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ACTS 17:12
After beginning the verse with a rather banal observation, tine.j me.n
ou=n auvtw/n evpi,steusan( ti,nej de. hvpi,sthsan (“Some of them,
therefore, believed, but some did not believe,” cf....
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Verse Acts 17:12. _THEREFORE MANY OF THEM BELIEVED_] From the manner
in which they heard, received, and examined the word preached to them,
it was not likely they could be deceived. And, as it was the...
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THEREFORE MANY OF THEM BELIEVED - As the result of their examination.
This result will commonly follow when people search the Scriptures.
Much is gained when people can be induced to examine the Bible...
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CHAPTER 17
_ 1. The Gospel in Thessalonica (Acts 17:1)._
2. The Gospel in Beroea (Acts 17:10).
3. Paul in Athens (Acts 17:15).
Three cities in which the Gospel is next preached are before us in
thi...
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THROUGH BERŒ A TO ATHENS. Berœ a was a populous place but off the
main route. Paul and Silas at once go to the synagogue; by this time
we should think they could scarcely look to the synagogue with ho...
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IN THESSALONICA (Acts 17:1-9)...
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The brethren immediately sent Paul and Silas away to Beroea by night.
When they arrived there they came into the synagogue of the Jews.
These were men of finer character than those in Thessalonica and...
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BELIEVED. App-150.
HONOURABLE. Greek. _euschemon._ See note on Acts 13:50; Mark 15:43.
MEN. Greek. _aner._ App-123....
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_also of honourable women_ The same word is found Acts 13:50, of the
women of Antioch in Pisidia, and signifies that they were of
honourable estate, distinguished for their position, influence and
wea...
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ΤΩ͂Ν ἙΛΛΗΝΊΔΩΝ ΓΥΝΑΙΚΩ͂Ν ΤΩ͂Ν
ΕΥ̓ΣΧΗΜΌΝΩΝ, _of honourable women which were Greeks_. See
above on Acts 13:50.
The adjective Ἑλληνίς agrees in gender with γυναικῶν
because it stands before that word in...
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PAUL AND SILAS SENT AWAY TO BERŒA. NOBLE CHARACTER OF THE BERŒANS.
THE JEWS FROM THESSALONICA FOLLOW AFTER PAUL, AND BY REASON OF THEIR
ENMITY HE IS CONDUCTED TO ATHENS...
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_THE NOBLE CONDUCT OF THE BEREANS ACTS 17:10-15:_ Out of love for
their spiritual fathers and concern for their safety the brethren sent
Paul and Silas to Berea. They were sent out at night to preserv...
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ΈΠΊΣΤΕΥΣΑΝ _aor. ind. act. от_ ΠΙΣΤΈΎΩ (G4100)
верить, доверять,
ΕΥΣΧΉΜΩΝ (G2158) уважаемый, благородный,
относится к внешности, наружному
поведению, высокоморальному
поведению, или к высшим слоям
об...
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DISCOURSE: 1789
THE GOOD EFFECTS OF A CANDID ATTENTION TO THE GOSPEL
Acts 17:11. _These were more noble than those in Thessalonica, in that
they received the word with all readiness of mind, and sear...
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AT BEREA. Acts 17:10 b - Acts 17:14 a.
Acts 17:10 b
unto Beroea: who when they were come thither went into the synagogues
of the Jews.
Acts 17:11
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12. If the claims of Jesus are false, an honest and thorough
investigation of them is the best way to prove them so. If they are
true, such an investigation will be certain to convince us and to
bless...
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Therefore many of them believed; also of honourable women which were
Greeks, and of men, not a few.
THEREFORE MANY OF THEM BELIEVED - convinced that Jesus of Nazareth,
whom Paul preached, was inde...
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1 Luke seems to have remained behind at Philippi, for the narrative
now proceeds in the third person. Timothy also tarried, for no one was
more genuinely solicitous of the welfare of the infant eccles...
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SECOND MISSIONARY JOURNEY (CONTINUED)
1-15. Thessalonica and Berœa.
1. Amphipolis] 32 m. W. of Philippi.
APOLLONIA] 30 m. W. of Amphipolis.
THESSALONICA] now Salonika, was the capital of the provin...
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GOOD NEWS FOR EVERYONE
ACTS
_MARION ADAMS_
CHAPTER 17
PAUL AND SILAS GO TO THESSALONICA, 17:1-4
V1 Paul and Silas travelled through Amphipolis and Apollonia. They
came to Thessalonica. There was...
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THEREFORE MANY OF THEM BELIEVED. — The narrator dwells with
satisfaction on the fact that at Berœa there were many Jewish as well
as Gentile converts. Among the latter there were, as at Thessalonica,...
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CHAPTER 12
ST. PAUL IN MACEDONIA.
Acts 16:29; Acts 17:1; Acts 17:10
TROAS was at this time the termination of St. Paul's Asiatic travels.
He had passed diagonally right through Asia Minor, followin...
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CHAPTER 12
ST. PAUL IN MACEDONIA.
Acts 16:29; Acts 17:1; Acts 17:10
TROAS was at this time the termination of St. Paul's Asiatic travels.
He had passed diagonally right through Asia Minor, followin...
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See critical note and Ramsay, _Church in the Roman Empire, u. s._ As
at Thessalonica, so here the Apostles' work extended beyond the limits
of the synagogue. Ἑλληνίδων : the term relates to the men as...
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PERSECUTION SPREADS THE TRUTH
Acts 17:1
_ Thessalonica._ Slowly Paul made his way among the great cities of
Greece. He was sowing seeds of which others would reap the harvest.
His one theme was the _...
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At Thessalonica and Berea the apostle visited the synagogues, and
again in each case persecution arose from the Jews. A sentence which
fell from the lips of the leader of the mob shows with what rapid...
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Preaching in Berea
Paul and Silas immediately entered the synagogue to teach. Rather than
base their decisions on the traditional teachings of man, the Bereans
carefully examined the word of God to de...
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Now leaving Timothy at Thessalonica to continue the meeting, Paul,
Silas and Luke continue their journey southward, fifty-seven miles to
Berea, also a prominent city, where there is a synagogue of the...
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And the brethren immediately sent away Paul and Silas by night unto
Berea: who coming thither went into the synagogue of the Jews. (11)
These were more noble than those in Thessalonica, in that they
r...
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We now enter on the missionary journeys, as they are called, of the
apostle Paul. The work, under the Spirit, opens to the glory of the
Lord. Not merely are Gentiles met in grace and brought into the...
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_THE STORY OF THE BEREANS_
‘These were more noble than those in Thessalonica, in that they
received the Word with all readiness of mind, and searched the
Scriptures daily, whether those things were s...
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12._And many believed. _This is not referred unto the sentence next
going before, as if those of whom he spake began to believe, making
choice of some of them: for that were an absurd thing. But Luk...
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In the last case it was the power exercised by the enemy over the
passions of the Gentiles that caused the persecution of the apostles:
at Thessalonica we again find the old and universal enmity of th...
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THEREFORE MANY OF THEM BELIEVED,.... What the apostle preached, and in
Jesus of Nazareth, as the true Messiah, and professed their faith in
him, upon finding, through reading and searching the Scriptu...
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Therefore many of them believed; also of honourable women which were
Greeks, and of men, not a few.
Ver. 12. _Therefore many of them believed_] There are certain
abilities and actions we have, and ma...
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_These were more noble_, &c. Greek, ευγενεστεροι, _more
ingenuous_, or _generous;_ of a more excellent disposition, more open
to conviction, as being less blinded by prejudice. To be teachable in
the...
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From Philippi Paul and his company travelled westward in Greece to
Thessalonica (also in Macedonia). A Jewish synagogue being there, they
attended this for three sabbath days, reasoning with the Jews...
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THEREFORE MANY OF THEM BELIEVED, AND ALSO NOT A FEW OF THE GREEKS,
PROMINENT WOMEN AS WELL AS MEN.
1. Many from Berea believed. Not because Paul said it. But because
they had confirmed the message an...
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"Many of them therefore believed" Because faith is the natural result
of such an honest investigation (Romans 10:17). Please note that
unbelievers or atheists are not produced by. honest investigation...
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10-15 The Jews in Berea applied seriously to the study of the word
preached unto them. They not only heard Paul preach on the sabbath,
but daily searched the Scriptures, and compared what they read w...
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God blessing his own gifts, and giving still unto them that had, and
made use of them. And would we also _lay aside all filthiness, and
superfluity of naughtiness, and receive with meekness the ingraf...
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12. If the claims of Jesus are false, an honest and thorough
investigation of them is the best way to prove them so. If they are
true, such an investigation will be certain to convince us and to
bless...
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Acts 17:12 Therefore G3767 G3303 many G4183 of G1537 them G846
believed G4100 (G5656) and G2532 not...
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PAUL'S MINISTRY IN EUROPE AND THEN IN EPHESUS (17:1-19:20).
Ministry in Europe (17:1-18:22).
Fruitful Ministry in Thessalonica and Berea (17:1-14).
Having been requested to leave Philippi, Paul and...
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‘Many of them therefore believed, also of the Greek women of
honourable estate, and of men, not a few.'
The result again was that ‘many' believed, including ‘many' Greek
women of honourable estate and...
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Acts 17:12. ALSO OF HONOURABLE WOMEN WHICH WERE GREEKS, AND OF MEN NOT
A FEW. To these Jews who accepted the doctrines preached by Paul were
added a number of Gentiles, some, of course, proselytes, bu...
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MANY THEREFORE
(Πολλο μεν ουν). As a result of this Bible study.ALSO OF
THE GREEK WOMEN OF HONOURABLE ESTATE
. The word Hελληνις means Greek woman, but the word γυνη is
added. In particular women...
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THEREFORE
Illustrates (John 5:46). Believing the Old Testament they believed the
Gospel.
HONOURABLE
Greek women of honourable estate....
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CONTENTS: Founding of church at Thessalonica and the Jewish
opposition. Paul and Silas at Berea. Paul at Athens and the sermon
from Mars' hill.
CHARACTERS: Christ, Paul, Silas, Jason, Caesar, philoso...
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Acts 17:1. _When they had passed through Amphipolis._ Boiste adds the
Roman name _Emboli._ It was built by Simon, the Athenian commander. It
stood on an island formed in the river Strymon, and was cal...
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THE BROTHERS SENT PAUL AND SILAS TO BEREA. Between forty-five and
sixty miles west of Thessalonica. THE PEOPLE THERE WERE MORE
OPEN-MINDED. They were willing to investigate the claims of Paul and
Sila...
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_And the brethren immediately sent away Paul and Silas unto Berea …
These were more noble than those in Thessalonica._
FROM THESSALONICA TO BEREA
1. Paul and Silas were sent away “by night.” That is...
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_Therefore many of them believed._
THE GOSPEL AND THE CLASSES
1. They “believed”--a little word, but a great thing--the step by
which they passed from condemnation to peace; from the house on the
san...
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ACTS—NOTE ON ACTS 17:10 Paul and Silas fled to Berea, 50 miles (81
km) by road southwest of Thessalonica.
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_CRITICAL REMARKS_
Acts 17:10. BŒREA.—Presently _Pheria_, south-west of Thessalonica,
and fifty-one miles distant.
Acts 17:12. MANY OF THEM BELIEVED.—_Codex Bezœ_ adds, “And some
disbelieved.” The a...
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EXPOSITION
ACTS 17:1
AMPHIPOLIS. This was the ancient capital of that division of
Macedonia (Macedonia Prima); see Acts 16:12, note. It was situated on
the Via Egnatia, thirty-four miles southwest f...
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Now when they had passed through Amphipolis and Apollonia, they came
to Thessalonica, where there was a synagogue of the Jews (Acts 17:1):
Now Luke passes that off in one verse. From Philippi to Amph...
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1 Corinthians 1:26; Acts 13:50; Acts 13:46; Acts 14:1; Acts 17:2;...
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Honorable women. See on verse 4, and Mark 14:43....
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Many of the — Of the Jews. And of the Grecian women — Who were
followed by their husbands....