the Week of Proper 15 / Ordinary 20
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Acts 17:12
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Consequently, many of them believed, including a number of the prominent Greek women as well as men.
Therefore many of them beleeued: also of honourable women which were Greekes, and of men not a few.
Therefore many of them believed; also of honourable women which were Greeks, and of men, not a few.
Many of them therefore believed, with not a few Greek women of high standing as well as men.
Therefore, many of them believed, along with a significant number of prominent Greek women and men.
So, many of them believed, as well as many important Greek women and men.
As a result many of them became believers, together with a number of prominent Greek women and men.
Therefore many of them believed, along with a number of prominent Greek women and men.
Therefore many of them believed, along with not a few prominent Greek women and men.
As a result, many of them believed, along with quite a few prominent Greek women and men.
Many of them put their faith in the Lord, including some important Greek women and several men.
Many of them came to trust, as did a number of prominent Greek women and not a few Greek men.
Therefore many from among them believed, and of Grecian women of the upper classes and men not a few.
The result was that many of them believed, including many important Greek women and men.
Therefore many of them beleeued, and of honest women, which were Grecians, and men not a fewe.
And many of them believed; and of the Greeks were many men and notable women.
Many of them believed; and many Greek women of high social standing and many Greek men also believed.
Therefore many of them believed, and not a few of the prominent Greek women and men.
Then indeed many from among them believed, and not a few of the honorable Greek women and men.
Many of them therefore believed; also of the Greek women of honorable estate, and of men, not a few.
And a number of them had faith, and no small number of the Greek women of high position and of the men.
Many of them therefore believed; also of the Yevanit women of honorable estate, and not a few men.
Many of them believed, including a large number of prominent Greek women and men.
And many of them believed, and so also of the Javnoyee, men many, and distinguished women.
And many of them believed; and so likewise of the Greeks, many men, and women of note.
Therfore many of them beleued. Also of honest women which were Grekes, and of men not a fewe.
Many of them therefore believed; also of the Greek women of honourable estate, and of men, not a few.
Many of them therefore believed; also of the Greek women of honorable estate, and not a few men.
Therefore many of them believed, and of the Grecian women of considerable rank, and of the men not a few.
As the result many of them became believers, and so did not a few of the Greeks--gentlewomen of good position, and men.
And manye of hem bileueden and of hethen wymmen onest and men not a fewe.
Many of them therefore believed; also of the Greek women of honorable estate, and of men, not a few.
Therefore many of them believed; also of honorable women who were Greeks, and of men not a few.
Therefore many of them believed, along with quite a few prominent Greek women and men.
Therefore many of them believed, and also not a few of the Greeks, prominent women as well as men.
As a result, many Jews believed, as did many of the prominent Greek women and men.
Many of them therefore believed, including not a few Greek women and men of high standing.
Many, therefore, from among them, believed, and, of the Grecian women of the higher class, and of men, not a few.
And many indeed of them believed: and of honourable women that were Gentiles and of men, not a few.
Many of them therefore believed, with not a few Greek women of high standing as well as men.
And many of the beleved: also of worshipfull weme which were Grekes and of men not a feawe.
many, indeed, therefore, of them did believe, and of the honourable Greek women and men not a few.
Then beleued many of them, and worshipfull wemen off the Grekes, and men not a fewe.
so that many of them believed, besides a considerable number of women of distinction, and of men, that were Greeks.
As a result, a whole herd of Jews, as well as many well-off Greek men and women, started believing in Jesus.
Contextual Overview
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
many: Acts 17:2-4, Acts 13:46, Acts 14:1, Psalms 25:8, Psalms 25:9, John 1:45-49, John 7:17, Ephesians 5:14, James 1:21
honourable: Acts 13:50, 1 Corinthians 1:26, James 1:10
Reciprocal: Genesis 34:19 - honourable Proverbs 8:34 - watching Song of Solomon 8:2 - who Matthew 13:11 - Because Luke 16:29 - have John 3:21 - he that John 4:42 - for Acts 8:28 - and sitting Acts 10:33 - are we Acts 13:7 - a prudent Acts 17:4 - and of the chief
Cross-References
When He had finished talking with him, God went up from Abraham.
Then Abraham took his son Ishmael, and all who were born in his house, and all who were bought with his money, and every man and boy who lived in his house. And he cut off their piece of skin that very day, as God had told him to do.
Then Abraham did the religious act of the Jews on Isaac when he was eight days old, as God had told him to do.
On the eighth day the child is to go through the religious act of becoming a Jew.
On the eighth day they did the religious act of the Jews on the child. They named him Zacharias, after his father.
When eight days were over, they did the religious act of becoming a Jew on the Child. He was named Jesus. This name was given to Him by the angel when Mary was told He was to be born.
"He made a promise with Abraham. It was kept by a religious act of becoming a Jew. Abraham had a son, Isaac. On the eighth day Abraham took Isaac and had this religious act done to him. Isaac was the father of Jacob. Jacob was the father of our twelve early fathers.
A man is not a Jew just because he goes through the religious act of becoming a Jew.
I went through the religious act of becoming a Jew when I was eight days old. I was born a Jew and came from the family group of Benjamin. I was a Jewish son of Jewish parents. I belonged to the group of the proud religious law-keepers.
Gill's Notes on the Bible
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 Scriptures, that the characters of the Messiah agreed in him, and that what the apostle delivered were entirely consonant to those writings:
also of honourable women which were Greeks, and of men not a few; besides the Jews, there were Gentiles also, both men and women; who were proselytes to the Jewish religion, and who were persons of figure and credit, especially the women, who were also converted and believed in Christ. These converts were the beginning of a Gospel church state in this place, which continued many ages after. Timon, one of the first seven deacons of the church at Jerusalem, is said to be bishop of Berea; though, according to others, Onesimus, the servant of Philemon, was the first bishop of this church: even in the fifth century mention is made of Lucas, bishop of Berea, who was present in the synods of Chalcedon and Ephesus; yea, in the ninth century, there were Christians dwelling in this place p.
p Magdeburg. Hist. Eccles. cent. 5. c. 10. p. 666. cent. 9. c. 2. p. 4.
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
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. We may commonly take it for granted that such an examination will result in their conviction of the truth. The most prominent and usual cause of infidelity is found in the fact that people will not investigate the Scriptures. Many infidels have confessed that they had never carefully read the New Testament. Thomas Paine confessed that he wrote the first part of the Age of Reason without having a Bible at hand, and without its being possible to procure one where he then was (in Paris). “I had,” says he, “neither Bible nor Testament to refer to, though I was writing against both; nor could I procure an” (Age of Reason, p. 65, ed. 1831; also p. 33). None, it may safely be affirmed, have ever read the Scriptures with candor, and with the true spirit of prayer, who have not been convinced of the truth of Christianity, and been brought to submit their souls to its influence and its consolations. The great thing which Christians desire their fellow-men to do is candidly to search the Bible, and when this is done they confidently expect that they will be truly converted to God.
Of honourable women - See the notes on Acts 13:50.
Clarke's Notes on the Bible
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 truth that was proclaimed to them, it is no wonder that they apprehended, believed, and embraced it.
Of honourable women which were Greeks — Probably mere heathens are meant; and these were some of the chief families in the place. Thus we find that the preaching of Paul at Berea was made the instrument of converting both Jews and Gentiles.
