Acts 13:15

NET Bible® (New English Translation)

After the reading from the law and the prophets, the leaders of the synagogue sent them a message, saying,“Brothers, if you have any message of exhortation for the people, speak it.”

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Referenced Verses

  • Acts 15:21 : 21 For Moses has had those who proclaim him in every town from ancient times, because he is read aloud in the synagogues every Sabbath.”
  • Heb 13:22 : 22 Now I urge you, brothers and sisters, bear with my message of exhortation, for in fact I have written to you briefly.
  • Mark 5:22 : 22 Then one of the synagogue leaders, named Jairus, came up, and when he saw Jesus, he fell at his feet.
  • Luke 4:16-18 : 16 Rejection at Nazareth Now Jesus came to Nazareth, where he had been brought up, and went into the synagogue on the Sabbath day, as was his custom. He stood up to read, 17 and the scroll of the prophet Isaiah was given to him. He unrolled the scroll and found the place where it was written, 18 “The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he has anointed me to proclaim good news to the poor. He has sent me to proclaim release to the captives and the regaining of sight to the blind, to set free those who are oppressed,
  • Acts 13:27 : 27 For the people who live in Jerusalem and their rulers did not recognize him, and they fulfilled the sayings of the prophets that are read every Sabbath by condemning him.
  • Acts 15:7 : 7 After there had been much debate, Peter stood up and said to them,“Brothers, you know that some time ago God chose me to preach to the Gentiles so they would hear the message of the gospel and believe.
  • Acts 18:8 : 8 Crispus, the president of the synagogue, believed in the Lord together with his entire household, and many of the Corinthians who heard about it believed and were baptized.
  • Acts 18:17 : 17 So they all seized Sosthenes, the president of the synagogue, and began to beat him in front of the judgment seat. Yet none of these things were of any concern to Gallio.
  • Acts 20:2 : 2 After he had gone through those regions and spoken many words of encouragement to the believers there, he came to Greece,
  • Acts 22:1 : 1 Paul’s Defense“Brothers and fathers, listen to my defense that I now make to you.”
  • Rom 12:8 : 8 if it is exhortation, he must exhort; if it is contributing, he must do so with sincerity; if it is leadership, he must do so with diligence; if it is showing mercy, he must do so with cheerfulness.
  • 1 Cor 14:3 : 3 But the one who prophesies speaks to people for their strengthening, encouragement, and consolation.
  • Luke 16:16 : 16 “The law and the prophets were in force until John; since then, the good news of the kingdom of God has been proclaimed, and everyone is urged to enter it.
  • Acts 1:16 : 16 “Brothers, the scripture had to be fulfilled that the Holy Spirit foretold through David concerning Judas– who became the guide for those who arrested Jesus–
  • Acts 2:4 : 4 All of them were filled with the Holy Spirit, and they began to speak in other languages as the Spirit enabled them.
  • Acts 2:29 : 29 “Brothers, I can speak confidently to you about our forefather David, that he both died and was buried, and his tomb is with us to this day.
  • Acts 2:37 : 37 The Response to Peter’s Address Now when they heard this, they were acutely distressed and said to Peter and the rest of the apostles,“What should we do, brothers?”
  • Acts 7:2 : 2 So he replied,“Brothers and fathers, listen to me. The God of glory appeared to our forefather Abraham when he was in Mesopotamia, before he settled in Haran,

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    16So Paul stood up, gestured with his hand and said,“Men of Israel, and you Gentiles who fear God, listen:

  • Acts 13:14
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    14Moving on from Perga, they arrived at Pisidian Antioch, and on the Sabbath day they went into the synagogue and sat down.

  • Acts 13:42-44
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    42As Paul and Barnabas were going out, the people were urging them to speak about these things on the next Sabbath.

    43When the meeting of the synagogue had broken up, many of the Jews and God-fearing proselytes followed Paul and Barnabas, who were speaking with them and were persuading them to continue in the grace of God.

    44On the next Sabbath almost the whole city assembled together to hear the word of the Lord.

  • Acts 13:26
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    26Brothers, descendants of Abraham’s family, and those Gentiles among you who fear God, the message of this salvation has been sent to us.

  • Acts 14:15
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    15“Men, why are you doing these things? We too are men, with human natures just like you! We are proclaiming the good news to you, so that you should turn from these worthless things to the living God, who made the heaven, the earth, the sea, and everything that is in them.

  • Acts 13:5
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    5When they arrived in Salamis, they began to proclaim the word of God in the Jewish synagogues.(Now they also had John as their assistant.)

  • Acts 15:12-13
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    12The whole group kept quiet and listened to Barnabas and Paul while they explained all the miraculous signs and wonders God had done among the Gentiles through them.

    13After they stopped speaking, James replied,“Brothers, listen to me.

  • Acts 15:21
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    21For Moses has had those who proclaim him in every town from ancient times, because he is read aloud in the synagogues every Sabbath.”

  • Acts 13:7
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  • Acts 17:1-2
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    1Paul and Silas at Thessalonica After they traveled through Amphipolis and Apollonia, they came to Thessalonica, where there was a Jewish synagogue.

    2Paul went to the Jews in the synagogue, as he customarily did, and on three Sabbath days he addressed them from the scriptures,

  • Acts 22:1
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    1Paul’s Defense“Brothers and fathers, listen to my defense that I now make to you.”

  • Acts 5:35
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    35Then he said to the council,“Men of Israel, pay close attention to what you are about to do to these men.

  • Acts 15:35-36
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    35But Paul and Barnabas remained in Antioch, teaching and proclaiming(along with many others) the word of the Lord.

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  • Acts 17:10
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    10Paul and Silas at Berea The brothers sent Paul and Silas off to Berea at once, during the night. When they arrived, they went to the Jewish synagogue.

  • Acts 11:20
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    20But there were some men from Cyprus and Cyrene among them who came to Antioch and began to speak to the Greeks too, proclaiming the good news of the Lord Jesus.

  • Acts 13:46
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    46Both Paul and Barnabas replied courageously,“It was necessary to speak the word of God to you first. Since you reject it and do not consider yourselves worthy of eternal life, we are turning to the Gentiles.

  • Acts 18:13
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    13saying,“This man is persuading people to worship God in a way contrary to the law!”

  • Acts 14:7
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    7There they continued to proclaim the good news.

  • Acts 13:1-2
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    19When Paul had greeted them, he began to explain in detail what God had done among the Gentiles through his ministry.

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  • Acts 15:23-25
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    23They sent this letter with them: From the apostles and elders, your brothers, to the Gentile brothers and sisters in Antioch, Syria, and Cilicia, greetings!

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  • Acts 2:14
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  • Acts 15:27
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    27Therefore we are sending Judas and Silas who will tell you these things themselves in person.

  • Acts 14:18
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    18Even by saying these things, they scarcely persuaded the crowds not to offer sacrifice to them.

  • Acts 15:30-31
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    30So when they were dismissed, they went down to Antioch, and after gathering the entire group together, they delivered the letter.

    31When they read it aloud, the people rejoiced at its encouragement.

  • Acts 15:1
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    1The Jerusalem Council Now some men came down from Judea and began to teach the brothers,“Unless you are circumcised according to the custom of Moses, you cannot be saved.”

  • Acts 14:27
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    27When they arrived and gathered the church together, they reported all the things God had done with them, and that he had opened a door of faith for the Gentiles.

  • Acts 19:8
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  • Acts 14:25
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    25and when they had spoken the word in Perga, they went down to Attalia.

  • Acts 15:4-5
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    4When they arrived in Jerusalem, they were received by the church and the apostles and the elders, and they reported all the things God had done with them.

    5But some from the religious party of the Pharisees who had believed stood up and said,“It is necessary to circumcise the Gentiles and to order them to observe the law of Moses.”

  • Acts 15:33
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    33After they had spent some time there, they were sent off in peace by the brothers to those who had sent them.

  • Acts 4:15
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    15But when they had ordered them to go outside the council, they began to confer with one another,

  • Acts 28:17
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  • Acts 21:40
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    40When the commanding officer had given him permission, Paul stood on the steps and gestured to the people with his hand. When they had become silent, he addressed them in Aramaic,

  • Acts 28:21
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    21They replied,“We have received no letters from Judea about you, nor have any of the brothers come from there and reported or said anything bad about you.

  • Acts 14:1
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  • Heb 13:22
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    22Now I urge you, brothers and sisters, bear with my message of exhortation, for in fact I have written to you briefly.