Acts 17 Parallel Bible

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1	And having journeyed through Amphipolis and Apollonia, they came to Thessalonica, where was the synagogue of the Jews.	Now when they had passed through Amphipolis and Apollonia, they came to Thessalonica, where there was a synagogue of the Jews.	When Paul and his companions had passed through Amphipolis and Apollonia, they came to Thessalonica, where there was a Jewish synagogue.
2	And according to Paul's custom he went in among them, and on three sabbaths reasoned with them from the scriptures,	And Paul went in, as was his custom, and on three Sabbath days he reasoned with them from the Scriptures,	As was his custom, Paul went into the synagogue, and on three Sabbath days he reasoned with them from the Scriptures,
3	opening and laying down that the Christ must have suffered and risen up from among the dead, and that this is the Christ, Jesus whom I announce to you.	explaining and proving that it was necessary for the Christ to suffer and to rise from the dead, and saying, “This Jesus, whom I proclaim to you, is the Christ.”	explaining and proving that the Messiah had to suffer and rise from the dead. “This Jesus I am proclaiming to you is the Messiah,” he said.
4	And some of them believed, and joined themselves to Paul and Silas, and of the Greeks who worshipped, a great multitude, and of the chief women not a few.	And some of them were persuaded and joined Paul and Silas, as did a great many of the devout Greeks and not a few of the leading women.	Some of the Jews were persuaded and joined Paul and Silas, as did a large number of God-fearing Greeks and quite a few prominent women.
5	But the Jews having been stirred up to jealousy, and taken to [themselves] certain wicked men of the lowest rabble, and having got a crowd together, set the city in confusion; and having beset the house of Jason sought to bring them out to the people;	But the Jews were jealous, and taking some wicked men of the rabble, they formed a mob, set the city in an uproar, and attacked the house of Jason, seeking to bring them out to the crowd.	But other Jews were jealous; so they rounded up some bad characters from the marketplace, formed a mob and started a riot in the city. They rushed to Jason’s house in search of Paul and Silas in order to bring them out to the crowd.
6	and not having found them, dragged Jason and certain brethren before the politarchs, crying out, These [men] that have set the world in tumult, are come here also,	And when they could not find them, they dragged Jason and some of the brothers before the city authorities, shouting, “These men who have turned the world upside down have come here also,	But when they did not find them, they dragged Jason and some other believers before the city officials, shouting: “These men who have caused trouble all over the world have now come here,
7	whom Jason has received; and these all do contrary to the decrees of Caesar, saying, that there is another king, Jesus.	and Jason has received them, and they are all acting against the decrees of Caesar, saying that there is another king, Jesus.”	and Jason has welcomed them into his house. They are all defying Caesar’s decrees, saying that there is another king, one called Jesus.”
8	And they troubled the crowd and the politarchs when they heard these things.	And the people and the city authorities were disturbed when they heard these things.	When they heard this, the crowd and the city officials were thrown into turmoil.
9	And having taken security of Jason and the rest, they let them go.	And when they had taken money as security from Jason and the rest, they let them go.	Then they made Jason and the others post bond and let them go.
10	But the brethren immediately sent away, in the night, Paul and Silas to Berea; who, being arrived, went away into the synagogue of the Jews.	The brothers immediately sent Paul and Silas away by night to Berea, and when they arrived they went into the Jewish synagogue.	As soon as it was night, the believers sent Paul and Silas away to Berea. On arriving there, they went to the Jewish synagogue.
11	And these were more noble than those in Thessalonica, receiving the word with all readiness of mind, daily searching the scriptures if these things were so.	Now these Jews were more noble than those in Thessalonica; they received the word with all eagerness, examining the Scriptures daily to see if these things were so.	Now the Berean Jews were of more noble character than those in Thessalonica, for they received the message with great eagerness and examined the Scriptures every day to see if what Paul said was true.
12	Therefore many from among them believed, and of Grecian women of the upper classes and men not a few.	Many of them therefore believed, with not a few Greek women of high standing as well as men.	As a result, many of them believed, as did also a number of prominent Greek women and many Greek men.
13	But when the Jews from Thessalonica knew that the word of God was announced in Berea also by Paul, they came there also, stirring up the crowds.	But when the Jews from Thessalonica learned that the word of God was proclaimed by Paul at Berea also, they came there too, agitating and stirring up the crowds.	But when the Jews in Thessalonica learned that Paul was preaching the word of God at Berea, some of them went there too, agitating the crowds and stirring them up.
14	And then immediately the brethren sent away Paul to go as to the sea; but Silas and Timotheus abode there.	Then the brothers immediately sent Paul off on his way to the sea, but Silas and Timothy remained there.	The believers immediately sent Paul to the coast, but Silas and Timothy stayed at Berea.
15	But they that conducted Paul brought him as far as Athens; and, having received a commandment to Silas and Timotheus, that they should come to him as quickly as possible, they departed.	Those who conducted Paul brought him as far as Athens, and after receiving a command for Silas and Timothy to come to him as soon as possible, they departed.	Those who escorted Paul brought him to Athens and then left with instructions for Silas and Timothy to join him as soon as possible.
16	But in Athens, while Paul was waiting for them, his spirit was painfully excited in him seeing the city given up to idolatry.	Now while Paul was waiting for them at Athens, his spirit was provoked within him as he saw that the city was full of idols.	While Paul was waiting for them in Athens, he was greatly distressed to see that the city was full of idols.
17	He reasoned therefore in the synagogue with the Jews, and those who worshipped, and in the market-place every day with those he met with.	So he reasoned in the synagogue with the Jews and the devout persons, and in the marketplace every day with those who happened to be there.	So he reasoned in the synagogue with both Jews and God-fearing Greeks, as well as in the marketplace day by day with those who happened to be there.
18	But some also of the Epicurean and Stoic philosophers attacked him. And some said, What would this chatterer say? and some, He seems to be an announcer of foreign demons, because he announced the glad tidings of Jesus and the resurrection [to them].	Some of the Epicurean and Stoic philosophers also conversed with him. And some said, “What does this babbler wish to say?” Others said, “He seems to be a preacher of foreign divinities”—because he was preaching Jesus and the resurrection.	A group of Epicurean and Stoic philosophers began to debate with him. Some of them asked, “What is this babbler trying to say?” Others remarked, “He seems to be advocating foreign gods.” They said this because Paul was preaching the good news about Jesus and the resurrection.
19	And having taken hold on him they brought [him] to Areopagus, saying, Might we know what this new doctrine which is spoken by thee [is]?	And they took him and brought him to the Areopagus, saying, “May we know what this new teaching is that you are presenting?	Then they took him and brought him to a meeting of the Areopagus, where they said to him, “May we know what this new teaching is that you are presenting?
20	For thou bringest certain strange things to our ears. We wish therefore to know what these things may mean.	For you bring some strange things to our ears. We wish to know therefore what these things mean.”	You are bringing some strange ideas to our ears, and we would like to know what they mean.”
21	Now all [the] Athenians and the strangers sojourning there spent their time in nothing else than to tell and to hear the news.	Now all the Athenians and the foreigners who lived there would spend their time in nothing except telling or hearing something new.	(All the Athenians and the foreigners who lived there spent their time doing nothing but talking about and listening to the latest ideas.)
22	And Paul standing in the midst of Areopagus said, Athenians, in every way I see you given up to demon worship;	So Paul, standing in the midst of the Areopagus, said: “Men of Athens, I perceive that in every way you are very religious.	Paul then stood up in the meeting of the Areopagus and said: “People of Athens! I see that in every way you are very religious.
23	for, passing through and beholding your shrines, I found also an altar on which was inscribed, To the unknown God. Whom therefore ye reverence, not knowing [him], him I announce to you.	For as I passed along and observed the objects of your worship, I found also an altar with this inscription: ‘To the unknown god.’ What therefore you worship as unknown, this I proclaim to you.	For as I walked around and looked carefully at your objects of worship, I even found an altar with this inscription: to an unknown god. So you are ignorant of the very thing you worship—and this is what I am going to proclaim to you.
24	The God who has made the world and all things which are in it, he, being Lord of heaven and earth, does not dwell in temples made with hands,	The God who made the world and everything in it, being Lord of heaven and earth, does not live in temples made by man,	“The God who made the world and everything in it is the Lord of heaven and earth and does not live in temples built by human hands.
25	nor is served by men's hands as needing something, himself giving to all life and breath and all things;	nor is he served by human hands, as though he needed anything, since he himself gives to all mankind life and breath and everything.	And he is not served by human hands, as if he needed anything. Rather, he himself gives everyone life and breath and everything else.
26	and has made of one blood every nation of men to dwell upon the whole face of the earth, having determined ordained times and the boundaries of their dwelling,	And he made from one man every nation of mankind to live on all the face of the earth, having determined allotted periods and the boundaries of their dwelling place,	From one man he made all the nations, that they should inhabit the whole earth; and he marked out their appointed times in history and the boundaries of their lands.
27	that they may seek God; if indeed they might feel after him and find him, although he is not far from each one of us:	that they should seek God, and perhaps feel their way toward him and find him. Yet he is actually not far from each one of us,	God did this so that they would seek him and perhaps reach out for him and find him, though he is not far from any one of us.
28	for in him we live and move and exist; as also some of the poets amongst you have said, For we are also his offspring.	for “‘In him we live and move and have our being’; as even some of your own poets have said, “‘For we are indeed his offspring.’	For in him we live and move and have our being.’ As some of your own poets have said, ‘We are his offspring.’
29	Being therefore [the] offspring of God, we ought not to think that which is divine to be like gold or silver or stone, [the] graven form of man's art and imagination.	Being then God’s offspring, we ought not to think that the divine being is like gold or silver or stone, an image formed by the art and imagination of man.	“Therefore since we are God’s offspring, we should not think that the divine being is like gold or silver or stone—an image made by human design and skill.
30	God therefore, having overlooked the times of ignorance, now enjoins men that they shall all everywhere repent,	The times of ignorance God overlooked, but now he commands all people everywhere to repent,	In the past God overlooked such ignorance, but now he commands all people everywhere to repent.
31	because he has set a day in which he is going to judge the habitable earth in righteousness by [the] man whom he has appointed, giving the proof [of it] to all [in] having raised him from among [the] dead.	because he has fixed a day on which he will judge the world in righteousness by a man whom he has appointed; and of this he has given assurance to all by raising him from the dead.”	For he has set a day when he will judge the world with justice by the man he has appointed. He has given proof of this to everyone by raising him from the dead.”
32	And when they heard [of the] resurrection of the dead, some mocked, and some said, We will hear thee again also concerning this.	Now when they heard of the resurrection of the dead, some mocked. But others said, “We will hear you again about this.”	When they heard about the resurrection of the dead, some of them sneered, but others said, “We want to hear you again on this subject.”
33	Thus Paul went out of their midst.	So Paul went out from their midst.	At that, Paul left the Council.
34	But some men joining themselves to him believed; among whom also was Dionysius the Areopagite, and a woman by name Damaris, and others with them.	But some men joined him and believed, among whom also were Dionysius the Areopagite and a woman named Damaris and others with them.	Some of the people became followers of Paul and believed. Among them was Dionysius, a member of the Areopagus, also a woman named Damaris, and a number of others.
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