Acts 28:24
Some were convinced by what he said, but others refused to believe.
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- Acts 14:4 : 4 But the population of the city was divided; some sided with the Jews, and some with the apostles.
- Acts 17:4-5 : 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. 5 But 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 18:6-8 : 6 When they opposed him and reviled him, he protested by shaking out his clothes and said to them,“Your blood be on your own heads! I am guiltless! From now on I will go to the Gentiles!” 7 Then Paul left the synagogue and went to the house of a person named Titius Justus, a Gentile who worshiped God, whose house was next door to the synagogue. 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 19:8-9 : 8 Paul Continues to Minister at Ephesus So Paul entered the synagogue and spoke out fearlessly for three months, addressing and convincing them about the kingdom of God. 9 But when some were stubborn and refused to believe, reviling the Way before the congregation, he left them and took the disciples with him, addressing them every day in the lecture hall of Tyrannus.
- Rom 3:3 : 3 What then? If some did not believe, does their unbelief nullify the faithfulness of God?
- Rom 11:4-6 : 4 But what was the divine response to him?“I have kept for myself seven thousand people who have not bent the knee to Baal.” 5 So in the same way at the present time there is a remnant chosen by grace. 6 And if it is by grace, it is no longer by works, otherwise grace would no longer be grace.
- Acts 13:48-50 : 48 When 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. 49 So the word of the Lord was spreading through the entire region. 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.
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25So they began to leave, unable to agree among themselves, after Paul made one last statement:“The Holy Spirit spoke rightly to your ancestors through the prophet Isaiah
26when he said,‘Go to this people and say,“You will keep on hearing, but will never understand, and you will keep on looking, but will never perceive.
- Acts 28:22-232 verses74%
22But we would like to hear from you what you think, for regarding this sect we know that people everywhere speak against it.”
23They set a day to meet with him, and they came to him where he was staying in even greater numbers. From morning until evening he explained things to them, testifying about the kingdom of God and trying to convince them about Jesus from both the law of Moses and the prophets.
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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.
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16But not all have obeyed the good news, for Isaiah says,“Lord, who has believed our report?”
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30While he was saying these things, many people believed in him.
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42And many believed in Jesus there.
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11But these words seemed like pure nonsense to them, and they did not believe them.
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12Therefore many of them believed, along with quite a few prominent Greek women and men.
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13They went back and told the rest, but they did not believe them.
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4But the population of the city was divided; some sided with the Jews, and some with the apostles.
- Acts 17:32-343 verses70%
32Now when they heard about the resurrection from the dead, some began to scoff, but others said,“We will hear you again about this.”
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.
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11But the centurion was more convinced by the captain and the ship’s owner than by what Paul said.
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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.
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37The Outcome of Jesus’ Public Ministry Foretold Although Jesus had performed so many miraculous signs before them, they still refused to believe in him,
38so that the word of the prophet Isaiah would be fulfilled. He said,“Lord, who has believed our message, and to whom has the arm of the Lord been revealed?”
39For this reason they could not believe, because again Isaiah said,
- Luke 24:24-252 verses68%
24Then some of those who were with us went to the tomb, and found it just as the women had said, but they did not see him.”
25So he said to them,“You foolish people– how slow of heart to believe all that the prophets have spoken!
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41and because of his word many more believed.
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32So then some were shouting one thing, some another, for the assembly was in confusion, and most of them did not know why they had met together.
- Acts 19:8-92 verses68%
8Paul Continues to Minister at Ephesus So Paul entered the synagogue and spoke out fearlessly for three months, addressing and convincing them about the kingdom of God.
9But when some were stubborn and refused to believe, reviling the Way before the congregation, he left them and took the disciples with him, addressing them every day in the lecture hall of Tyrannus.
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19He said to them,“What things?”“The things concerning Jesus the Nazarene,” they replied,“a man who, with his powerful deeds and words, proved to be a prophet before God and all the people;
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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.
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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.
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17When they saw him, they worshiped him, but some doubted.
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14Because he could not be persuaded, we said no more except,“The Lord’s will be done.”
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27Do you believe the prophets, King Agrippa? I know that you believe.”
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9This man was listening to Paul as he was speaking. When Paul stared intently at him and saw he had faith to be healed,
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25Therefore keep up your courage, men, for I have faith in God that it will be just as I have been told.
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18Many of those who had believed came forward, confessing and making their deeds known.
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- Acts 13:43-442 verses67%
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.
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42This became known throughout all Joppa, and many believed in the Lord.
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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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21The hand of the Lord was with them, and a great number who believed turned to the Lord.
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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.
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24But if all prophesy, and an unbeliever or uninformed person enters, he will be convicted by all, he will be called to account by all.
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7When he said this, an argument began between the Pharisees and the Sadducees, and the assembly was divided.
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28“Therefore be advised that this salvation from God has been sent to the Gentiles; they will listen!”
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9The Jews also joined in the verbal attack, claiming that these things were true.
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4He addressed both Jews and Greeks in the synagogue every Sabbath, attempting to persuade them.