Acts 17:12

Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

many, indeed, therefore, of them did believe, and of the honourable Greek women and men not a few.

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  • Acts 13:50 : 50 And the Jews stirred up the devout and honourable women, and the first men of the city, and did raise persecution against Paul and Barnabas, and did put them out from their borders;
  • Acts 14:1 : 1 And it came to pass in Iconium, that they did enter together into the synagogue of the Jews, and spake, so that there believed both of Jews and Greeks a great multitude;
  • Acts 17:2-4 : 2 and according to the custom of Paul, he went in unto them, and for three sabbaths he was reasoning with them from the Writings, 3 opening and alleging, `That the Christ it behoved to suffer, and to rise again out of the dead, and that this is the Christ -- Jesus whom I proclaim to you.' 4 And certain of them did believe, and attached themselves to Paul and to Silas, also of the worshipping Greeks a great multitude, of the principal women also not a few.
  • 1 Cor 1:26 : 26 for see your calling, brethren, that not many `are' wise according to the flesh, not many mighty, not many noble;
  • Eph 5:14 : 14 wherefore he saith, `Arouse thyself, thou who art sleeping, and arise out of the dead, and the Christ shall shine upon thee.'
  • Jas 1:10 : 10 and the rich in his becoming low, because as a flower of grass he shall pass away;
  • Jas 1:21 : 21 wherefore having put aside all filthiness and superabundance of evil, in meekness be receiving the engrafted word, that is able to save your souls;
  • Ps 25:8-9 : 8 Good and upright `is' Jehovah, Therefore He directeth sinners in the way. 9 He causeth the humble to tread in judgment, And teacheth the humble His way.
  • John 1:45-49 : 45 Philip findeth Nathanael, and saith to him, `Him of whom Moses wrote in the Law, and the prophets, we have found, Jesus the son of Joseph, who `is' from Nazareth;' 46 and Nathanael said to him, `Out of Nazareth is any good thing able to be?' Philip said to him, `Come and see.' 47 Jesus saw Nathanael coming unto him, and he saith concerning him, `Lo, truly an Israelite, in whom guile is not;' 48 Nathanael saith to him, `Whence me dost thou know?' Jesus answered and said to him, `Before Philip's calling thee -- thou being under the fig-tree -- I saw thee.' 49 Nathanael answered and saith to him, `Rabbi, thou art the Son of God, thou art the king of Israel.'
  • John 7:17 : 17 if any one may will to do His will, he shall know concerning the teaching, whether it is of God, or -- I do speak from myself.
  • Acts 13:46 : 46 And speaking boldly, Paul and Barnabas said, `To you it was necessary that first the word of God be spoken, and seeing ye do thrust it away, and do not judge yourselves worthy of the life age-during, lo, we do turn to the nations;

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  • Acts 17:4-5
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    4And certain of them did believe, and attached themselves to Paul and to Silas, also of the worshipping Greeks a great multitude, of the principal women also not a few.

    5And the unbelieving Jews, having been moved with envy, and having taken to them of the loungers certain evil men, and having made a crowd, were setting the city in an uproar; having assailed also the house of Jason, they were seeking them to bring `them' to the populace,

  • Acts 17:13-14
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    13And when the Jews from Thessalonica knew that also in Berea was the word of God declared by Paul, they came thither also, agitating the multitudes;

    14and then immediately the brethren sent forth Paul, to go on as it were to the sea, but both Silas and Timothy were remaining there.

  • Acts 17:10-11
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    10And the brethren immediately, through the night, sent forth both Paul and Silas to Berea, who having come, went to the synagogue of the Jews;

    11and these were more noble than those in Thessalonica, they received the word with all readiness of mind, every day examining the Writings whether those things were so;

  • Acts 17:33-34
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    33and so Paul went forth from the midst of them,

    34and certain men having cleaved to him, did believe, among whom `is' also Dionysius the Areopagite, and a woman, by name Damaris, and others with them.

  • Acts 17:1-2
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    1And having passed through Amphipolis, and Apollonia, they came to Thessalonica, where was the synagogue of the Jews,

    2and according to the custom of Paul, he went in unto them, and for three sabbaths he was reasoning with them from the Writings,

  • Acts 14:1
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    1And it came to pass in Iconium, that they did enter together into the synagogue of the Jews, and spake, so that there believed both of Jews and Greeks a great multitude;

  • Acts 11:20-21
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    20and there were certain of them men of Cyprus and Cyrene, who having entered into Antioch, were speaking unto the Hellenists, proclaiming good news -- the Lord Jesus,

    21and the hand of the Lord was with them, a great number also, having believed, did turn unto the Lord.

  • Acts 4:4
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    4and many of those hearing the word did believe, and the number of the men became, as it were, five thousand.

  • Acts 19:17-18
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    17and this became known to all, both Jews and Greeks, who are dwelling at Ephesus, and fear fell upon them all, and the name of the Lord Jesus was being magnified,

    18many also of those who did believe were coming, confessing and declaring their acts,

  • John 10:42
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    42and many did believe in him there.

  • Acts 19:7
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    7and all the men were, as it were, twelve.

  • Acts 5:13-14
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    13and of the rest no one was daring to join himself to them, but the people were magnifying them,

    14(and the more were believers added to the Lord, multitudes both of men and women,)

  • Acts 28:24
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    24and, some, indeed, were believing the things spoken, and some were not believing.

  • Acts 21:19-20
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    19and having saluted them, he was declaring, one by one, each of the things God did among the nations through his ministration,

    20and they having heard, were glorifying the Lord. They said also to him, `Thou seest, brother, how many myriads there are of Jews who have believed, and all are zealous of the law,

  • John 12:20
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    20And there were certain Greeks out of those coming up that they may worship in the feast,

  • Acts 9:42
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    42and it became known throughout all Joppa, and many believed on the Lord;

  • Acts 18:27
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    27and he being minded to go through into Achaia, the brethren wrote to the disciples, having exhorted them to receive him, who having come, did help them much who have believed through the grace,

  • Acts 13:48
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    48And the nations hearing were glad, and were glorifying the word of the Lord, and did believe -- as many as were appointed to life age-during;

  • John 12:11
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    11because on account of him many of the Jews were going away, and were believing in Jesus.

  • Acts 13:50
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    50And the Jews stirred up the devout and honourable women, and the first men of the city, and did raise persecution against Paul and Barnabas, and did put them out from their borders;

  • John 4:41
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    41and many more did believe because of his word,

  • Acts 18:8
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    8and Crispus, the ruler of the synagogue did believe in the Lord with all his house, and many of the Corinthians hearing were believing, and they were being baptized.

  • Acts 17:21
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    21and all Athenians, and the strangers sojourning, for nothing else were at leisure but to say something, and to hear some newer thing.

  • Acts 13:43-44
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    43and the synagogue having been dismissed, many of the Jews and of the devout proselytes did follow Paul and Barnabas, who, speaking to them, were persuading them to remain in the grace of God.

    44And on the coming sabbath, almost all the city was gathered together to hear the word of God,

  • John 8:30
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    30As he is speaking these things, many believed in him;

  • Acts 13:12
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    12then the proconsul having seen what hath come to pass, did believe, being astonished at the teaching of the Lord.

  • Acts 17:8
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    8And they troubled the multitude and the city rulers, hearing these things,

  • Acts 8:12
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    12And when they believed Philip, proclaiming good news, the things concerning the reign of God and the name of Jesus Christ, they were baptized both men and women;

  • Acts 14:21
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    21Having proclaimed good news also to that city, and having discipled many, they turned back to Lystra, and Iconium, and Antioch,

  • Acts 15:11-12
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    11but, through the grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, we believe to be saved, even as also they.'

    12And all the multitude did keep silence, and were hearkening to Barnabas and Paul, declaring as many signs and wonders as God did among the nations through them;

  • John 11:45
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    45Many, therefore, of the Jews who came unto Mary, and beheld what Jesus did, believed in him;

  • 1 Thess 1:7
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    7so that ye became patterns to all those believing in Macedonia and Achaia,

  • Acts 16:2
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    2who was well testified to by the brethren in Lystra and Iconium;

  • Acts 14:27
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    27and having come and gathered together the assembly, they declared as many things as God did with them, and that He did open to the nations a door of faith;

  • Acts 16:13
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    13on the sabbath-day also we went forth outside of the city, by a river, where there used to be prayer, and having sat down, we were speaking to the women who came together,

  • Acts 14:18
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    18and these things saying, scarcely did they restrain the multitudes from sacrificing to them.

  • Acts 19:29
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    29and the whole city was filled with confusion, they rushed also with one accord into the theatre, having caught Gaius and Aristarchus, Macedonians, Paul's fellow-travellers.

  • Acts 14:4
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    4And the multitude of the city was divided, and some were with the Jews, and some with the apostles,

  • Acts 17:17
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    17therefore, indeed, he was reasoning in the synagogue with the Jews, and with the worshipping persons, and in the market-place every day with those who met with him.