Acts 17:2

KJV1611 – Modern English

And Paul, as was his custom, went in to them, and for three Sabbath days reasoned with them from the scriptures,

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  • Acts 9:20 : 20 And immediately he preached Christ in the synagogues, that he is the Son of God.
  • Acts 13:5 : 5 And when they were at Salamis, they preached the word of God in the synagogues of the Jews: and they also had John as their helper.
  • Luke 4:16 : 16 And he came to Nazareth, where he had been brought up, and, as his custom was, he went into the synagogue on the Sabbath day, and stood up to read.
  • Acts 17:10 : 10 And the brothers immediately sent Paul and Silas away by night to Berea: who, when they arrived, went into the synagogue of the Jews.
  • Acts 17:17 : 17 Therefore he disputed in the synagogue with the Jews, and with the devout persons, and in the marketplace daily with those who happened to be there.
  • Acts 8:35 : 35 Then Philip opened his mouth, and beginning at this Scripture, preached Jesus to him.
  • Acts 18:4 : 4 And he reasoned in the synagogue every Sabbath, and persuaded the Jews and the Greeks.
  • Acts 19:8 : 8 And he went into the synagogue and spoke boldly for three months, disputing and persuading concerning the kingdom of God.
  • Acts 24:25 : 25 And as he reasoned about righteousness, self-control, and the judgment to come, Felix trembled, and answered, Go away for now; when I have a convenient time, I will call for you.
  • Acts 28:23 : 23 And when they had appointed him a day, many came to him at his lodging, to whom he explained and testified of the kingdom of God, persuading them concerning Jesus from both the law of Moses and the prophets, from morning till evening.
  • John 18:20 : 20 Jesus answered him, I spoke openly to the world. I always taught in the synagogues and in the temple, where the Jews always gather, and in secret I have said nothing.
  • 1 Sam 12:7 : 7 Now therefore stand still, that I may reason with you before the LORD of all the righteous acts of the LORD, which he did to you and to your fathers.
  • Isa 1:18 : 18 Come now, and 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 be as wool.
  • Acts 13:14 : 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.
  • Acts 14:1 : 1 And it came to pass in Iconium, that they went together into the synagogue of the Jews, and spoke in such a way that a great multitude of both Jews and Greeks believed.
  • Heb 7:1-9 : 1 For this Melchizedek, king of Salem, priest of the most high God, who met Abraham returning from the defeat of the kings, and blessed him; 2 To whom also Abraham gave a tenth part of all; first being by interpretation King of righteousness, and then also King of Salem, which is, King of peace; 3 Without father, without mother, without genealogy, having neither beginning of days, nor end of life; but made like the Son of God; remains a priest continually. 4 Now consider how great this man was, to whom even the patriarch Abraham gave a tenth of the spoils. 5 And indeed those who are of the sons of Levi, who receive the office of the priesthood, have a commandment to take tithes from the people according to the law, that is, from their brothers, though they come from the loins of Abraham: 6 But he whose genealogy is not counted from them received tithes from Abraham, and blessed him who had the promises. 7 And without all contradiction the lesser is blessed by the greater. 8 And here mortal men receive tithes; but there he receives them, of whom it is witnessed that he lives. 9 And, as I may say, Levi also, who receives tithes, paid tithes through Abraham. 10 For he was still in the loins of his father when Melchizedek met him.

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  • Acts 18:3-5
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    3And because he was of the same trade, he stayed with them and worked, for by their occupation they were tentmakers.

    4And he reasoned in the synagogue every Sabbath, and persuaded the Jews and the Greeks.

    5And when Silas and Timothy came from Macedonia, Paul was compelled by the Spirit and testified to the Jews that Jesus is the Christ.

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

  • Acts 17:16-19
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    16Now while Paul waited for them at Athens, his spirit was stirred within him, when he saw the city was fully given to idolatry.

    17Therefore he disputed in the synagogue with the Jews, and with the devout persons, and in the marketplace daily with those who happened to be there.

    18Then certain philosophers of the Epicureans, and the Stoics, encountered him. And some said, What does this babbler want to say? Others said, He seems to be a proclaimer of foreign gods, because he preached to them Jesus and the resurrection.

    19And they took him and brought him to the Areopagus, saying, May we know what this new doctrine is that you speak of?

  • Acts 17:3-4
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    3Opening and explaining that Christ had to suffer and rise again from the dead; and that this Jesus, whom I proclaim to you, is Christ.

    4And some of them believed, and joined Paul and Silas; and a great multitude of the devout Greeks, and many leading women.

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

  • Acts 19:8-10
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    8And he went into the synagogue and spoke boldly for three months, disputing and persuading concerning the kingdom of God.

    9But when some were hardened and did not believe, but spoke evil of the Way before the multitude, he departed from them and separated the disciples, disputing daily in the school of Tyrannus.

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

  • Acts 28:23
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    23And when they had appointed him a day, many came to him at his lodging, to whom he explained and testified of the kingdom of God, persuading them concerning Jesus from both the law of Moses and the prophets, from morning till evening.

  • Acts 13:14-15
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    14But when they departed from Perga, they came to Antioch in Pisidia, and 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 to them, saying, Men and brethren, if you have any word of exhortation for the people, speak on.

  • Acts 28:17
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    17After three days, Paul called the leaders of the Jews together. When they had come together, he said to them, Men and brethren, though I have done nothing against our people or the customs of our fathers, yet I was delivered as a prisoner from Jerusalem into the hands of the Romans.

  • Acts 17:10-11
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    10And the brothers immediately sent Paul and Silas away by night to Berea: who, when they arrived, went into the synagogue of the Jews.

    11These were more noble-minded than those in Thessalonica, in that they received the word with all readiness, and searched the scriptures daily to see if these things were so.

  • Acts 20:6-7
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    6But we sailed away from Philippi after the days of Unleavened Bread, and joined them at Troas in five days; where we stayed seven days.

    7Now on the first day of the week, when the disciples came together to break bread, Paul preached to them, ready to depart the next day, and continued his message until midnight.

  • Acts 13:42-44
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    42And when the Jews were gone out of the synagogue, the Gentiles begged that these words might be preached to them the next sabbath.

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

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

  • Acts 15:21
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    21For Moses from ancient generations has in every city those who preach him, being read in the synagogues every Sabbath day.

  • Acts 16:13
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    13On the Sabbath, we went out of the city to the riverside, where prayer was customarily made; and we sat down and spoke to the women who met there.

  • Acts 17:13-14
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    13But when the Jews of Thessalonica learned that the word of God was preached by Paul at Berea, they came there also, and stirred up the people.

    14And immediately the brothers sent Paul away to go to the sea: but Silas and Timothy stayed there still.

  • Acts 24:11
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    11Because you may understand that there are only twelve days since I went up to Jerusalem to worship.

  • Acts 17:33
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    33So Paul departed from among them.

  • Acts 18:26-28
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    26And he began to speak boldly in the synagogue. When Aquila and Priscilla heard him, they took him aside and explained to him the way of God more accurately.

    27And when he desired to cross into Achaia, the brethren wrote, exhorting the disciples to receive him; and when he arrived, he greatly helped those who had believed through grace,

    28for he vigorously refuted the Jews in public, showing from the Scriptures that Jesus is the Christ.

  • Acts 18:11
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    11And he continued there a year and six months, teaching the word of God among them.

  • Acts 21:19
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    19And when he had greeted them, he declared in detail what things God had done among the Gentiles by his ministry.

  • Acts 28:29-30
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    29And when he had said these words, the Jews departed and had a great dispute among themselves.

    30Then Paul dwelt two whole years in his own rented house, and received all who came to him,

  • Acts 20:2-3
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    2And when he had gone through those regions and given them much encouragement, he came to Greece,

    3and stayed there three months. And when the Jews plotted against him as he was about to sail to Syria, he decided to return through Macedonia.

  • Acts 28:14
    68%

    14There we found brethren and were invited to stay with them seven days. And so we went toward Rome.

  • Acts 21:4
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    4And finding disciples, we stayed there seven days: who said to Paul through the Spirit, that he should not go to Jerusalem.

  • Acts 16:3
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    3Paul wanted him to go with him, and took and circumcised him because of the Jews who were in those places; for they knew that his father was a Greek.

  • Acts 17:21
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    21For all the Athenians and foreigners who were there spent their time in nothing else, but to tell or to hear some new thing.

  • Acts 18:7
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    7And he departed from there and entered a certain man's house named Justus, one who worshiped God, whose house was next to the synagogue.

  • Acts 18:13
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    13saying, 'This man persuades people to worship God contrary to the law.'

  • Acts 25:6
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    6And when he had stayed among them more than ten days, he went down to Caesarea, and the next day, sitting on the judgment seat, commanded Paul to be brought.

  • Acts 15:36
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    36After some days, Paul said to Barnabas, Let us go back and visit our brethren in every city where we have preached the word of the Lord, and see how they are doing.

  • Luke 4:16
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    16And he came to Nazareth, where he had been brought up, and, as his custom was, he went into the synagogue on the Sabbath day, and stood up to read.

  • Acts 21:29
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    29(For they had seen Trophimus the Ephesian with him in the city, whom they supposed that Paul had brought into the temple.)