Acts 17:12

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Therefore many of them believed, along with quite a few prominent Greek women and men.

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Referenced Verses

  • Acts 13:50 : 50 But the Jews incited the God-fearing women of high social standing and the prominent men of the city, stirred up persecution against Paul and Barnabas, and threw them out of their region.
  • Acts 14:1 : 1 Paul and Barnabas at Iconium The same thing happened in Iconium when Paul and Barnabas went into the Jewish synagogue and spoke in such a way that a large group of both Jews and Greeks believed.
  • Acts 17:2-4 : 2 Paul went to the Jews in the synagogue, as he customarily did, and on three Sabbath days he addressed them from the scriptures, 3 explaining and demonstrating that the Christ had to suffer and to rise from the dead, saying,“This Jesus I am proclaiming to you is the Christ.” 4 Some of them were persuaded and joined Paul and Silas, along with a large group of God-fearing Greeks and quite a few prominent women.
  • 1 Cor 1:26 : 26 Think about the circumstances of your call, brothers and sisters. Not many were wise by human standards, not many were powerful, not many were born to a privileged position.
  • Eph 5:14 : 14 For everything made visible is light, and for this reason it says:“Awake, O sleeper! Rise from the dead, and Christ will shine on you!”
  • Jas 1:10 : 10 But the rich person’s pride should be in his humiliation, because he will pass away like a wildflower in the meadow.
  • Jas 1:21 : 21 So put away all filth and evil excess and humbly welcome the message implanted within you, which is able to save your souls.
  • Ps 25:8-9 : 8 The LORD is both kind and fair; that is why he teaches sinners the right way to live. 9 May he show the humble what is right! May he teach the humble his way!
  • John 1:45-49 : 45 Philip found Nathanael and told him,“We have found the one Moses wrote about in the law, and the prophets also wrote about– Jesus of Nazareth, the son of Joseph.” 46 Nathanael replied,“Can anything good come out of Nazareth?” Philip replied,“Come and see.” 47 Jesus saw Nathanael coming toward him and exclaimed,“Look, a true Israelite in whom there is no deceit!” 48 Nathanael asked him,“How do you know me?” Jesus replied,“Before Philip called you, when you were under the fig tree, I saw you.” 49 Nathanael answered him,“Rabbi, you are the Son of God; you are the king of Israel!”
  • John 7:17 : 17 If anyone wants to do God’s will, he will know about my teaching, whether it is from God or whether I speak from my own authority.
  • Acts 13:46 : 46 Both 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.

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  • Acts 17:4-5
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    4Some of them were persuaded and joined Paul and Silas, along with a large group of God-fearing Greeks and quite a few prominent women.

    5But the Jews became jealous, and gathering together some worthless men from the rabble in the marketplace, they formed a mob and set the city in an uproar. They attacked Jason’s house, trying to find Paul and Silas to bring them out to the assembly.

  • Acts 17:13-14
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    13But when the Jews from Thessalonica heard that Paul had also proclaimed the word of God in Berea, they came there too, inciting and disturbing the crowds.

    14Then the brothers sent Paul away to the coast at once, but Silas and Timothy remained in Berea.

  • Acts 17:10-11
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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.

    11These Jews were more open-minded than those in Thessalonica, for they eagerly received the message, examining the scriptures carefully every day to see if these things were so.

  • Acts 17:33-34
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    33So Paul left the Areopagus.

    34But some people joined him and believed. Among them were Dionysius, who was a member of the Areopagus, a woman named Damaris, and others with them.

  • 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 14:1
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    1Paul and Barnabas at Iconium The same thing happened in Iconium when Paul and Barnabas went into the Jewish synagogue and spoke in such a way that a large group of both Jews and Greeks believed.

  • Acts 11:20-21
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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.

    21The hand of the Lord was with them, and a great number who believed turned to the Lord.

  • Acts 4:4
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    4But many of those who had listened to the message believed, and the number of the men came to about five thousand.

  • Acts 19:17-18
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    17This became known to all who lived in Ephesus, both Jews and Greeks; fear came over them all, and the name of the Lord Jesus was praised.

    18Many of those who had believed came forward, confessing and making their deeds known.

  • John 10:42
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    42And many believed in Jesus there.

  • Acts 19:7
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    7(Now there were about twelve men in all.)

  • Acts 5:13-14
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    13None of the rest dared to join them, but the people held them in high honor.

    14More and more believers in the Lord were added to their number, crowds of both men and women.

  • Acts 28:24
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    24Some were convinced by what he said, but others refused to believe.

  • Acts 21:19-20
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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.

    20When they heard this, they praised God. Then they said to him,“You see, brother, how many thousands of Jews there are who have believed, and they are all ardent observers of the law.

  • John 12:20
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    20Seekers Now some Greeks were among those who had gone up to worship at the feast.

  • Acts 9:42
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    42This became known throughout all Joppa, and many believed in the Lord.

  • Acts 18:27
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    27When Apollos wanted to cross over to Achaia, the brothers encouraged him and wrote to the disciples to welcome him. When he arrived, he assisted greatly those who had believed by grace,

  • Acts 13:48
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    48When the Gentiles heard this, they began to rejoice and praise the word of the Lord, and all who had been appointed for eternal life believed.

  • John 12:11
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    11for on account of him many of the Jewish people from Jerusalem were going away and believing in Jesus.

  • Acts 13:50
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    50But the Jews incited the God-fearing women of high social standing and the prominent men of the city, stirred up persecution against Paul and Barnabas, and threw them out of their region.

  • John 4:41
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    41and because of his word many more believed.

  • Acts 18:8
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    8Crispus, 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 17:21
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    21(All the Athenians and the foreigners who lived there used to spend their time in nothing else than telling or listening to something new.)

  • Acts 13:43-44
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    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.

  • John 8:30
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    30While he was saying these things, many people believed in him.

  • Acts 13:12
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    12Then when the proconsul saw what had happened, he believed, because he was greatly astounded at the teaching about the Lord.

  • Acts 17:8
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    8They caused confusion among the crowd and the city officials who heard these things.

  • Acts 8:12
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    12But when they believed Philip as he was proclaiming the good news about the kingdom of God and the name of Jesus Christ, they began to be baptized, both men and women.

  • Acts 14:21
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    21Paul and Barnabas Return to Antioch in Syria After they had proclaimed the good news in that city and made many disciples, they returned to Lystra, to Iconium, and to Antioch.

  • Acts 15:11-12
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    11On the contrary, we believe that we are saved through the grace of the Lord Jesus, in the same way as they are.”

    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.

  • John 11:45
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    45The Response of the Jewish Leaders Then many of the people, who had come with Mary and had seen the things Jesus did, believed in him.

  • 1 Thess 1:7
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    7As a result you became an example to all the believers in Macedonia and in Achaia.

  • Acts 16:2
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    2The brothers in Lystra and Iconium spoke well of him.

  • 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 16:13
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    13On the Sabbath day we went outside the city gate to the side of the river, where we thought there would be a place of prayer, and we sat down and began to speak to the women who had assembled there.

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

  • Acts 19:29
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    29The city was filled with the uproar, and the crowd rushed to the theater together, dragging with them Gaius and Aristarchus, the Macedonians who were Paul’s traveling companions.

  • Acts 14:4
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    4But the population of the city was divided; some sided with the Jews, and some with the apostles.

  • Acts 17:17
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    17So he was addressing the Jews and the God-fearing Gentiles in the synagogue, and in the marketplace every day those who happened to be there.