Acts 17 Parallel Bible

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	GENEVA Geneva Bible of 1587	ESV English Standard Version	NIV New International Version
1	Nowe as they passed through Amphipolis, and Apollonia, they came to Thessalonica, where was a Synagogue of the Iewes.	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 Paul, as his maner was, went in vnto them, and three Sabbath daies disputed with them by 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, & alleadging that Christ must haue suffered, and risen againe from the dead: and this is Iesus Christ, whom, said he, I preach 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 beleeued, and ioyned in companie with Paul and Silas: also of the Grecians that feared God a great multitude, and of the chiefe women not a fewe.	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 Iewes which beleeued not, mooued with enuie, tooke vnto them certaine vagabonds and wicked felowes, and whe they had assembled the multitude, they made a tumult in the citie, and made assault against the house of Iason, and 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	But when they found them not, they drew Iason & certaine brethren vnto the heads of the citie, crying, These are they which haue subuerted the state of the world, and here they are,	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 Iason hath receiued, and these all doe against the decrees of Cesar, saying that there is another King, one Iesus.	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	Then they troubled the people, and the heads of the citie, 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	Notwithstanding when they had receiued sufficient assurance of Iason and of the other, they let them goe.	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	And the brethren immediatly sent away Paul and Silas by night vnto Berea, which when they were come thither, entred into ye Synagogue of the Iewes.	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	These were also more noble men then they which were at Thessalonica, which receiued the woorde with all readinesse, and searched the Scriptures daily, whether those 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 of them beleeued, and of honest women, which were Grecians, and men not a fewe.	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 Iewes of Thessalonica knewe, that the woord of God was also preached of Paul at Berea, they came thither also, & mooued the people.	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	But by and by the brethren sent away Paul to goe as it were to the sea: but Silas and Timotheus abode there still.	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	And they that did conduct Paul, brought him vnto Athens: and when they had receiued a commaundement vnto Silas and Timotheus that they shoulde come to him at once, 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	Nowe while Paul waited for them at Athens, his spirite was stirred in him, when hee sawe the citie subiect to idolatrie.	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	Therefore he disputed in the Synagogue with the Iewes, and with them that were religious, and in the market daily with whomesoeuer he met.	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	Then certaine Philosophers of the Epicures, and of the Stoickes, disputed with him, and some sayde, What will this babler say? Others sayde, He seemeth to be a setter forth of straunge gods (because hee preached vnto them Iesus, and the resurrection.)	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 they tooke him, and brought him into Mars streete, saying, May we not know, what this newe doctrine, whereof thou speakest, 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 certaine strange thinges vnto our eares: we woulde knowe therefore, what these things meane.	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	For all the Athenians, and strangers which dwelt there, gaue them selues to nothing els, but either to tell, or to heare some newes.	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	Then Paul stoode in the mids of Mars streete, and sayde, Yee men of Athens, I perceiue that in all things yee are too superstitious.	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 as I passed by, and behelde your deuotions, I founde an altar wherein was written, Vnto The Vnknowen God. Whome yee then ignorantly worship, him shewe I vnto 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	God that made the worlde, and all things that are therein, seeing that he is Lorde of heaue and earth, dwelleth not 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	Neither is worshipped with mens handes, as though he needed any thing, seeing hee giueth 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 hath made of one blood all mankinde, to dwell on all the face of the earth, and hath assigned the seasons which were ordeined before, and the boundes of their habitation,	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 shoulde seeke the Lorde, if so be they might haue groped after him, and founde him though doubtlesse he be not farre from euery one of vs.	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 liue, and mooue, and haue our being, as also certaine of your owne Poets haue sayd, for we are also his generation.	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	Forasmuch then, as we are the generation of God, we ought not to thinke that ye Godhead is like vnto gold, or siluer, or stone grauen by arte and the inuention of man.	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	And the time of this ignorance God regarded not: but nowe hee admonisheth all men euery where to 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 hee hath appoynted a day in the which he wil iudge the world in righteousnes, by that man whome hee hath appoynted, whereof he hath giuen an assurance to all men, in that hee hath raised him from 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	Now when they heard of the resurrection from the dead, some mocked, and other sayde, We will heare thee againe of this thing.	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	And so Paul departed from among them.	So Paul went out from their midst.	At that, Paul left the Council.
34	Howbeit certaine men claue vnto Paul, and beleeued: among whome was also Denys Areopagita, and a woman named Damaris, and other 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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