Acts 17 Parallel Bible

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1	They passed by the cities of Am-phip’olis and Ap-ol-lo’ni-a, and came to Thessa- lo-ni’ca, where there was a 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 Paul, as was his custom, went in to join them, and for three sabbaths, he spoke to 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	Interpreting and proving that Christ had to suffer, and rise again from the dead; and that he is the same Jesus Christ whom 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 believed and joined Paul and Silas; and many of them were Greeks who feared God, and many of them were well known women, a goodly number.	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, being jealous, secured a band of bad men from the streets of the city and formed a great mob, who caused disturbances in the city, and who came and assaulted the house of Jason, and sought to bring them out from it and deliver them to the mob.	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 when they failed to find them there, they dragged forth Jason and the brethren who were there and brought them before the authorities of the city, crying, These are the men who have created disturbances throughout the world, and behold, they have 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	And Jason has welcomed them: and all of them are against the decrees of Cæ’sar, 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	The authorities of the city and all the people were alarmed 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 they took bail from Jason and some of the brethren and then 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	Then the brethren immediately sent away Paul and Silas by night to the city of Be-re’a: and when they arrived there, they entered 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	For the Jews there were more liberal than the Jews who were in Thes-sa-lo-ni’ca, in that they gladly heard the word daily, and searched the scriptures to find out 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	And many of them believed; and of the Greeks were many men and notable women.	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 Thes-sa-lo-ni’ca found out that the word of God was preached by Paul in the city of Be-re’a, they came there also; and ceased not to stir up and alarm 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	Then the brethren sent Paul away to go to the sea; but Silas and Ti-mo’the-us remained in that city.	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 escorted Paul went with him as far as the city of Athens: and when they were leaving him, they received from him an epistle to Silas and Ti-mo’the-us requesting them to come to him in haste.	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, he saw the whole city full of idols, and he murmured thereat in his spirit.	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	And he spoke in the synagogue to the Jews and to those who feared God, and in the market place daily with them who were there.	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	Philosophers, also, who were of the teaching of Ep’i-cu-rus, and others, who were called Sto’ics, argued with him. And some of them said, What does this babbler want? And others said, He preaches foreign gods: because he preached to them Jesus and his 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 arrested him and brought him to the court house which is called Ar-e-op’agus, and said to him, May we know what is this new doctrine which you preach?	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 you proclaim strange words to our ears and we want 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	(For all the Athenians and the strangers who were there, were uninterested in anything except something new to tell or to hear.)	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	When Paul stood in the court at Ar-eop’a- gus, he said, Men of Athens, I see that above all things you are extravagant in the worship of idols.	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 viewed the house of your idols, I found an altar with this inscription, THIS IS THE ALTAR OF THE UNKNOWN GOD, whom therefore, while you know him not but yet worship, is the very one I am preaching 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	For the God, who made the world and all things therein, and who is the 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	Neither is he ministered to by human hands, nor is he in need of anything, for it is he who gave life and breath to all men.	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 he has made of one blood all nations of men to dwell on all the face of the earth, and he has appointed seasons by his command, and has set limits to the age of men;	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	So that they should seek and search after God, and find him by means of his creations, because he is not far from any 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 have our being; as some of your own wise men have said, For we are his kindred.	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	Now therefore, man, being of the family of God, is not bounden to worship resemblances made of gold or silver or stone shapen by the skill and knowledge of man into resemblances of the Deity.	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	For the times of ignorance God has made to pass, and at this time he has commanded all men, everywhere, 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	For he has appointed a day in which he will judge all the earth with righteousness by the man whom he has chosen; he who has turned every man towards his faith; for that, he has 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	And when they heard of the resurrection of the dead, some mocked: and others said, We will hear you again on this matter.	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	So Paul left them.	So Paul went out from their midst.	At that, Paul left the Council.
34	Some of them, however, followed him and were converted; one of them was Di-onys’ius, one of the judges of Ar-e-op’a-gus, and a woman named Dam’a-ris, 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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