Paul and Silas in Thessalonica

17 Now when they had passed through Amphipolis and Apollonia, they came to (A)Thessalonica, where there was a synagogue of the Jews. And Paul went in, (B)as was his custom, and on three Sabbath days he reasoned with them (C)from the Scriptures, (D)explaining and proving that it was necessary for (E)the Christ to suffer and (F)to rise from the dead, and saying, “This Jesus, whom I proclaim to you, is the Christ.” And (G)some of them were persuaded and joined Paul and Silas, as did (H)a great many of the devout (I)Greeks and not a few of the leading women. (J)But the Jews[a] (K)were jealous, and taking (L)some wicked men of the rabble, they formed a mob, set the city in an uproar, and attacked the house of Jason, seeking to bring them out to the crowd. And when they could not find them, (M)they dragged Jason and some of the brothers before the city authorities, shouting, “These men who have turned the world upside down have come here also, and Jason has received them, and they are all acting against (N)the decrees of Caesar, saying that there is (O)another king, Jesus.” And the people and the city authorities were disturbed when they heard these things. And when they had taken money as security from Jason and the rest, they let them go.

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Footnotes

  1. Acts 17:5 Greek Ioudaioi probably refers here to Jewish religious leaders, and others under their influence, in that time; also verse 13

25 It is a snare to say rashly, “It is holy,”
    and to reflect only (A)after making vows.
26 A wise king (B)winnows the wicked
    and drives (C)the wheel over them.
27 (D)The spirit[a] of man is the lamp of the Lord,
    (E)searching all (F)his innermost parts.
28 (G)Steadfast love and faithfulness preserve the king,
    and by steadfast love his (H)throne is upheld.
29 The glory of young men is their strength,
    but (I)the splendor of old men is their gray hair.
30 (J)Blows that wound cleanse away evil;
    strokes make clean (K)the innermost parts.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 20:27 Hebrew breath

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