Acts 28:24

The NET Bible®

Some were convinced by what he said, but others refused to believe.

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
Some were persuaded by what he said, but others did not believe.

King James Version (1611)
And some beleeued the things which were spoken, and some beleeued not.

King James Version
And some believed the things which were spoken, and some believed not.

English Standard Version
And some were convinced by what he said, but others disbelieved.

New American Standard Bible
Some were being persuaded by the things said by Paul, but others would not believe.

New Century Version
Some believed what Paul said, but others did not.

Amplified Bible
Some were persuaded by what he said, but others would not believe.

New American Standard Bible (1995)
Some were being persuaded by the things spoken, but others would not believe.

Legacy Standard Bible
And some were being persuaded by the things spoken, but others were not believing.

Berean Standard Bible
Some of them were convinced by what he said, but others refused to believe.

Contemporary English Version
Some of the leaders agreed with what Paul said, but others did not.

Complete Jewish Bible
Some were convinced by what he said,

Darby Translation
And some were persuaded of the things which were said, but some disbelieved.

Easy-to-Read Version
Some of the Jews believed what he said, but others did not believe.

Geneva Bible (1587)
And some were persuaded with ye things which were spoken, and some beleeued not.

George Lamsa Translation
And some of them harkened to his words, but others paid no attention.

Good News Translation
Some of them were convinced by his words, but others would not believe.

Lexham English Bible
And some were convinced by what was said, but others refused to believe.

Literal Translation
And some indeed were persuaded by that being said, others disbelieved.

American Standard Version
And some believed the things which were spoken, and some disbelieved.

Bible in Basic English
And some were in agreement with what he said, but some had doubts.

Hebrew Names Version
Some believed the things which were spoken, and some disbelieved.

International Standard Version
Some of them were convinced by what he said, but others wouldn't believe.Acts 14:4; 17:4; 19:9;">[xr]

Etheridge Translation
And some of them were persuaded by his words, and others were not persuaded.

Murdock Translation
And some of them assented to his discourses, and others did not assent.

Bishop's Bible (1568)
And some were perswaded in the thynges which were spoken, and some beleued not.

English Revised Version
And some believed the things which were spoken, and some disbelieved.

World English Bible
Some believed the things which were spoken, and some disbelieved.

Wesley's New Testament (1755)
And some believed the things that were spoken, and some believed not.

Weymouth's New Testament
Some were convinced; others refused to believe.

Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And summe bileueden to these thingis that weren seid of Poul, summe bileueden not.

Update Bible Version
And some believed the things which were spoken, and some disbelieved.

Webster's Bible Translation
And some believed the things which were spoken, and some believed not.

New King James Version
And some were persuaded by the things which were spoken, and some disbelieved.

New Living Translation
Some were persuaded by the things he said, but others did not believe.

New Life Bible
Some of them believed his teaching. Others did not believe.

New Revised Standard
Some were convinced by what he had said, while others refused to believe.

J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
And, some, indeed, were persuaded by the things that were spoken, whereas, others, disbelieved;

Douay-Rheims Bible
And some believed the things that were said: but some believed not.

Revised Standard Version
And some were convinced by what he said, while others disbelieved.

Tyndale New Testament (1525)
And some beleved ye thinges which were spoken and some beleved not.

Young's Literal Translation
and, some, indeed, were believing the things spoken, and some were not believing.

Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
And some beleued ye thinge yt he sayde, but some beleued not.

Mace New Testament (1729)
some believed what he had said, but others did not believe:

THE MESSAGE
Some of them were persuaded by what he said, but others refused to believe a word of it. When the unbelievers got cantankerous and started bickering with each other, Paul interrupted: "I have just one more thing to say to you. The Holy Spirit sure knew what he was talking about when he addressed our ancestors through Isaiah the prophet: Go to this people and tell them this: "You're going to listen with your ears, but you won't hear a word; You're going to stare with your eyes, but you won't see a thing. These people are blockheads! They stick their fingers in their ears so they won't have to listen; They screw their eyes shut so they won't have to look, so they won't have to deal with me face-to-face and let me heal them."

Simplified Cowboy Version
A few came to see the truth, but others were too stubborn to turn from their ways.

Contextual Overview

²³ They set a day to meet with him, and they came to him where he was staying in even greater numbers. From morning until evening he explained things to them, testifying about the kingdom of God and trying to convince them about Jesus from both the law of Moses and the prophets. ²⁴ Some were convinced by what he said, but others refused to believe. ²⁵ So they began to leave, unable to agree among themselves, after Paul made one last statement: "The Holy Spirit spoke rightly to your ancestors through the prophet Isaiah ²⁶ when he said, ‘ Go to this people and say, " You will keep on hearing, but will never understand, and you will keep on looking, but will never perceive . ²⁷ For the heart of this people has become dull, and their ears are hard of hearing, and they have closed their eyes, so that they would not see with their eyes and hear with their ears and understand with their heart and turn, and I would heal them ."' ²⁸ "Therefore be advised that this salvation from God has been sent to the Gentiles; they will listen!" Paul lived there two whole years in his own rented quarters and welcomed all who came to him, proclaiming the kingdom of God and teaching about the Lord Jesus Christ with complete boldness and without restriction. ²⁹Paul on Malta After we had safely reached shore, we learned that the island was called Malta. The local inhabitants showed us extraordinary kindness, for they built a fire and welcomed us all because it had started to rain and was cold. When Paul had gathered a bundle of brushwood and was putting it on the fire, a viper came out because of the heat and fastened itself on his hand. When the local people saw the creature hanging from Paul's hand, they said to one another, "No doubt this man is a murderer! Although he has escaped from the sea, Justice herself has not allowed him to live!" However, Paul shook the creature off into the fire and suffered no harm. But they were expecting that he was going to swell up or suddenly drop dead. So after they had waited a long time and had seen nothing unusual happen to him, they changed their minds and said he was a god. Now in the region around that place were fields belonging to the chief official of the island, named Publius, who welcomed us and entertained us hospitably as guests for three days. The father of Publius lay sick in bed, suffering from fever and dysentery. Paul went in to see him and after praying, placed his hands on him and healed him. After this had happened, many of the people on the island who were sick also came and were healed. They also bestowed many honors, and when we were preparing to sail, they gave us all the supplies we needed. After three months we put out to sea in an Alexandrian ship that had wintered at the island and had the "Heavenly Twins" as its figurehead. We put in at Syracuse and stayed there three days. From there we cast off and arrived at Rhegium, and after one day a south wind sprang up and on the second day we came to Puteoli. There we found some brothers and were invited to stay with them seven days. And in this way we came to Rome. The brothers from there, when they heard about us, came as far as the Forum of Appius and Three Taverns to meet us. When he saw them, Paul thanked God and took courage. When we entered Rome, Paul was allowed to live by himself, with the soldier who was guarding him. After three days Paul called the local Jewish leaders together. When they had assembled, he said to them, "Brothers, although I had done nothing against our people or the customs of our ancestors, from Jerusalem I was handed over as a prisoner to the Romans. When they had heard my case, they wanted to release me, because there was no basis for a death sentence against me. But when the Jews objected, I was forced to appeal to Caesar—not that I had some charge to bring against my own people. So for this reason I have asked to see you and speak with you, for I am bound with this chain because of the hope of Israel." They replied, "We have received no letters from Judea about you, nor have any of the brothers come from there and reported or said anything bad about you. But we would like to hear from you what you think, for regarding this sect we know that people everywhere speak against it." They set a day to meet with him, and they came to him where he was staying in even greater numbers. From morning until evening he explained things to them, testifying about the kingdom of God and trying to convince them about Jesus from both the law of Moses and the prophets. Some were convinced by what he said, but others refused to believe. So they began to leave, unable to agree among themselves, after Paul made one last statement: "The Holy Spirit spoke rightly to your ancestors through the prophet Isaiah when he said, ‘ Go to this people and say, " You will keep on hearing, but will never understand, and you will keep on looking, but will never perceive . For the heart of this people has become dull, and their ears are hard of hearing, and they have closed their eyes, so that they would not see with their eyes and hear with their ears and understand with their heart and turn, and I would heal them ."' "Therefore be advised that this salvation from God has been sent to the Gentiles; they will listen!"

Bible Verse Review
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Acts 13:48-50, Acts 14:4, Acts 17:4, Acts 17:5, Acts 18:6-8, Acts 19:8, Acts 19:9, Romans 3:3, Romans 11:4-6

Reciprocal: Luke 12:52 - General Acts 4:4 - many Romans 10:16 - But they Romans 11:11 - but rather 2 Thessalonians 3:2 - for

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And some believed the things which were spoken,.... By him, concerning the kingdom of God and Jesus Christ; even as many as were ordained unto eternal life, and to whom it was given to believe; for faith is the gift of God, and which comes by hearing of the word, when it is attended with a divine power; and then it is not only notionally understood, and barely assented to as truth, but is cordially believed and embraced, and cheerfully professed, and steadily held fast: this was not a mere historical faith, or a bare assent to the truth of the things spoken, nor a mere profession of faith in them, but a believing in Christ with the heart, the sum and substance of them; as they heard these things, their understandings were enlightened, and they saw their need of Christ, and the things of Christ, which were held forth in the ministry of the word; and so approved of them, savoured, relished, and fed upon them; and until this is the case, none can, nor will believe aright:

and some believed not: notwithstanding the full proof, and clear evidence produced by the apostle: these were not of Christ's sheep, their eyes were blinded, and their hearts were hardened, as was prophesied of them, and therefore they could not believe; they were given up to a judicial blindness and hardness of heart, and were left under the power of obstinate and invincible unbelief: their disbelief of these things arose from the prejudices they had conceived about a worldly kingdom; from the sufferings and death of Jesus Christ, they imagining the Messiah would not die, but abide for ever; from the carnal reasonings of their minds, about divine and spiritual things; and from the ignorance that was in them, because of the obduracy of their hearts. The kingdom the apostle testified of was not an Utopian kingdom, nor any of the real kingdoms of this world, but the kingdom of the Messiah they were expecting; but that which he described, being not such an one as they imagined, they believed him not: the things he said concerning Jesus were not trivial, speculative, and indifferent things; but of the greatest moment and importance, and of which there was full proof in their own writings; and though spoken by Paul, were no other than the word of God; and besides, were good news, and glad tidings, and yet they believed them not: this difference among them, some believing and some not believing, was not owing to the power and free will of man, as if some of themselves would, and did believe, and others would not, but to the distinguishing grace of God; for faith is not of man, it is the gift of God, it is the fruit of electing grace, and is given in consequence of it: nor is this any unusual thing, under the same ministration of the word, for one to believe, and another not believe: this is a common case, and is the usual success the Gospel meets with; so it always has been, and so it is, and will be; so it was in the times of Noah, he was a preacher of righteousness to the old world, even of the righteousness of faith, many were disobedient, few believed; and so it fared with the evangelical prophet Isaiah, and with Jeremiah, Ezekiel, Zechariah, and other prophets of the Old Testament; and with John the Baptist, the forerunner of Christ, and with Christ himself, as well as with our apostle; and this has been the case ever since his time, now is, and will be, as long as the Gospel is preached.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

And some believed ... - See the notes on Acts 14:4.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse Acts 28:24. Some believed, c.] His message was there treated as his Gospel is to the present day: some believe, and are converted others continue in obstinate unbelief, and perish. Could the Jews then have credited the spiritual nature of the Messiah's kingdom, they would have found little difficulty to receive Jesus Christ as the MESSIAH.

Multitudes of those now called Christians can more easily credit Jesus as the Messiah than believe the spiritual nature of his kingdom. The cross is the great stumbling block: millions expect Jesus and his kingdom who cannot be persuaded that the cross is the way to the crown.