Hechos 17
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Pablo y Silas en Tesalónica
17 Después de pasar por Anfípolis y Apolonia, Pablo y Silas llegaron a Tesalónica(A), donde había una sinagoga de los judíos. 2 Y Pablo, entró según su costumbre(B), y por tres días de reposo[a](C) discutió con ellos basándose en las Escrituras(D), 3 explicando[b] y presentando[c] evidencia de que era necesario que el Cristo[d] padeciera(E) y resucitara de entre los muertos(F), y diciendo: «Este Jesús, a quien yo les anuncio, es el Cristo(G)». 4 Algunos de ellos creyeron, y se unieron(H) a Pablo y a Silas(I), junto con[e] una gran multitud de griegos(J) temerosos de Dios(K) y muchas[f] de las mujeres principales(L).
5 Pero los judíos, llenos de envidia, llevaron[g] algunos hombres malvados[h] de la plaza pública, organizaron una turba y alborotaron la ciudad(M). Asaltando la casa de Jasón(N), procuraban sacarlos al pueblo. 6 Al no encontrarlos, arrastraron a Jasón y a algunos de los hermanos ante las autoridades de la ciudad, gritando: «Esos que han trastornado al mundo(O) han venido acá también(P); 7 y Jasón los[i] ha recibido(Q). Todos ellos actúan contra los decretos de César, diciendo que hay otro rey, Jesús(R)». 8 Y alborotaron a la multitud y a las autoridades de la ciudad que oían esto. 9 Pero después de recibir una fianza de Jasón(S) y de los otros, los soltaron.
Pablo y Silas enviados a Berea
10 Enseguida los hermanos(T) enviaron de noche a Pablo y a Silas(U) a Berea(V), los cuales, al llegar, fueron a la sinagoga de los judíos(W). 11 Estos eran más nobles que los de Tesalónica(X), pues[j] recibieron la palabra con toda solicitud, escudriñando diariamente las Escrituras, para ver si estas cosas eran así. 12 Por eso muchos de ellos creyeron(Y), así como también un buen número de[k] griegos, hombres y mujeres(Z) de distinción(AA).
13 Pero cuando los judíos de Tesalónica(AB) supieron que la palabra de Dios había sido proclamada por Pablo también en Berea(AC), fueron también allá para agitar y alborotar a las multitudes. 14 Entonces los hermanos(AD) inmediatamente enviaron a Pablo para que fuera hasta el mar; pero Silas(AE) y Timoteo(AF) se quedaron allí. 15 Los que conducían a Pablo(AG) lo llevaron hasta Atenas(AH); y después de recibir órdenes de que Silas y Timoteo(AI) se unieran[l] a él(AJ) lo más pronto posible, se fueron.
Pablo en Atenas
16 Mientras Pablo los esperaba en Atenas(AK), su espíritu se enardecía dentro de él al contemplar la ciudad llena de ídolos. 17 Así que discutía en la sinagoga(AL) con los judíos y con los gentiles temerosos de Dios(AM), y diariamente en la plaza con los que estuvieran presentes.
18 También discutían con él algunos de los filósofos epicúreos y estoicos. Y algunos decían: «¿Qué quiere decir este palabrero[m](AN)?». «Parece ser un predicador de divinidades extrañas[n]», decían otros; porque les predicaba a[o] Jesús y la resurrección(AO).
19 Entonces tomaron a Pablo(AP) y lo llevaron al[p] Areópago[q](AQ), diciendo: «¿Podemos saber qué es esta nueva enseñanza(AR) que usted proclama[r]? 20 Porque le oímos decir[s] cosas extrañas; por tanto, queremos saber qué significan». 21 Pues todos los atenienses y los extranjeros de visita allí(AS), no pasaban el tiempo en otra cosa sino en decir o en oír algo nuevo.
22 Entonces Pablo poniéndose en pie en medio del Areópago[t], dijo: «Varones atenienses(AT), percibo que ustedes son muy religiosos[u](AU) en todo sentido. 23 Porque mientras pasaba y observaba los objetos de su adoración(AV), hallé también un altar con esta inscripción: “AL[v] DIOS DESCONOCIDO”. Pues lo que ustedes adoran sin conocer(AW), eso les anuncio yo.
24 »El Dios que hizo el mundo y todo lo que en él hay(AX), puesto que es Señor del cielo y de la tierra(AY), no mora en templos hechos por manos de hombres(AZ), 25 ni es servido por manos humanas, como si necesitara de algo(BA), puesto que Él da a todos vida y aliento y todas las cosas.
26 »De uno solo, Dios hizo todas las naciones del mundo(BB) para que habitaran sobre toda la superficie de la tierra, habiendo determinado sus tiempos y las fronteras de los lugares donde viven(BC), 27 para que buscaran a Dios, y de alguna manera, palpando, lo hallen, aunque Él no está lejos de ninguno de nosotros(BD). 28 Porque en Él vivimos, nos movemos y existimos[w](BE), así como algunos de los poetas de ustedes han dicho: “Porque también nosotros somos linaje Suyo”.
29 »Siendo, pues, linaje de Dios, no debemos pensar que la Naturaleza Divina sea semejante a oro, plata o piedra, esculpidos por el[x] arte y el pensamiento humano(BF). 30 Por tanto, habiendo pasado por alto los tiempos de ignorancia(BG), Dios declara ahora a todos los hombres, en todas partes, que se arrepientan(BH). 31 Porque Él ha establecido un día en el cual juzgará(BI) al mundo(BJ) en justicia, por medio de un Hombre(BK) a quien Él ha designado(BL), habiendo presentado pruebas a todos los hombres cuando lo resucitó de entre los muertos(BM)».
32 Cuando oyeron de la resurrección de los muertos(BN), algunos se burlaban, pero otros dijeron: «Le escucharemos otra[y] vez acerca de esto». 33 Entonces Pablo salió de entre ellos. 34 Pero algunos se unieron a él y creyeron, entre los cuales estaban[z] Dionisio el areopagita(BO), una mujer llamada Dámaris y otros con ellos.
Footnotes
- 17:2 O por tres sábados.
- 17:3 Lit. abriendo.
- 17:3 Lit. exponiendo.
- 17:3 I.e. el Mesías.
- 17:4 Lit. y.
- 17:4 Lit. no pocas.
- 17:5 Lit. tomaron.
- 17:5 U ociosos.
- 17:7 Lit. a quienes Jasón.
- 17:11 Lit. quienes.
- 17:12 Lit. y no pocos.
- 17:15 Lit. vinieran.
- 17:18 I.e. uno que se gana la vida recogiendo desperdicios.
- 17:18 Lit. demonios extraños.
- 17:18 O anunciaba el evangelio de.
- 17:19 O ante el.
- 17:19 O a la colina de Ares (también llamado Marte), el dios de la guerra.
- 17:19 Lit. de la que estás hablando.
- 17:20 Lit. traes a nuestros oídos.
- 17:22 O posiblemente, Concilio del Areópago.
- 17:22 O supersticiosos.
- 17:23 O A UN.
- 17:28 Lit. somos.
- 17:29 Lit. escultura del.
- 17:32 Lit. también otra.
- 17:34 Lit. también.
Acts 17
English Standard Version
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. 2 And Paul went in, (B)as was his custom, and on three Sabbath days he reasoned with them (C)from the Scriptures, 3 (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.” 4 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. 5 (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. 6 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, 7 and Jason has received them, and they are all acting against (N)the decrees of Caesar, saying that there is (O)another king, Jesus.” 8 And the people and the city authorities were disturbed when they heard these things. 9 And when they had taken money as security from Jason and the rest, they let them go.
Paul and Silas in Berea
10 (P)The brothers[b] immediately sent Paul and Silas away by night to Berea, and when they arrived they (Q)went into the Jewish synagogue. 11 Now these Jews were more noble than those in Thessalonica; they received the word with all eagerness, (R)examining the Scriptures daily to see if these things were so. 12 (S)Many of them therefore believed, with not a few Greek (T)women of high standing as well as men. 13 But when the Jews from Thessalonica learned that the word of God was proclaimed by Paul at Berea also, they came there too, (U)agitating and stirring up the crowds. 14 Then the brothers (V)immediately sent Paul off on his way to the sea, but Silas and (W)Timothy remained there. 15 (X)Those who conducted Paul brought him as far as (Y)Athens, and after receiving a command (Z)for Silas and Timothy to come to him as soon as possible, they departed.
Paul in Athens
16 Now while Paul was waiting for them at Athens, his spirit was (AA)provoked within him as he saw that the city was (AB)full of idols. 17 So (AC)he reasoned in the synagogue with the Jews and the devout persons, and in the marketplace every day with those who happened to be there. 18 Some of the Epicurean and Stoic philosophers also conversed with him. And some said, (AD)“What does this babbler wish to say?” Others said, “He seems to be a preacher of foreign divinities”—because (AE)he was preaching (AF)Jesus and the resurrection. 19 And they took him and brought him to (AG)the Areopagus, saying, “May we know what this (AH)new teaching is that you are presenting? 20 For you bring some (AI)strange things to our ears. We wish to know therefore what these things mean.” 21 Now all the Athenians and the foreigners who lived there would spend their time in nothing except telling or hearing something new.
Paul Addresses the Areopagus
22 So Paul, standing in the midst of the Areopagus, said: “Men of Athens, I perceive that in every way you are very religious. 23 For as I passed along and observed the objects of your worship, I found also an altar with this inscription: (AJ)‘To the unknown god.’ (AK)What therefore you worship (AL)as unknown, this I proclaim to you. 24 (AM)The God who made the world and everything in it, being (AN)Lord of heaven and earth, (AO)does not live in temples made by man,[c] 25 nor is he served by human hands, (AP)as though he needed anything, since he himself (AQ)gives to all mankind (AR)life and breath and everything. 26 And (AS)he made from one man every nation of mankind to live (AT)on all the face of the earth, (AU)having determined allotted periods and (AV)the boundaries of their dwelling place, 27 (AW)that they should seek God, (AX)and perhaps feel their way toward him and find him. (AY)Yet he is actually not far from each one of us, 28 for
as even some of (BA)your own poets have said,
“‘For we are indeed his offspring.’[e]
29 (BB)Being then God's offspring, (BC)we ought not to think that the divine being is like gold or silver or stone, an image formed by the art and imagination of man. 30 (BD)The times of ignorance (BE)God overlooked, but (BF)now he (BG)commands all people everywhere to repent, 31 because he has fixed (BH)a day on which (BI)he will judge the world (BJ)in righteousness by a man whom he has appointed; and (BK)of this he has given assurance to all (BL)by raising him from the dead.”
32 Now when they heard of (BM)the resurrection of the dead, (BN)some mocked. But others said, (BO)“We will hear you again about this.” 33 So Paul went out from their midst. 34 But some men joined him and believed, among whom also were Dionysius (BP)the Areopagite and a woman named Damaris and others with them.
Footnotes
- Acts 17:5 Greek Ioudaioi probably refers here to Jewish religious leaders, and others under their influence, in that time; also verse 13
- Acts 17:10 Or brothers and sisters; also verse 14
- Acts 17:24 Greek made by hands
- Acts 17:28 Probably from Epimenides of Crete
- Acts 17:28 From Aratus's poem “Phainomena”
Acts 17
King James Version
17 Now when they had passed through Amphipolis and Apollonia, they came to Thessalonica, where was a synagogue of the Jews:
2 And Paul, as his manner was, went in unto them, and three sabbath days reasoned with them out of the scriptures,
3 Opening and alleging, that Christ must needs have suffered, and risen again from the dead; and that this Jesus, whom I preach unto you, is Christ.
4 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.
5 But the Jews which believed not, moved with envy, took unto them certain lewd fellows of the baser sort, and gathered a company, and set all the city on an uproar, and assaulted the house of Jason, and sought to bring them out to the people.
6 And when they found them not, they drew Jason and certain brethren unto the rulers of the city, crying, These that have turned the world upside down are come hither also;
7 Whom Jason hath received: and these all do contrary to the decrees of Caesar, saying that there is another king, one Jesus.
8 And they troubled the people and the rulers of the city, when they heard these things.
9 And when they had taken security of Jason, and of the other, they let them go.
10 And the brethren immediately sent away Paul and Silas by night unto Berea: who coming thither went into the synagogue of the Jews.
11 These were more noble than those in Thessalonica, in that they received the word with all readiness of mind, and searched the scriptures daily, whether those things were so.
12 Therefore many of them believed; also of honourable women which were Greeks, and of men, not a few.
13 But when the Jews of Thessalonica had knowledge that the word of God was preached of Paul at Berea, they came thither also, and stirred up the people.
14 And then immediately the brethren sent away Paul to go as it were to the sea: but Silas and Timotheus abode there still.
15 And they that conducted Paul brought him unto Athens: and receiving a commandment unto Silas and Timotheus for to come to him with all speed, they departed.
16 Now while Paul waited for them at Athens, his spirit was stirred in him, when he saw the city wholly given to idolatry.
17 Therefore disputed he in the synagogue with the Jews, and with the devout persons, and in the market daily with them that met with him.
18 Then certain philosophers of the Epicureans, and of the Stoicks, encountered him. And some said, What will this babbler say? other some, He seemeth to be a setter forth of strange gods: because he preached unto them Jesus, and the resurrection.
19 And they took him, and brought him unto Areopagus, saying, May we know what this new doctrine, whereof thou speakest, is?
20 For thou bringest certain strange things to our ears: we would know therefore what these things mean.
21 (For all the Athenians and strangers which were there spent their time in nothing else, but either to tell, or to hear some new thing.)
22 Then Paul stood in the midst of Mars' hill, and said, Ye men of Athens, I perceive that in all things ye are too superstitious.
23 For as I passed by, and beheld your devotions, I found an altar with this inscription, To The Unknown God. Whom therefore ye ignorantly worship, him declare I unto you.
24 God that made the world and all things therein, seeing that he is Lord of heaven and earth, dwelleth not in temples made with hands;
25 Neither is worshipped with men's hands, as though he needed any thing, seeing he giveth to all life, and breath, and all things;
26 And hath made of one blood all nations of men for to dwell on all the face of the earth, and hath determined the times before appointed, and the bounds of their habitation;
27 That they should seek the Lord, if haply they might feel after him, and find him, though he be not far from every one of us:
28 For in him we live, and move, and have our being; as certain also of your own poets have said, For we are also his offspring.
29 Forasmuch then as we are the offspring of God, we ought not to think that the Godhead is like unto gold, or silver, or stone, graven by art and man's device.
30 And the times of this ignorance God winked at; but now commandeth all men every where to repent:
31 Because he hath appointed a day, in the which he will judge the world in righteousness by that man whom he hath ordained; whereof he hath given assurance unto all men, in that he hath raised him from the dead.
32 And when they heard of the resurrection of the dead, some mocked: and others said, We will hear thee again of this matter.
33 So Paul departed from among them.
34 Howbeit certain men clave unto him, and believed: among the which was Dionysius the Areopagite, and a woman named Damaris, and others with them.
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