Acts 17:2

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According to his custom, Paul went in to them, and for three Sabbaths he reasoned with them from the Scriptures.

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  • Acts 9:20 : 20 Immediately he began to proclaim Jesus in the synagogues, saying, "He is the Son of God."
  • Acts 13:5 : 5 When they arrived at Salamis, they proclaimed the word of God in the synagogues of the Jews, and they also had John as their assistant.
  • Luke 4:16 : 16 He came to Nazareth, where He had been brought up. As was His custom, He entered the synagogue on the Sabbath day and stood up to read.
  • Acts 17:10 : 10 Immediately, the brothers sent Paul and Silas away by night to Berea. Upon arriving, they went into the synagogue of the Jews.
  • Acts 17:17 : 17 So he reasoned in the synagogue with the Jews and the devout people, and every day in the marketplace with those who happened to be there.
  • Acts 8:35 : 35 Then Philip began to speak, and starting from this Scripture, he preached to him the good news about Jesus.
  • Acts 18:4 : 4 Every Sabbath, he reasoned in the synagogue, trying to persuade both Jews and Greeks.
  • Acts 19:8 : 8 Paul went into the synagogue, and for three months he spoke boldly, reasoning and persuading them about the kingdom of God.
  • Acts 24:25 : 25 As Paul discussed righteousness, self-control, and the judgment to come, Felix became afraid and said, 'That is enough for now! You may leave. When I find it convenient, I will send for you.'
  • Acts 28:23 : 23 They arranged to meet with him on a certain day, and many came to the place where he was staying. From morning until evening, Paul was explaining and testifying about the kingdom of God and trying to persuade them about Jesus from both the Law of Moses and the Prophets.
  • John 18:20 : 20 Jesus answered him, 'I have spoken openly to the world. I always taught in synagogues or at the temple, where all the Jews come together. I said nothing in secret.'
  • 1 Sam 12:7 : 7 Now then, stand here, that I may confront you before the LORD regarding all His righteous acts that He has done for you and your ancestors.
  • Isa 1:18 : 18 "Come now, let us reason together," says the LORD. "Though your sins are as scarlet, they shall be as white as snow; though they are red like crimson, they shall become like wool.
  • Acts 13:14 : 14 Passing through Perga, they arrived at Antioch in Pisidia. On the Sabbath, they went into the synagogue and sat down.
  • Acts 14:1 : 1 At Iconium, Paul and Barnabas went together into the Jewish synagogue and spoke in such a way that a large number of both Jews and Greeks believed.
  • Heb 7:1-9 : 1 This Melchizedek, king of Salem and priest of the Most High God, met Abraham as he returned from defeating the kings and blessed him. 2 Abraham also gave him a tenth of everything. First, his name means 'King of Righteousness'; then also, he is 'King of Salem,' which means 'King of Peace.' 3 Without father or mother, without genealogy, without beginning of days or end of life, resembling the Son of God, he remains a priest forever. 4 Consider how great this man was: Even Abraham, the patriarch, gave him a tenth of the best spoils. 5 Now the sons of Levi who receive the priesthood are commanded by the law to collect a tenth from the people—that is, from their brothers—even though they too are descendants of Abraham. 6 But this man, who does not trace his descent from them, collected a tenth from Abraham and blessed the one who had the promises. 7 It is universally recognized that the lesser is blessed by the greater. 8 In one case, mortal men receive tithes, but in the other case, it is testified that he lives. 9 And to say it another way, Levi, who collects tithes, also paid tithes through Abraham. 10 For he was still in the loins of his ancestor when Melchizedek met him.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Acts 18:3-5
    3 verses
    82%

    3Since they were of the same trade, he stayed with them and worked with them, for they were tentmakers by trade.

    4Every Sabbath, he reasoned in the synagogue, trying to persuade both Jews and Greeks.

    5When Silas and Timothy came down from Macedonia, Paul was occupied with preaching, testifying to the Jews that Jesus was the Messiah.

  • Acts 17:1
    81%

    1After passing through Amphipolis and Apollonia, they came to Thessalonica, where there was a synagogue of the Jews.

  • Acts 17:16-19
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    80%

    16While Paul was waiting for them in Athens, his spirit was deeply troubled as he observed the city full of idols.

    17So he reasoned in the synagogue with the Jews and the devout people, and every day in the marketplace with those who happened to be there.

    18Some of the Epicurean and Stoic philosophers also debated with him. Some said, 'What is this babbler trying to say?' Others remarked, 'He seems to be a proclaimer of foreign gods,' because he was preaching about Jesus and the resurrection.

    19They took hold of him and brought him to the Areopagus, saying, 'May we know what this new teaching is that you are presenting?

  • Acts 17:3-4
    2 verses
    77%

    3He explained and presented evidence that it was necessary for the Christ to suffer and to rise from the dead, saying, 'This Jesus, whom I proclaim to you, is the Christ.'

    4Some of them were persuaded and joined Paul and Silas, along with a large number of devout Greeks and a considerable number of prominent women.

  • Acts 18:19
    76%

    19They arrived at Ephesus, where Paul left Priscilla and Aquila. He himself went into the synagogue and reasoned with the Jews.

  • Acts 19:8-10
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    76%

    8Paul went into the synagogue, and for three months he spoke boldly, reasoning and persuading them about the kingdom of God.

    9But when some became stubborn and refused to believe, speaking evil of the Way in front of the crowd, he withdrew from them, took the disciples with him, and reasoned daily in the lecture hall of Tyrannus.

    10This continued for two years, so that all the residents of Asia, both Jews and Greeks, heard the word of the Lord.

  • Acts 28:23
    74%

    23They arranged to meet with him on a certain day, and many came to the place where he was staying. From morning until evening, Paul was explaining and testifying about the kingdom of God and trying to persuade them about Jesus from both the Law of Moses and the Prophets.

  • Acts 13:14-15
    2 verses
    74%

    14Passing through Perga, they arrived at Antioch in Pisidia. On the Sabbath, they went into the synagogue and sat down.

    15After the reading of the law and the prophets, the leaders of the synagogue sent a message to them, saying, 'Brothers, if you have any word of encouragement for the people, speak.'

  • Acts 28:17
    73%

    17After three days, Paul called together the leaders of the Jews. When they had gathered, he said to them, 'Brothers, though I have done nothing against our people or the customs of our ancestors, I was handed over as a prisoner from Jerusalem into the hands of the Romans.'

  • Acts 17:10-11
    2 verses
    73%

    10Immediately, the brothers sent Paul and Silas away by night to Berea. Upon arriving, they went into the synagogue of the Jews.

    11The Bereans were more noble-minded than those in Thessalonica, for they received the message with great eagerness and examined the Scriptures daily to see if these things were so.

  • Acts 20:6-7
    2 verses
    72%

    6But we sailed away from Philippi after the days of Unleavened Bread, and in five days we joined them at Troas, where we stayed seven days.

    7On the first day of the week, we were gathered together to break bread, and Paul began to speak to them. Since he was planning to leave the next day, he continued his message until midnight.

  • Acts 13:42-44
    3 verses
    72%

    42As Paul and Barnabas were leaving the synagogue, the Gentiles begged them to speak these words to them on the next Sabbath.

    43After the synagogue meeting had ended, many of the Jews and devout converts to Judaism followed Paul and Barnabas, who spoke to them and urged them to continue in the grace of God.

    44On the following Sabbath, almost the entire city gathered to hear the word of the Lord.

  • Acts 15:21
    72%

    21For Moses has had those who proclaim him in every city from ancient generations, being read in the synagogues on every Sabbath.

  • Acts 16:13
    71%

    13On the Sabbath we went outside the city gate to the river, where we expected to find a place of prayer. We sat down and began to speak to the women who had gathered there.

  • Acts 17:13-14
    2 verses
    70%

    13But when the Jews from Thessalonica learned that Paul was preaching the Word of God in Berea as well, they came there too, agitating and stirring up the crowds.

    14Immediately, the brothers sent Paul away to go to the sea, but Silas and Timothy remained there.

  • Acts 24:11
    70%

    11You can easily verify that no more than twelve days ago I went up to Jerusalem to worship.

  • Acts 17:33
    70%

    33At that, Paul left the assembly.

  • Acts 18:26-28
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    69%

    26He began to speak boldly in the synagogue. But when Priscilla and Aquila heard him, they took him aside and explained to him the way of God more accurately.

    27When Apollos wanted to go to Achaia, the brothers and sisters encouraged him and wrote to the disciples there to welcome him. When he arrived, he greatly helped those who through grace had believed.

    28For he powerfully refuted the Jews in public, proving from the Scriptures that Jesus was the Messiah.

  • Acts 18:11
    69%

    11So Paul stayed there for a year and six months, teaching them the word of God.

  • Acts 21:19
    69%

    19After greeting them, Paul gave a detailed account of everything God had done among the Gentiles through his ministry.

  • Acts 28:29-30
    2 verses
    69%

    29After he said these words, the Jews departed, having a great debate among themselves.

    30For two whole years, Paul stayed there in his own rented house and welcomed all who came to see him.

  • Acts 20:2-3
    2 verses
    69%

    2After traveling through those regions and encouraging the people with many words, he came to Greece.

    3He stayed there for three months. But when a plot was made against him by the Jews as he was about to set sail for Syria, he decided to return through Macedonia.

  • Acts 28:14
    68%

    14There we found some fellow believers and were invited to stay with them for seven days. And so we came to Rome.

  • Acts 21:4
    68%

    4There we found some disciples and stayed with them for seven days. Through the Spirit, they kept urging Paul not to go up to Jerusalem.

  • Acts 16:3
    68%

    3Paul wanted Timothy to accompany him, so he had him circumcised because of the Jews who lived in those areas, as they all knew his father was a Greek.

  • Acts 17:21
    68%

    21(All the Athenians and the foreigners who lived there spent their time doing nothing but talking about and listening to the latest ideas.)

  • Acts 18:7
    68%

    7Then Paul left the synagogue and went to the house of a man named Titius Justus, a worshiper of God, whose house was next door to the synagogue.

  • Acts 18:13
    68%

    13They said, 'This man persuades people to worship God in ways that are contrary to the law.'

  • Acts 25:6
    67%

    6After spending more than ten days among them, Festus went down to Caesarea. The next day, he took his seat on the judgment seat and ordered Paul to be brought in.

  • Acts 15:36
    67%

    36After some days, Paul said to Barnabas, "Let us return and visit the brothers in every city where we have proclaimed the word of the Lord, to see how they are doing."

  • Luke 4:16
    67%

    16He came to Nazareth, where He had been brought up. As was His custom, He entered the synagogue on the Sabbath day and stood up to read.

  • Acts 21:29
    67%

    29They had previously seen Trophimus the Ephesian with Paul in the city and assumed that Paul had brought him into the temple.