you will be my sons and daughters,
says the Lord Almighty.[b]”
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- 6:17 Isa 52:11; Ezek 20:34 (Greek version).
- 6:18 2 Sam 7:14.
Acts 28:24
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24 Some were persuaded by the things he said, but others did not believe.
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Acts 21:28
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28 yelling, “Men of Israel, help us! This is the man who preaches against our people everywhere and tells everybody to disobey the Jewish laws. He speaks against the Temple—and even defiles this holy place by bringing in Gentiles.[a]”
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- 21:28 Greek Greeks.
Acts 19:10
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10 This went on for the next two years, so that people throughout the province of Asia—both Jews and Greeks—heard the word of the Lord.
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Acts 18:4
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4 Each Sabbath found Paul at the synagogue, trying to convince the Jews and Greeks alike.
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Acts 17:34
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34 but some joined him and became believers. Among them were Dionysius, a member of the council,[a] a woman named Damaris, and others with them.
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- 17:34 Greek an Areopagite.
Acts 17:17
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17 He went to the synagogue to reason with the Jews and the God-fearing Gentiles, and he spoke daily in the public square to all who happened to be there.
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Acts 16:3
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3 so Paul wanted him to join them on their journey. In deference to the Jews of the area, he arranged for Timothy to be circumcised before they left, for everyone knew that his father was a Greek.
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Acts 15:40
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40 Paul chose Silas, and as he left, the believers entrusted him to the Lord’s gracious care.
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Acts 15:32
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32 Then Judas and Silas, both being prophets, spoke at length to the believers, encouraging and strengthening their faith.
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Acts 15:27
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27 We are sending Judas and Silas to confirm what we have decided concerning your question.
Acts 14:1
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Paul and Barnabas in Iconium
14 The same thing happened in Iconium.[a] Paul and Barnabas went to the Jewish synagogue and preached with such power that a great number of both Jews and Greeks became believers.
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Acts 5:12-14
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The Apostles Heal Many
12 The apostles were performing many miraculous signs and wonders among the people. And all the believers were meeting regularly at the Temple in the area known as Solomon’s Colonnade. 13 But no one else dared to join them, even though all the people had high regard for them. 14 Yet more and more people believed and were brought to the Lord—crowds of both men and women.
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Acts 4:23
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The Believers Pray for Courage
23 As soon as they were freed, Peter and John returned to the other believers and told them what the leading priests and elders had said.
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Acts 2:44
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44 And all the believers met together in one place and shared everything they had.
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Acts 2:41-42
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41 Those who believed what Peter said were baptized and added to the church that day—about 3,000 in all.
The Believers Form a Community
42 All the believers devoted themselves to the apostles’ teaching, and to fellowship, and to sharing in meals (including the Lord’s Supper[a]), and to prayer.
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John 7:35
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35 The Jewish leaders were puzzled by this statement. “Where is he planning to go?” they asked. “Is he thinking of leaving the country and going to the Jews in other lands?[a] Maybe he will even teach the Greeks!
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- 7:35 Or the Jews who live among the Greeks?
Zechariah 8:20-23
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20 “This is what the Lord of Heaven’s Armies says: People from nations and cities around the world will travel to Jerusalem. 21 The people of one city will say to the people of another, ‘Come with us to Jerusalem to ask the Lord to bless us. Let’s worship the Lord of Heaven’s Armies. I’m determined to go.’ 22 Many peoples and powerful nations will come to Jerusalem to seek the Lord of Heaven’s Armies and to ask for his blessing.
23 “This is what the Lord of Heaven’s Armies says: In those days ten men from different nations and languages of the world will clutch at the sleeve of one Jew. And they will say, ‘Please let us walk with you, for we have heard that God is with you.’”
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