Acts 17:13

King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

But when the Jews of Thessalonica had knowledge that the word of God was prehed of Paul at Berea, they came thither also, and stirred up the people.

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  • 1 Kgs 21:25 : 25 But there was none like unto Ahab, which did sell himself to work wickedness in the sight of the LORD, whom Jezebel his wife stirred up.
  • Prov 15:18 : 18 A wrathful man stirreth up strife: but he that is slow to anger appeaseth strife.
  • Prov 28:25 : 25 He that is of a oud heart stirreth up strife: but he that putteth his trust in the LORD shall be made fat.
  • Matt 23:13 : 13 But woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye shut up the kingdom of heaven against men: for ye neither go in yourselves, neither suffer ye them that are entering to go in.
  • Luke 12:51 : 51 Suppose ye that I am come to give peace on earth? I tell you, Nay; but rather division:
  • Acts 6:12 : 12 And they stirred up the people, and the elders, and the scribes, and came upon him, and caught him, and brought him to the council,
  • Acts 14:2 : 2 But the unbelieving Jews stirred up the Gentiles, and made their minds evil affected against the brethren.
  • Acts 17:5 : 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.
  • Acts 21:27 : 27 And when the seven days were almost ended, the Jews which were of Asia, when they saw him in the temple, stirred up all the people, and laid hands on him,
  • 1 Thess 2:14-16 : 14 For ye, brethren, became followers of the churches of God which in Judaea are in Christ Jesus: for ye also have suffered like things of your own countrymen, even as they have of the Jews: 15 Who both killed the Lord Jesus, and their own prophets, and have persecuted us; and they please not God, and are contrary to all men: 16 Forbidding us to speak to the Gentiles that they might be saved, to fill up their sins alway: for the wrath is come upon them to the uttermost.

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  • Acts 17:4-12
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    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.

  • Acts 17:1-2
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    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 manner was, went in unto them, and three sabbath days reasoned with them out of the scriptures,

  • Acts 13:50-51
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    50 But the Jews stirred up the devout and honourable women, and the chief men of the city, and raised persecution against Paul and Barnabas, and expelled them out of their coasts.

    51 But they shook off the dust of their feet against them, and came unto Iconium.

  • Acts 14:1-2
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    1 And it came to pass in Iconium, that they went both together into the synagogue of the Jews, and so spake, that a great multitude both of the Jews and also of the Greeks believed.

    2 But the unbelieving Jews stirred up the Gentiles, and made their minds evil affected against the brethren.

  • Acts 17:14-17
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    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.

  • Acts 16:20
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    20 And brought them to the magistrates, saying, These men, being Jews, do exceedingly trouble our city,

  • Acts 18:12-13
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    12 And when Gallio was the deputy of haia, the Jews made insurrection with one cord against Paul, and brought him to the judgment seat,

    13 Saying, This fellow persuadeth men to worship God contrary to the law.

  • Acts 13:42-45
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    42 And when the Jews were gone out of the synagogue, the Gentiles besought that these words might be prehed to them the next sabbath.

    43 Now when the congregation was broken up, many of the Jews and religious proselytes followed Paul and Barnabas: who, speaking to them, persuaded them to continue in the gre of God.

    44 And the next sabbath day came almost the whole city together to hear the word of God.

    45 But when the Jews saw the multitudes, they were filled with envy, and spake against those things which were spoken by Paul, contradicting and blaspheming.

  • Acts 21:27
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    27 And when the seven days were almost ended, the Jews which were of Asia, when they saw him in the temple, stirred up all the people, and laid hands on him,

  • Acts 19:28-30
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    28 And when they heard these sayings, they were full of wrath, and cried out, saying, Great is Diana of the Ephesians.

    29 And the whole city was filled with confusion: and having caught Gaius and Aristarchus, men of Medonia, Paul's companions in travel, they rushed with one cord into the theatre.

    30 And when Paul would have entered in unto the people, the disciples suffered him not.

  • Acts 14:5-7
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    5 And when there was an assault made both of the Gentiles, and also of the Jews with their rulers, to use them despitefully, and to stone them,

    6 They were ware of it, and fled unto Lystra and Derbe, cities of Lycaonia, and unto the region that lieth round about:

    7 And there they prehed the gospel.

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

  • Acts 14:18-19
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    18 And with these sayings scarce restrained they the people, that they had not done srifice unto them.

    19 And there came thither certain Jews from Antioch and Iconium, who persuaded the people, and, having stoned Paul, drew him out of the city, supposing he had been dead.

  • Acts 18:5
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    5 And when Silas and Timotheus were come from Medonia, Paul was pressed in the spirit, and testified to the Jews that Jesus was Christ.

  • Acts 21:30-31
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    30 And all the city was moved, and the people ran together: and they took Paul, and drew him out of the temple: and forthwith the doors were shut.

    31 And as they went about to kill him, tidings came unto the chief captain of the band, that all Jerusalem was in an uproar.

  • Acts 13:14-15
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    14 But when they departed from Perga, they came to Antioch in Pisidia, and went into the synagogue on the sabbath day, and sat down.

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

  • Acts 25:7
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    7 And when he was come, the Jews which came down from Jerusalem stood round about, and laid many and grievous complaints against Paul, which they could not prove.

  • Acts 6:12
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    12 And they stirred up the people, and the elders, and the scribes, and came upon him, and caught him, and brought him to the council,

  • Acts 28:17
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    17 And it came to pass, that after three days Paul called the chief of the Jews together: and when they were come together, he said unto them, Men and brethren, though I have committed nothing against the people, or customs of our fathers, yet was I delivered prisoner from Jerusalem into the hands of the Romans.

  • Acts 19:32
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    32 Some therefore cried one thing, and some another: for the assembly was confused; and the more part knew not wherefore they were come together.

  • Acts 11:22
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    22 Then tidings of these things came unto the ears of the church which was in Jerusalem: and they sent forth Barnabas, that he should go as far as Antioch.

  • Acts 14:21
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    21 And when they had prehed the gospel to that city, and had taught many, they returned again to Lystra, and to Iconium, and Antioch,

  • Acts 14:14
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    14 Which when the apostles, Barnabas and Paul, heard of, they rent their clothes, and ran in among the people, crying out,

  • Acts 17:21
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    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.)

  • Acts 8:4
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    4 Therefore they that were scattered abroad went every where prehing the word.