Gawa 17
Ang Salita ng Dios (Tagalog Contemporary Bible)
Nangaral si Pablo sa Tesalonica
17 Dumaan sila sa Amfipolis at sa Apolonia hanggang sa nakarating sila sa Tesalonica. May sambahan ng mga Judio roon. 2 At ayon sa nakagawian ni Pablo, pumasok siya doon sa sambahan. At sa loob ng tatlong Araw ng Pamamahinga, nakipagdiskusyon siya sa mga tao roon. Ginamit niya ang Kasulatan 3 para patunayan sa kanila na ang Cristo ay kinakailangang magtiis at muling mabuhay. Sinabi ni Pablo, “Itong Jesus na aking ipinapahayag sa inyo ay ang Cristo.” 4 Ang iba sa kanilaʼy naniwala at sumama kina Pablo at Silas. Marami ring mga Griego na sumasamba sa Dios at mga kilalang babae ang sumama sa kanila.
5 Pero nainggit ang mga Judio kina Pablo at Silas. Kaya tinipon nila ang mga basagulerong tambay sa kanto. At nang marami na silang natipon, nagsimula silang manggulo sa buong lungsod. Nilusob nila ang bahay ni Jason sa paghahanap kina Pablo at Silas para iharap sila sa mga tao. 6 Pero nang hindi nila makita sina Pablo at Silas, hinuli nila si Jason at ang iba pang mga mananampalataya. Kinaladkad nila ang mga ito papunta sa mga opisyal ng lungsod, at sumigaw sila, “Ang mga taong itoʼy nagdadala ng gulo kahit saan sila pumunta dahil sa kanilang itinuturo. At ngayon, narito na sila sa ating lungsod. 7 Pinatuloy ni Jason sina Pablo at Silas sa kanyang bahay. Silang lahat ay kumakalaban sa mga kautusan ng Emperador, dahil sinasabi nilang may iba pang hari na ang pangalan ay Jesus.” 8 Nang marinig iyon ng mga tao at ng mga opisyal, nagkagulo sila. 9 Bago nila pinakawalan si Jason at ang kanyang mga kasama, pinagpiyansa muna sila.
Sina Pablo at Silas sa Berea
10 Kinagabihan, pinapunta ng mga mananampalataya sina Pablo at Silas sa Berea. Pagdating nila roon, pumunta sila sa sambahan ng mga Judio. 11 Mas bukas ang kaisipan ng mga taga-Berea kaysa sa mga taga-Tesalonica. Gustong-gusto nilang makinig sa mga itinuturo nina Pablo. At araw-araw nilang sinasaliksik ang Kasulatan para tingnan kung totoo nga ang mga sinasabi nina Pablo. 12 Marami sa kanila ang sumampalataya kabilang dito ang mga Griegong babae na kilala sa lipunan at mga Griegong lalaki. 13 Pero nang marinig ng mga Judio sa Tesalonica na nangaral si Pablo ng salita ng Dios sa Berea, pumunta sila roon at sinulsulan ang mga tao na manggulo. 14 Kaya inihatid ng mga mananampalataya si Pablo sa tabing-dagat. Pero sina Silas at Timoteo ay nagpaiwan sa Berea. 15 Ang mga taong naghatid kay Pablo ay sumama sa kanya hanggang sa Athens. Pagkatapos, bumalik sila sa Berea na dala ang bilin ni Pablo na pasunurin sa kanya sa Athens sina Silas at Timoteo.
Nangaral si Pablo sa Athens
16 Habang naghihintay si Pablo kina Silas at Timoteo sa Athens, nakita niyang maraming dios-diosan doon. At lubos niyang ikinabahala ito. 17 Kaya pumasok siya sa sambahan ng mga Judio at nakipagdiskusyon sa kanila at sa mga hindi Judio na sumasamba rin sa Dios. Araw-araw pumupunta rin siya sa plasa at nakikipagdiskusyon sa sinumang makatagpo niya roon. 18 Dalawang grupo ng mga tagapagturo ang nakipagtalo kay Pablo. Ang isa ay tinatawag na mga Epicureo, at ang isa naman ay mga Estoico. Sinabi ng ilan sa kanila, “Ano kaya ang idinadaldal ng mayabang na iyan?” Ang sabi naman ng iba, “Iba yatang dios ang ipinangangaral niya.” Ganoon ang sinabi nila dahil nangangaral si Pablo tungkol kay Jesus at sa kanyang muling pagkabuhay. 19 Isinama nila si Pablo sa pinagtitipunan ng mga namumuno sa bayan, na tinatawag na Areopagus. Sinabi nila sa kanya, “Gusto naming malaman ang bagong aral na itinuturo mo. 20 Bago kasi sa aming pandinig ang mga sinasabi mo, kaya gusto naming malaman kung ano iyan.” 21 (Sinabi nila ito dahil ang mga taga-Athens at mga dayuhang naninirahan doon ay mahilig magdiskusyon tungkol sa mga bagong aral.)
22 Kaya tumayo si Pablo sa harapan ng mga tao roon sa Areopagus at sinabi, “Mga taga-Athens! Nakita kong napakarelihiyoso ninyo. 23 Sapagkat sa aking paglilibot dito sa inyong lungsod, nakita ko ang mga sinasamba ninyo. May nakita pa akong altar na may nakasulat na ganito: ‘Para sa hindi nakikilalang Dios.’ Itong Dios na inyong sinasamba na hindi pa ninyo kilala ay ang Dios na aking ipinangangaral sa inyo. 24 Siya ang lumikha ng mundo at ng lahat ng narito. Siya ang Panginoong nagmamay-ari ng langit at lupa, kaya hindi siya nakatira sa mga templo na ginawa ng mga tao. 25 Hindi siya nangangailangan ng tulong mula sa tao dahil siya mismo ang nagbibigay ng buhay sa atin, maging ng lahat ng pangangailangan natin. 26 Mula sa isang tao, nilikha niya ang lahat ng lahi at ipinangalat sa buong mundo. Noon paʼy itinakda na niya ang hangganan ng tirahan ng mga tao at ang panahon na silaʼy mabubuhay dito sa lupa. 27 Ang lahat ng itoʼy ginawa ng Dios upang hanapin natin siya, at baka sakaling matagpuan natin siya. Pero ang totoo, ang Dios ay hindi malayo sa atin, 28 ‘dahil sa pamamagitan ng kanyang kapangyarihan tayoʼy nabubuhay at nakakakilos.’ Katulad din ng sinabi ng ilan sa inyong mga makata, ‘Tayo ngaʼy mga anak niya.’ 29 Dahil tayo nga ay mga anak ng Dios, huwag nating isipin na ang Dios ay katulad ng dios-diosang ginto, pilak, o bato na pawang imbento ng isip at kamay ng tao. 30 Noong una, nang hindi pa kilala ng mga tao ang Dios, hindi niya pinansin ang kanilang mga kasalanan. Ngunit ngayon, inuutusan ng Dios ang lahat ng tao sa lahat ng lugar na magsisi at talikuran ang kanilang masamang gawain. 31 Sapagkat nagtakda ang Dios ng araw kung kailan niya ipapataw ang kanyang makatarungang hatol sa lahat ng tao rito sa mundo sa pamamagitan ng taong kanyang pinili. Pinatunayan niya ito sa lahat, nang buhayin niyang muli ang taong iyon.”
32 Nang marinig nila ang sinabi ni Pablo tungkol sa muling pagkabuhay, pinagtawanan siya ng ilan. Pero sinabi naman ng iba, “Bumalik ka uli rito, dahil gusto pa naming makinig tungkol sa mga bagay na ito.” 33 Pagkatapos, umalis si Pablo sa kanilang pinagtitipunan. 34 May ilang lalaking kumampi kay Pablo at sumampalataya kay Jesus. Ang isa sa kanila ay si Dionisius na miyembro ng Areopagus, at ang babaeng si Damaris, at may iba pa.
Acts 17
New International Version
In Thessalonica
17 When Paul and his companions had passed through Amphipolis and Apollonia, they came to Thessalonica,(A) where there was a Jewish synagogue. 2 As was his custom, Paul went into the synagogue,(B) and on three Sabbath(C) days he reasoned with them from the Scriptures,(D) 3 explaining and proving that the Messiah had to suffer(E) and rise from the dead.(F) “This Jesus I am proclaiming to you is the Messiah,”(G) he said. 4 Some of the Jews were persuaded and joined Paul and Silas,(H) as did a large number of God-fearing Greeks and quite a few prominent women.
5 But other Jews were jealous; so they rounded up some bad characters from the marketplace, formed a mob and started a riot in the city.(I) They rushed to Jason’s(J) house in search of Paul and Silas in order to bring them out to the crowd.[a] 6 But when they did not find them, they dragged(K) Jason and some other believers(L) before the city officials, shouting: “These men who have caused trouble all over the world(M) have now come here,(N) 7 and Jason has welcomed them into his house. They are all defying Caesar’s decrees, saying that there is another king, one called Jesus.”(O) 8 When they heard this, the crowd and the city officials were thrown into turmoil. 9 Then they made Jason(P) and the others post bond and let them go.
In Berea
10 As soon as it was night, the believers sent Paul and Silas(Q) away to Berea.(R) On arriving there, they went to the Jewish synagogue.(S) 11 Now the Berean Jews were of more noble character than those in Thessalonica,(T) for they received the message with great eagerness and examined the Scriptures(U) every day to see if what Paul said was true.(V) 12 As a result, many of them believed, as did also a number of prominent Greek women and many Greek men.(W)
13 But when the Jews in Thessalonica learned that Paul was preaching the word of God at Berea,(X) some of them went there too, agitating the crowds and stirring them up. 14 The believers(Y) immediately sent Paul to the coast, but Silas(Z) and Timothy(AA) stayed at Berea. 15 Those who escorted Paul brought him to Athens(AB) and then left with instructions for Silas and Timothy to join him as soon as possible.(AC)
In Athens
16 While Paul was waiting for them in Athens, he was greatly distressed to see that the city was full of idols. 17 So he reasoned in the synagogue(AD) with both Jews and God-fearing Greeks, as well as in the marketplace day by day with those who happened to be there. 18 A group of Epicurean and Stoic philosophers began to debate with him. Some of them asked, “What is this babbler trying to say?” Others remarked, “He seems to be advocating foreign gods.” They said this because Paul was preaching the good news(AE) about Jesus and the resurrection.(AF) 19 Then they took him and brought him to a meeting of the Areopagus,(AG) where they said to him, “May we know what this new teaching(AH) is that you are presenting? 20 You are bringing some strange ideas to our ears, and we would like to know what they mean.” 21 (All the Athenians(AI) and the foreigners who lived there spent their time doing nothing but talking about and listening to the latest ideas.)
22 Paul then stood up in the meeting of the Areopagus(AJ) and said: “People of Athens! I see that in every way you are very religious.(AK) 23 For as I walked around and looked carefully at your objects of worship, I even found an altar with this inscription: to an unknown god. So you are ignorant of the very thing you worship(AL)—and this is what I am going to proclaim to you.
24 “The God who made the world and everything in it(AM) is the Lord of heaven and earth(AN) and does not live in temples built by human hands.(AO) 25 And he is not served by human hands, as if he needed anything. Rather, he himself gives everyone life and breath and everything else.(AP) 26 From one man he made all the nations, that they should inhabit the whole earth; and he marked out their appointed times in history and the boundaries of their lands.(AQ) 27 God did this so that they would seek him and perhaps reach out for him and find him, though he is not far from any one of us.(AR) 28 ‘For in him we live and move and have our being.’[b](AS) As some of your own poets have said, ‘We are his offspring.’[c]
29 “Therefore since we are God’s offspring, we should not think that the divine being is like gold or silver or stone—an image made by human design and skill.(AT) 30 In the past God overlooked(AU) such ignorance,(AV) but now he commands all people everywhere to repent.(AW) 31 For he has set a day when he will judge(AX) the world with justice(AY) by the man he has appointed.(AZ) He has given proof of this to everyone by raising him from the dead.”(BA)
32 When they heard about the resurrection of the dead,(BB) some of them sneered, but others said, “We want to hear you again on this subject.” 33 At that, Paul left the Council. 34 Some of the people became followers of Paul and believed. Among them was Dionysius, a member of the Areopagus,(BC) also a woman named Damaris, and a number of others.
Footnotes
- Acts 17:5 Or the assembly of the people
- Acts 17:28 From the Cretan philosopher Epimenides
- Acts 17:28 From the Cilician Stoic philosopher Aratus
Acts 17
New King James Version
Preaching Christ at Thessalonica
17 Now when they had passed through Amphipolis and Apollonia, they came to (A)Thessalonica, where there was a synagogue of the Jews. 2 Then Paul, as his custom was, (B)went in to them, and for three Sabbaths (C)reasoned with them from the Scriptures, 3 explaining and demonstrating (D)that the Christ had to suffer and rise again from the dead, and saying, “This Jesus whom I preach to you is the Christ.” 4 (E)And some of them were persuaded; and a great multitude of the devout Greeks, and not a few of the leading women, joined Paul and (F)Silas.
Assault on Jason’s House
5 But the Jews [a]who were not persuaded, [b]becoming (G)envious, took some of the evil men from the marketplace, and gathering a mob, set all the city in an uproar and attacked the house of (H)Jason, and sought to bring them out to the people. 6 But when they did not find them, they dragged Jason and some brethren to the rulers of the city, crying out, (I)“These who have turned the world upside down have come here too. 7 Jason has [c]harbored them, and these are all acting contrary to the decrees of Caesar, (J)saying there is another king—Jesus.” 8 And they troubled the crowd and the rulers of the city when they heard these things. 9 So when they had taken security from Jason and the rest, they let them go.
Ministering at Berea
10 Then (K)the brethren immediately sent Paul and Silas away by night to Berea. When they arrived, they went into the synagogue of the Jews. 11 These were more [d]fair-minded than those in Thessalonica, in that they received the word with all readiness, and (L)searched the Scriptures daily to find out whether these things were so. 12 Therefore many of them believed, and also not a few of the Greeks, prominent women as well as men. 13 But when the Jews from Thessalonica learned that the word of God was preached by Paul at Berea, they came there also and stirred up the crowds. 14 (M)Then immediately the brethren sent Paul away, to go to the sea; but both Silas and Timothy remained there. 15 So those who conducted Paul brought him to Athens; and (N)receiving a command for Silas and Timothy to come to him with all speed, they departed.
The Philosophers at Athens
16 Now while Paul waited for them at Athens, (O)his spirit was provoked within him when he saw that the city was [e]given over to idols. 17 Therefore he reasoned in the synagogue with the Jews and with the Gentile worshipers, and in the marketplace daily with those who happened to be there. 18 [f]Then certain Epicurean and Stoic philosophers encountered him. And some said, “What does this [g]babbler want to say?”
Others said, “He seems to be a proclaimer of foreign gods,” because he preached to them (P)Jesus and the resurrection.
19 And they took him and brought him to the [h]Areopagus, saying, “May we know what this new doctrine is of which you speak? 20 For you are bringing some strange things to our ears. Therefore we want to know what these things mean.” 21 For all the Athenians and the foreigners who were there spent their time in nothing else but either to tell or to hear some new thing.
Addressing the Areopagus
22 Then Paul stood in the midst of the [i]Areopagus and said, “Men of Athens, I perceive that in all things you are very religious; 23 for as I was passing through and considering the objects of your worship, I even found an altar with this inscription:
TO THE UNKNOWN GOD.
Therefore, the One whom you worship without knowing, Him I proclaim to you: 24 (Q)God, who made the world and everything in it, since He is (R)Lord of heaven and earth, (S)does not dwell in temples made with hands. 25 Nor is He worshiped with men’s hands, as though He needed anything, since He (T)gives to all life, breath, and all things. 26 And He has made from one [j]blood every nation of men to dwell on all the face of the earth, and has determined their preappointed times and (U)the boundaries of their dwellings, 27 (V)so that they should seek the Lord, in the hope that they might grope for Him and find Him, (W)though He is not far from each one of us; 28 for (X)in Him we live and move and have our being, (Y)as also some of your own poets have said, ‘For we are also His offspring.’ 29 Therefore, since we are the offspring of God, (Z)we ought not to think that the Divine Nature is like gold or silver or stone, something shaped by art and man’s devising. 30 Truly, (AA)these times of ignorance God overlooked, but (AB)now commands all men everywhere to repent, 31 because He has appointed a day on which (AC)He will judge the world in righteousness by the Man whom He has ordained. He has given assurance of this to all by (AD)raising Him from the dead.”
32 And when they heard of the resurrection of the dead, some mocked, while others said, “We will hear you again on this matter.” 33 So Paul departed from among them. 34 However, some men joined him and believed, among them Dionysius the Areopagite, a woman named Damaris, and others with them.
Footnotes
- Acts 17:5 NU omits who were not persuaded
- Acts 17:5 M omits becoming envious
- Acts 17:7 welcomed
- Acts 17:11 Lit. noble
- Acts 17:16 full of idols
- Acts 17:18 NU, M add also
- Acts 17:18 Lit. seed picker, an idler who makes a living picking up scraps
- Acts 17:19 Lit. Hill of Ares, or Mars’ Hill
- Acts 17:22 Lit. Hill of Ares, or Mars’ Hill
- Acts 17:26 NU omits blood
Acts 17
Names of God Bible
Paul and Silas in Thessalonica
17 Paul and Silas traveled through the cities of Amphipolis and Apollonia and came to the city of Thessalonica, where there was a synagogue. 2 As usual, Paul went into the synagogue. On three consecutive days of worship, he had discussions about Scripture with the synagogue members. 3 He explained and showed them that the Messiah had to suffer, die, and come back to life, and that Yeshua, the person he talked about, was this Messiah.
4 Some of the Jews were persuaded to join Paul and Silas, especially a large group of Greeks who had converted to Judaism and the wives of many prominent men.
5 Then the Jews became jealous. They took some low-class characters who hung around the public square, formed a mob, and started a riot in the city. They attacked Jason’s home and searched it for Paul and Silas in order to bring them out to the crowd. 6 When they didn’t find Paul and Silas, they dragged Jason and some other believers in front of the city officials. They shouted, “Those men who have made trouble all over the world are now here in Thessalonica, 7 and Jason has welcomed them as his guests. All of them oppose the emperor’s decrees by saying that there is another king, whose name is Yeshua.”
8 The crowd and the officials were upset when they heard this. 9 But after they had made Jason and the others post bond, they let them go.
10 Immediately when night came, the believers sent Paul and Silas to the city of Berea.
Paul and Silas in Berea
When Paul and Silas arrived in the city of Berea, they entered the synagogue. 11 The people of Berea were more open-minded than the people of Thessalonica. They were very willing to receive God’s message, and every day they carefully examined the Scriptures to see if what Paul said was true. 12 Many of them became believers, and quite a number of them were prominent Greek men and women.
13 But when the Jews in Thessalonica found out that Paul was also spreading God’s word in Berea, they went there to upset and confuse the people. 14 The believers immediately sent Paul to the seacoast, but Silas and Timothy stayed in Berea.
Paul in Athens
15 The men who escorted Paul took him all the way to the city of Athens. When the men left Athens, they took instructions back to Silas and Timothy to join Paul as soon as possible.
16 While Paul was waiting for Silas and Timothy in Athens, he saw that the city had statues of false gods everywhere. This upset him. 17 He held discussions in the synagogue with Jews and converts to Judaism. He also held discussions every day in the public square with anyone who happened to be there. 18 Some Epicurean and Stoic philosophers had discussions with him. Some asked, “What is this babbling fool trying to say?” Others said, “He seems to be speaking about foreign gods.” The philosophers said these things because Paul was telling the Good News about Yeshua and saying that people would come back to life.
19 Then they brought Paul to the city court, the Areopagus, and asked, “Could you tell us these new ideas that you’re teaching? 20 Some of the things you say sound strange to us. So we would like to know what they mean.”
21 Everyone who lived in Athens looked for opportunities to tell or hear something new and unusual.
22 Paul stood in the middle of the court and said, “Men of Athens, I see that you are very religious. 23 As I was going through your city and looking closely at the objects you worship, I noticed an altar with this written on it: ‘To an unknown god.’ I’m telling you about the unknown god you worship. 24 The God who made the universe and everything in it is the Lord of heaven and earth. He doesn’t live in shrines made by humans, 25 and he isn’t served by humans as if he needed anything. He gives everyone life, breath, and everything they have. 26 From one man he has made every nation of humanity to live all over the earth. He has given them the seasons of the year and the boundaries within which to live. 27 He has done this so that they would look for God, somehow reach for him, and find him. In fact, he is never far from any one of us. 28 Certainly, we live, move, and exist because of him. As some of your poets have said, ‘We are God’s children.’ 29 So if we are God’s children, we shouldn’t think that the divine being is like an image made from gold, silver, or stone, an image that is the product of human imagination and skill.
30 “God overlooked the times when people didn’t know any better. But now he commands everyone everywhere to turn to him and change the way they think and act. 31 He has set a day when he is going to judge the world with justice, and he will use a man he has appointed to do this. God has given proof to everyone that he will do this by bringing that man back to life.”
32 When the people of the court heard that a person had come back to life, some began joking about it, while others said, “We’ll hear you talk about this some other time.”
33 With this response, Paul left the court. 34 Some men joined him and became believers. With them were Dionysius, who was a member of the court, and a woman named Damaris, and some other people.
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