Acts 17 Parallel Bible

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	HAWEIS Haweis New Testament	ESV English Standard Version	NIV New International Version
1	SO journeying through Amphipolis and Apollonia, they came to Thessalonica, where there was a synagogue of 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 Paul, according to his usual custom, went in to them, and for three sabbaths he 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 them clearly, and laying it evidently down that the Messiah must suffer, and rise again from the dead; and that this man is the Messiah, even Jesus, whom I preach unto 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 associated themselves with Paul and Silas; and of the religious Greeks a vast multitude, and of the wives of the first people 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 unbelieving Jews, roused to a fit of zeal, and taking some of the lowest vulgar men of vile characters, and raising a mob, set the city in an uproar, and besetting the house of Jason, sought them to bring them unto 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 not finding them there, they dragged Jason and certain brethren to the city magistrates, roaring out, These are the men who are movers of sedition through the world, and are come in hither;	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 entertained in his house: and the practice of all these fellows is in direct opposition to all Cæsar's ordinances, for they affirm that another is king, one 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 greatly agitated the people and the city magistrates 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	So after taking sufficient security from Jason and the rest, they dismissed them.	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	Then the disciples immediately by night sent off both Paul and Silas to Berea; who were no sooner arrived, than they went 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	Now these were more liberally minded men than those of Thessalonica, for they received the word with all readiness of mind, daily, examining the Scriptures if these things were really 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	Then many of them truly believed: and of the Grecian proselyte women of respectability, and of the 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 of Thessalonica knew that at Berea also the word of God was preached by Paul, they came thither, and stirred up the populace.	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	Then immediately on this the brethren sent off Paul, to go as if by sea: but Silas and Timothy 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 those who conduced Paul brought him as far as Athens, and receiving an injunction for Silas and Timothy that they should come to him as speedily 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	Now while Paul waited for them at Athens, his spirit within him was greatly grieved, beholding the city so devoted 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	Therefore he reasoned in the synagogue with the Jews, and those who worshipped there, and in the forum every day with those he happened to meet.	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 certain of the Epicurean and Stoic philosophers attacked him: and some said, What will this chattering fellow say? but others, He seemeth to be a preacher of foreign deities, because he preached to them Jesus 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	So they took him and led him to the hill of Mars, saying, May we know what this novel doctrine taught 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 some strange stories to our ears; we wish therefore to know what these things 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 who come to sojourn there, take pleasure in spending their time in nothing else but in talking, or hearing of some novelty.	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 standing in the midst of the Areopagus said, Ye men of Athens, I observe that in all things ye are too much devoted to the worship of dæmons.	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 walked about, and attentively viewed the objects of your worship, I found even an altar on which was this inscription, TO THE UNKNOWN GOD. Whom therefore you in ignorance adore, him I preach unto 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 created the world, and all things in it, he that is Lord of heaven and earth, dwelleth not in temples of man's construction;	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 he served by human hands, as if he needed any creature, himself imparting to all beings 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 from one man's blood all the nations of mankind, to dwell upon the whole face of the earth, fixing the predetermined periods of their existence, and the boundaries of their several abodes;	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 should seek the Lord, if indeed they might haply grope him out, and find him, though truly he is not far from any individual 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 from him we derive life, and power of motion, and existence; as also some of your own poets have said, ?For we are even 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 then the offspring of God, we ought not to imagine that the Divinity is like to gold, or silver, or stone sculptured by human art or contrivance.	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	These times indeed of ignorance God then overlooked; but he now commands all men in every place 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 he hath fixed the day in which he will judge the whole world in righteousness by the man whom he hath appointed; affording evidence of this to all, by raising 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	But when they heard of the resurrection from the dead, Some scoffed: and others said, We will hear thee again on this subject.	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 the midst of them.	So Paul went out from their midst.	At that, Paul left the Council.
34	But certain persons cleaving to him, believed: among whom was even Dionysius the Areopagite, and a woman named 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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