Acts 19:8

American Standard Version (1901)

And he entered into the synagogue, and spake boldly for the space of three months, reasoning and persuading [as to] the things concerning the kingdom of God.

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  • Acts 1:3 : 3 To whom he also showed himself alive after his passion by many proofs, appearing unto them by the space of forty days, and speaking the things concerning the kingdom of God:
  • Acts 28:23 : 23 And when they had appointed him a day, they came to him into his lodging in great number; to whom he expounded [the matter], testifying the kingdom of God, and persuading them concerning Jesus, both from the law of Moses and from the prophets, from morning till evening.
  • Jude 1:3 : 3 Beloved, while I was giving all diligence to write unto you of our common salvation, I was constrained to write unto you exhorting you to contend earnestly for the faith which was once for all delivered unto the saints.
  • Acts 9:20-22 : 20 And straightway in the synagogues he proclaimed Jesus, that he is the Son of God. 21 And all that heard him were amazed, and said, Is not this he that in Jerusalem made havoc of them that called on this name? and he had come hither for this intent, that he might bring them bound before the chief priests. 22 But Saul increased the more in strength, and confounded the Jews that dwelt at Damascus, proving that this is the Christ.
  • Acts 13:14 : 14 But they, passing through from Perga, came to Antioch of Pisidia; and they went into the synagogue on the sabbath day, and sat down.
  • 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.
  • 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 17:1-3 : 1 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 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.
  • Acts 17:17 : 17 So he reasoned in the synagogue with Jews and the devout persons, and in the marketplace every day with them that met him.
  • Acts 18:4 : 4 And he reasoned in the synagogue every sabbath, and persuaded Jews and Greeks.
  • Acts 18:19 : 19 And they came to Ephesus, and he left them there: but he himself entered into the synagogue, and reasoned with the Jews.
  • Acts 19:9 : 9 But when some were hardened and disobedient, speaking evil of the Way before the multitude, he departed from them, and separated the disciples, reasoning daily in the school of Tyrannus.
  • Acts 26:22-23 : 22 Having therefore obtained the help that is from God, I stand unto this day testifying both to small and great, saying nothing but what the prophets and Moses did say should come; 23 how that the Christ must suffer, [and] how that he first by the resurrection of the dead should proclaim light both to the people and to the Gentiles.

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  • Acts 19:9-10
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    9But when some were hardened and disobedient, speaking evil of the Way before the multitude, he departed from them, and separated the disciples, reasoning daily in the school of Tyrannus.

    10And this continued for the space of two years; so that all they that dwelt in Asia heard the word of the Lord, both Jews and Greeks.

  • Acts 18:4-5
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    4And he reasoned in the synagogue every sabbath, and persuaded Jews and Greeks.

    5But when Silas and Timothy came down from Macedonia, Paul was constrained by the word, testifying to the Jews that Jesus was the Christ.

  • 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 28:23
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    23And when they had appointed him a day, they came to him into his lodging in great number; to whom he expounded [the matter], testifying the kingdom of God, and persuading them concerning Jesus, both from the law of Moses and from the prophets, from morning till evening.

  • Acts 17:17-19
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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.

    18And certain also of the Epicurean and Stoic philosophers encountered him. And some said, What would this babbler say? others, He seemeth to be a setter forth of strange gods: because he preached Jesus and the resurrection.

    19And they took hold of him, and brought him unto the Areopagus, saying, May we know what this new teaching is, which is spoken by thee?

  • Acts 18:11-13
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    11And he dwelt [there] a year and six months, teaching the word of God among them.

    12But when Gallio was proconsul of Achaia, the Jews with one accord rose up against Paul and brought him before the judgment-seat,

    13saying, This man persuadeth men to worship God contrary to the law.

  • Acts 18:19-20
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    19And they came to Ephesus, and he left them there: but he himself entered into the synagogue, and reasoned with the Jews.

    20And when they asked him to abide a longer time, he consented not;

  • Acts 9:28-29
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    28And he was with them going in and going out at Jerusalem,

    29preaching boldly in the name of the Lord: and he spake and disputed against the Grecian Jews; but they were seeking to kill him.

  • Acts 28:29-31
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    29(Ommitted)

    30And he abode two whole years in his own hired dwelling, and received all that went in unto him,

    31preaching the kingdom of God, and teaching the things concerning the Lord Jesus Christ with all boldness, none forbidding him.

  • Acts 18:25-28
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    25This man had been instructed in the way of the Lord; and being fervent in spirit, he spake and taught accurately the things concerning Jesus, knowing only the baptism of John:

    26and he began to speak boldly in the synagogue. But when Priscilla and Aquila heard him, they took him unto them, and expounded unto him the way of God more accurately.

    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;

    28for he powerfully confuted the Jews, [and that] publicly, showing by the scriptures that Jesus was the Christ.

  • Acts 14:3
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    3Long time therefore they tarried [there] speaking boldly in the Lord, who bare witness unto the word of his grace, granting signs and wonders to be done by their hands.

  • Acts 18:7
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    7And he departed thence, and went into the house of a certain man named Titus Justus, one that worshipped God, whose house joined hard to the synagogue.

  • Acts 20:3
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    3And when he had spent three months [there], and a plot was laid against him by Jews as he was about to set sail for Syria, he determined to return through Macedonia.

  • Acts 18:23
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    23And having spent some time [there], he departed, and went through the region of Galatia, and Phrygia, in order, establishing all the disciples.

  • Luke 3:18
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    18With many other exhortations therefore preached he good tidings unto the people;

  • Acts 19:23
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    23And about that time there arose no small stir concerning the Way.

  • Acts 13:42-44
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    42And as they went out, they besought that these words might be spoken to them the next sabbath.

    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.

  • Acts 13:14-15
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    14But they, passing through from Perga, came to Antioch of Pisidia; and they went into the synagogue on the sabbath day, and sat down.

    15And after the reading of the law and the prophets the rulers of the synagogue sent unto them, saying, Brethren, if ye have any word of exhortation for the people, say on.

  • Acts 19:20
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    20So mightily grew the word of the Lord and prevailed.

  • 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 24:11-12
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    11Seeing that thou canst take knowledge that it is not more than twelve days since I went up to worship at Jerusalem:

    12and neither in the temple did they find me disputing with any man or stirring up a crowd, nor in the synagogues, nor in the city.

  • Luke 8:1
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    1And it came to pass soon afterwards, that he went about through cities and villages, preaching and bringing the good tidings of the kingdom of God, and with him the twelve,

  • Acts 14:28
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    28And they tarried no little time with the disciples.

  • Acts 21:19
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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.

  • Acts 6:9
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    9But there arose certain of them that were of the synagogue called [the synagogue] of the Libertines, and of the Cyrenians, and of the Alexandrians, and of them of Cilicia and Asia, disputing with Stephen.

  • Acts 13:7
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    7who was with the proconsul, Sergius Paulus, a man of understanding. The same called unto him Barnabas and Saul, and sought to hear the word of God.

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

  • Acts 19:1
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    1And it came to pass, that, while Apollos was at Corinth, Paul having passed through the upper country came to Ephesus, and found certain disciples:

  • Mark 1:21
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    21And they go into Capernaum; and straightway on the sabbath day he entered into the synagogue and taught.

  • Acts 9:20
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    20And straightway in the synagogues he proclaimed Jesus, that he is the Son of God.

  • Matt 12:9
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    9And he departed thence, and went into their synagogue:

  • Luke 4:44
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    44And he was preaching in the synagogues of Galilee.