Acts 19:8 Paul entered the synagogue and spoke boldly there for three months, arguing persuasively about the kingdom of God.

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Parallel Verses

New International Version
Paul entered the synagogue and spoke boldly there for three months, arguing persuasively about the kingdom of God.

English Standard Version
And he entered the synagogue and for three months spoke boldly, reasoning and persuading them about the kingdom of God.

New American Standard Bible
And he entered the synagogue and continued speaking out boldly for three months, reasoning and persuading them about the kingdom of God.

King James Bible
And he went into the synagogue, and spake boldly for the space of three months, disputing and persuading the things concerning the kingdom of God.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Then he entered the synagogue and spoke boldly over a period of three months, engaging in discussion and trying to persuade them about the things of the kingdom of God.

International Standard Version
He went into the synagogue and spoke there boldly for three months, holding discussions and persuading those who heard him about the kingdom of God.

American Standard Version
And he entered into the synagogue, and spake boldly for the space of three months, reasoning and persuading as to the things concerning the kingdom of God.

Douay-Rheims Bible
And entering into the synagogue, he spoke boldly for the space of three months, disputing and exhorting concerning the kingdom of God.

Darby Bible Translation
And entering into the synagogue, he spoke boldly during three months, reasoning and persuading the things concerning the kingdom of God.

Young's Literal Translation
And having gone into the synagogue, he was speaking boldly for three months, reasoning and persuading the things concerning the reign of God,

Cross References

Acts 1:3
To whom also he showed himself alive after his passion by many infallible proofs, being seen of them forty days, and speaking of the things pertaining to the kingdom of God:

Acts 9:20
And straightway he preached Christ in the synagogues, that he is the Son of God.

Acts 18:26
And he began to speak boldly in the synagogue: whom when Aquila and Priscilla had heard, they took him to them, and expounded to him the way of God more perfectly.

Acts 19:7
And all the men were about twelve.

Acts 19:10
And this continued by the space of two years; so that all they which dwelled in Asia heard the word of the Lord Jesus, both Jews and Greeks.

Acts 20:31
Therefore watch, and remember, that by the space of three years I ceased not to warn every one night and day with tears.

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Commentaries

Matthew Henry's Commentary

19:8-12 When arguments and persuasions only harden men in unbelief and blasphemy, we must separate ourselves and others from such unholy company. God was pleased to confirm the teaching of these holy men of old, that if their hearers believed them not, they might believe the works.

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown

8-10. he went into the synagogue and spake boldly for … three months, &c.—See on [2055]Ac 17:2, 3.

Acts 19:7

Acts 19:9

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