Acts 17:12

American Standard Version (1901)

Many of them therefore believed; also of the Greek women of honorable estate, and of men, not a few.

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  • Acts 13:50 : 50 But the Jews urged on the devout women of honorable estate, and the chief men of the city, and stirred up a persecution against Paul and Barnabas, and cast them out of their borders.
  • Acts 14:1 : 1 And it came to pass in Iconium that they entered together into the synagogue of the Jews, and so spake that a great multitude both of Jews and of Greeks believed.
  • Acts 17:2-4 : 2 and Paul, as his custom was, went in unto them, and for three sabbath days reasoned with them from the Scriptures, 3 opening and alleging that it behooved the Christ to suffer, and to rise again from the dead; and that this Jesus, whom, [said he], I proclaim unto you, is the Christ. 4 And some of them were persuaded, and consorted with Paul and Silas, and of the devout Greeks a great multitude, and of the chief women not a few.
  • 1 Cor 1:26 : 26 For behold your calling, brethren, that not many wise after the flesh, not many mighty, not many noble, [are called] :
  • Eph 5:14 : 14 Wherefore [he] saith, Awake, thou that sleepest, and arise from the dead, and Christ shall shine upon thee.
  • Jas 1:10 : 10 and the rich, in that he is made low: because as the flower of the grass he shall pass away.
  • Jas 1:21 : 21 Wherefore putting away all filthiness and overflowing of wickedness, receive with meekness the implanted word, which is able to save your souls.
  • Ps 25:8-9 : 8 Good and upright is Jehovah: Therefore will he instruct sinners in the way. 9 The meek will he guide in justice; And the meek will he teach his way.
  • John 1:45-49 : 45 Philip findeth Nathanael, and saith unto him, We have found him, of whom Moses in the law, and the prophets, wrote, Jesus of Nazareth, the son of Joseph. 46 And Nathanael said unto him, Can any good thing come out of Nazareth? Philip saith unto him, Come and see. 47 Jesus saw Nathanael coming to him, and saith of him, Behold, an Israelite indeed, in whom is no guile! 48 Nathanael saith unto him, Whence knowest thou me? Jesus answered and said unto him, Before Philip called thee, when thou wast under the fig tree, I saw thee. 49 Nathanael answered him, Rabbi, thou art the Son of God; thou art King of Israel.
  • John 7:17 : 17 If any man willeth to do his will, he shall know of the teaching, whether it is of God, or [whether] I speak from myself.
  • Acts 13:46 : 46 And Paul and Barnabas spake out boldly, and said, It was necessary that the word of God should first be spoken to you. Seeing ye thrust it from you, and judge yourselves unworthy of eternal life, lo, we turn to the Gentiles.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Acts 17:4-5
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    4And some of them were persuaded, and consorted with Paul and Silas, and of the devout Greeks a great multitude, and of the chief women not a few.

    5But the Jews, being moved with jealousy, took unto them certain vile fellows of the rabble, and gathering a crowd, set the city on an uproar; and assaulting the house of Jason, they sought to bring them forth to the people.

  • Acts 17:13-14
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    13But when the Jews of Thessalonica had knowledge that the word of God was proclaimed of Paul at Beroea also, they came thither likewise, stirring up and troubling the multitudes.

    14And then immediately the brethren sent forth Paul to go as far as to the sea: and Silas and Timothy abode there still.

  • Acts 17:10-11
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    10And the brethren immediately sent away Paul and Silas by night unto Beroea: who when they were come thither went into the synagogue of the Jews.

    11Now these were more noble than those in Thessalonica, in that they received the word with all readiness of the mind, examining the Scriptures daily, whether these things were so.

  • Acts 17:33-34
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    33Thus Paul went out from among them.

    34But certain men clave unto him, and believed: among whom also was Dionysius the Areopagite, and a woman named Damaris, and others with them.

  • Acts 17:1-2
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    1Now when they had passed through Amphipolis and Apollonia, they came to Thessalonica, where was a synagogue of the Jews:

    2and Paul, as his custom was, went in unto them, and for three sabbath days reasoned with them from the Scriptures,

  • Acts 14:1
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    1And it came to pass in Iconium that they entered together into the synagogue of the Jews, and so spake that a great multitude both of Jews and of Greeks believed.

  • Acts 11:20-21
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    20But there were some of them, men of Cyprus and Cyrene, who, when they were come to Antioch, spake unto the Greeks also, preaching the Lord Jesus.

    21And the hand of the Lord was with them: and a great number that believed turned unto the Lord.

  • Acts 4:4
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    4But many of them that heard the word believed; and the number of the men came to be about five thousand.

  • Acts 19:17-18
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    17And this became known to all, both Jews and Greeks, that dwelt at Ephesus; and fear fell upon them all, and the name of the Lord Jesus was magnified.

    18Many also of them that had believed came, confessing, and declaring their deeds.

  • John 10:42
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    42And many believed on him there.

  • Acts 19:7
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    7And they were in all about twelve men.

  • Acts 5:13-14
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    13But of the rest durst no man join himself to them: howbeit the people magnified them;

    14and believers were the more added to the Lord, multitudes both of men and women;

  • Acts 28:24
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    24And some believed the things which were spoken, and some disbelieved.

  • Acts 21:19-20
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    19And when he had saluted them, he rehearsed one by one the things which God had wrought among the Gentiles through his ministry.

    20And they, when they heard it, glorified God; and they said unto him, Thou seest, brother, how many thousands there are among the Jews of them that have believed; and they are all zealous for the law:

  • John 12:20
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    20Now there were certain Greeks among those that went up to worship at the feast:

  • Acts 9:42
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    42And it became known throughout all Joppa: and many believed on the Lord.

  • Acts 18:27
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    27And when he was minded to pass over into Achaia, the brethren encouraged him, and wrote to the disciples to receive him: and when he was come, he helped them much that had believed through grace;

  • Acts 13:48
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    48And as the Gentiles heard this, they were glad, and glorified the word of God: and as many as were ordained to eternal life believed.

  • John 12:11
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    11because that by reason of him many of the Jews went away, and believed on Jesus.

  • Acts 13:50
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    50But the Jews urged on the devout women of honorable estate, and the chief men of the city, and stirred up a persecution against Paul and Barnabas, and cast them out of their borders.

  • John 4:41
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    41And many more believed because of his word;

  • Acts 18:8
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    8And Crispus, the ruler of the synagogue, believed in the Lord with all his house; and many of the Corinthians hearing believed, and were baptized.

  • Acts 17:21
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    21(Now all the Athenians and the strangers sojourning there spent their time in nothing else, but either to tell or to hear some new thing.)

  • Acts 13:43-44
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    43Now when the synagogue broke up, many of the Jews and of the devout proselytes followed Paul and Barnabas; who, speaking to them, urged them to continue in the grace of God.

    44And the next sabbath almost the whole city was gathered together to hear the word of God.

  • John 8:30
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    30As he spake these things, many believed on him.

  • Acts 13:12
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    12Then the proconsul, when he saw what was done, believed, being astonished at the teaching of the Lord.

  • Acts 17:8
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    8And they troubled the multitude and the rulers of the city, when they heard these things.

  • Acts 8:12
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    12But when they believed Philip preaching good tidings concerning the kingdom of God and the name of Jesus Christ, they were baptized, both men and women.

  • Acts 14:21
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    21And when they had preached the gospel to that city, and had made many disciples, they returned to Lystra, and to Iconium, and to Antioch,

  • Acts 15:11-12
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    11But we believe that we shall be saved through the grace of the Lord Jesus, in like manner as they.

    12And all the multitude kept silence; and they hearkened unto Barnabas and Paul rehearsing what signs and wonders God had wrought among the Gentiles through them.

  • John 11:45
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    45Many therefore of the Jews, who came to Mary and beheld that which he did, believed on him.

  • 1 Thess 1:7
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    7so that ye became an ensample to all that believe in Macedonia and in Achaia.

  • Acts 16:2
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    2The same was well reported of by the brethren that were at Lystra and Iconium.

  • Acts 14:27
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    27And when they were come, and had gathered the church together, they rehearsed all things that God had done with them, and that he had opened a door of faith unto the Gentiles.

  • Acts 16:13
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    13And on the sabbath day we went forth without the gate by a river side, where we supposed there was a place of prayer; and we sat down, and spake unto the women that were come together.

  • Acts 14:18
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    18And with these sayings scarce restrained they the multitudes from doing sacrifice unto them.

  • Acts 19:29
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    29And the city was filled with the confusion: and they rushed with one accord into the theatre, having seized Gaius and Aristarchus, men of Macedonia, Paul's companions in travel.

  • Acts 14:4
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    4But the multitude of the city was divided; and part held with the Jews, and part with the apostles.

  • Acts 17:17
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    17So he reasoned in the synagogue with Jews and the devout persons, and in the marketplace every day with them that met him.