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Acts 17:2

and, according to Paul's custom, he went in unto them, and, for three sabbaths, reasoned with them from the Scriptures, -

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Atonement;   Greece;   Jesus, the Christ;   Jesus Continued;   Law;   Minister, Christian;   Paul;   Reasoning;   Sabbath;   Synagogue;   Word of God;   Zeal, Religious;   Thompson Chain Reference - Mortality-Immortality;   Resurrection;   Sabbath;   The Topic Concordance - Jesus Christ;   Torrey's Topical Textbook - Sabbath, the;  

Dictionaries:

- American Tract Society Bible Dictionary - Synagogue;   Thessalonica;   Bridgeway Bible Dictionary - Canon;   Greece;   Hellenist;   Inspiration;   Macedonia;   Mind;   Mission;   Paul;   Remnant;   Silas;   Synagogue;   Thessalonians, letters to;   Thessalonica;   Baker Evangelical Dictionary of Biblical Theology - Descent into Hell (Hades);   Lord's Day, the;   Sabbath;   Thessalonians, First and Second, Theology of;   Charles Buck Theological Dictionary - Ordination;   Easton Bible Dictionary - Anoint;   Synagogue;   Thessalonica;   Fausset Bible Dictionary - Anoint;   Gospels;   Thessalonians, the Epistles to the;   Tyrannus;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Acts;   Greece;   Macedonia;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Messiah;   Paul the Apostle;   Prayer;   Thessalonians, First Epistle to the;   Hastings' Dictionary of the New Testament - Eschatology;   Old Testament;   Preaching;   Promise (2);   Reading ;   Sabbath;   Silas or Silyanus;   Time;   Morrish Bible Dictionary - Scripture;   Thessalonians, Epistles to the;   People's Dictionary of the Bible - Anointing;   Jason;   Macedonia;   Synagogue;   Thessalonians;   Thessalonica;   Smith Bible Dictionary - Anointing,;   Thessaloni'ca;   Watson's Biblical & Theological Dictionary - Synagogue;  

Encyclopedias:

- Condensed Biblical Cyclopedia - Saul of Tarsus;   International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Custom (2);   Discourse;   Inspiration;   Scripture;   Silas;   Teach;   Thessalonica;   The Jewish Encyclopedia - Diaspora;  

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
As usual, Paul went into the synagogue, and on three Sabbath days reasoned with them from the Scriptures,
King James Version (1611)
And Paul, as his maner was, went in vnto them, and three Sabbath dayes reasoned with them out of the Scriptures,
King James Version
And Paul, as his manner was, went in unto them, and three sabbath days reasoned with them out of the scriptures,
English Standard Version
And Paul went in, as was his custom, and on three Sabbath days he reasoned with them from the Scriptures,
New American Standard Bible
And according to Paul's custom, he visited them, and for three Sabbaths reasoned with them from the Scriptures,
New Century Version
Paul went into the synagogue as he always did, and on each Sabbath day for three weeks, he talked with his fellow Jews about the Scriptures.
Amplified Bible
And Paul entered the synagogue, as was his custom, and for three Sabbaths he engaged in discussion and friendly debate with them from the Scriptures,
New American Standard Bible (1995)
And according to Paul's custom, he went to them, and for three Sabbaths reasoned with them from the Scriptures,
Legacy Standard Bible
And according to Paul's custom, he went to them, and for three Sabbaths reasoned with them from the Scriptures,
Berean Standard Bible
As was his custom, Paul went into the synagogue, and on three Sabbaths he reasoned with them from the Scriptures,
Contemporary English Version
So as usual, Paul went there to worship, and on three Sabbaths he spoke to the people. He used the Scriptures
Complete Jewish Bible
According to his usual practice, Sha'ul went in; and on three Shabbats he gave them drashes from the Tanakh,
Darby Translation
And according to Paul's custom he went in among them, and on three sabbaths reasoned with them from the scriptures,
Easy-to-Read Version
Paul went into the synagogue to see the Jews as he always did. The next three weeks, on each Sabbath day, he discussed the Scriptures with them.
Geneva Bible (1587)
And Paul, as his maner was, went in vnto them, and three Sabbath daies disputed with them by the Scriptures,
George Lamsa Translation
And Paul, as was his custom, went in to join them, and for three sabbaths, he spoke to them from the scriptures,
Good News Translation
According to his usual habit Paul went to the synagogue. There during three Sabbaths he held discussions with the people, quoting
Lexham English Bible
And as was his custom, Paul went in to them and on three Sabbath days he discussed with them from the scriptures,
Literal Translation
And according to Paul's custom, he went in to them and reasoned with them from the Scriptures on three sabbaths,
American Standard Version
and Paul, as his custom was, went in unto them, and for three sabbath days reasoned with them from the scriptures,
Bible in Basic English
And Paul, as he generally did, went in to them, and on three Sabbath days had discussions with them from the holy Writings,
Hebrew Names Version
Sha'ul, as was his custom, went in to them, and for three Shabbat days reasoned with them from the Scriptures,
International Standard Version
As usual, Paul went in and on three Sabbaths discussed the Scriptures with them.Luke 4:16; Acts 9:20; 14:1; 16:13; 19:8;">[xr]
Etheridge Translation
AND Paulos entered, as his custom was, with them, and three shabaths spoke to them from the scriptures,
Murdock Translation
And Paul, as was his custom, went in to them; and during three sabbaths he discoursed with them from the scriptures;
Bishop's Bible (1568)
And Paul, as his maner was, went in vnto them, and three Sabboth dayes disputed with the out of the scriptures,
English Revised Version
and Paul, as his custom was, went in unto them, and for three sabbath days reasoned with them from the scriptures,
World English Bible
Paul, as was his custom, went in to them, and for three Sabbath days reasoned with them from the Scriptures,
Wesley's New Testament (1755)
And Paul, according to his custom, went in to them, and three sabbath-days discoursed with them from the scriptures,
Weymouth's New Testament
Paul--following his usual custom--betook himself to it, and for three successive Sabbaths reasoned with them from the Scriptures,
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And bi custom Poul entride to hem, and bi thre sabatis he declaride to hem of scripturis,
Update Bible Version
and Paul, as his custom was, went in to them, and for three Sabbath days reasoned with them from the Scriptures,
Webster's Bible Translation
And Paul, as his manner was, went in to them, and on three sabbaths reasoned with them out of the scriptures,
New English Translation
Paul went to the Jews in the synagogue, as he customarily did, and on three Sabbath days he addressed them from the scriptures,
New King James Version
Then Paul, as his custom was, went in to them, and for three Sabbaths reasoned with them from the Scriptures,
New Living Translation
As was Paul's custom, he went to the synagogue service, and for three Sabbaths in a row he used the Scriptures to reason with the people.
New Life Bible
Paul went in as he always did. They gathered together each Day of Rest for three weeks and he taught them from the Holy Writings.
New Revised Standard
And Paul went in, as was his custom, and on three sabbath days argued with them from the scriptures,
Douay-Rheims Bible
And Paul, according to his custom, went in unto them. And for three sabbath days he reasoned with them out of the scriptures:
Revised Standard Version
And Paul went in, as was his custom, and for three weeks he argued with them from the scriptures,
Tyndale New Testament (1525)
And Paul as his maner was went in vnto them and thre saboth doyes declared oute of the scripture vnto them
Young's Literal Translation
and according to the custom of Paul, he went in unto them, and for three sabbaths he was reasoning with them from the Writings,
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
And Paul (as his maner was) wete in vnto them, and vpon thre Sabbathes he spake vnto them of the scripture, opened it vnto the,
Mace New Testament (1729)
Paul, as was his custom, us'd to go there, and for three sabbath-days discours'd to the Jews from the scriptures,
Simplified Cowboy Version
Like he did all the time, Paul went to the church to preach on the day of rest for three weeks. He used the Good Book to reason with people.

Contextual Overview

1 And, travelling through Amphipolis and Apollonia, they came to Thessalonica, where was a synagogue of the Jews; 2 and, according to Paul's custom, he went in unto them, and, for three sabbaths, reasoned with them from the Scriptures, - 3 opening up, and setting forth, that it was needful for, the Christ, to suffer, and to arise from among the dead; and saying , This, is the Christ, - Jesus, whom, I, am declaring unto you. 4 And, some from among them, were persuaded, and cast in their lot with Paul and Silas; also, of the devout Greeks, a great throng, and, of the chief women, not a few. 5 But the Jews, being, jealous, and taking unto themselves certain wicked men, of the rabble, and making a riot, were setting the city in an uproar; and, besieging the house of Jason, were seeking to lead them forth unto the populace, - 6 and, not finding them, they began dragging Jason and certain brethren unto the city-rulers, shouting - They who have thrown the inhabited earth into confusion, the same, hither also, are come, - 7 unto whom Jason hath given welcome; and, these all, contrary to the decrees of Caesar, are acting, - saying that there is another king, Jesus. 8 And they troubled the multitude and the city-rulers, when they heard these things; 9 and, taking security from Jason and the rest, they let them go.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

as: Luke 4:16, John 18:20

went: Acts 17:10, Acts 17:17, Acts 9:20, Acts 13:5, Acts 14:1, Acts 18:4, Acts 19:8

reasoned: Acts 24:25, Acts 28:23, 1 Samuel 12:7, Isaiah 1:18, Hebrews 7:1 - Hebrews 10:39

Reciprocal: Nehemiah 8:8 - and gave the sense Matthew 26:24 - Son of man goeth Mark 1:21 - he entered Luke 24:32 - opened Luke 24:44 - in the psalms Acts 3:18 - those Acts 8:5 - preached Acts 13:14 - went Acts 14:7 - General Acts 16:13 - on Acts 17:12 - many Acts 18:19 - but 1 Corinthians 9:20 - unto 1 Thessalonians 2:2 - bold 2 Timothy 3:15 - the holy

Cross-References

Genesis 9:9
I, therefore, behold me! establishing my covenant with you, - and with your seed after you;
Genesis 12:2
That I may make thee into a great nation, And bless thee and make great thy name, And become thou a blessing;
Genesis 13:16
and I will make thy seed as the dust of the earth, - so that if a man can number the dust of the earth, thy seed also, may be numbered.
Genesis 15:18
In that day, did Yahweh solemnise with Abram a covenant, saying, - To thy seed, have I given this land, from the river of Egypt as far as the great river - the river Euphrates:
Genesis 17:4
As for me, lo! my covenant is with thee, - So shalt thou become - father of a multitude of nations;
Genesis 17:6
And I will make thee fruitful, exceedingly, and grant thee to be nations, - Yea kings, out of thee, shall come forth;
Genesis 17:8
And I will give to thee and to thy seed after thee the land of thy sojournings - all the land of Canaan, for an age-abiding possession - And I will be to them a God.
Genesis 17:11
So shall ye be circumcised in the flesh of your foreskin, - So shall it become a sign of a covenant, betwixt me and you.
Genesis 17:17
And Abraham fell on his face and laughed, - and said in his heart To one a hundred years old, shall a child be born? And shall even Sarah, who is ninety years old, give birth?
Genesis 17:18
And Abraham said unto God, - Oh that, Ishmael, might live before thee!

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And Paul, as his manner was, went in unto them,.... To the Jews in their synagogue; for though the Jews had put away the Gospel from them, and the apostle had turned to the Gentiles; yet he still retained a great affection for his countrymen the Jews, and as often as he had opportunity, attended their synagogues, in order to preach the Gospel to them;

and three sabbath days reasoned with them out of the Scriptures: that is, out of the Old Testament, concerning the Messiah, the characters of him, the work that he was to do, and how he was to suffer and die for the sins of men; and this he did three weeks running, going to their synagogue every sabbath day, when and where the Jews met for worship; and made use of books, which they allowed of, and of arguments they could not disprove.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

His manner was - His custom was to attend on the worship of the synagogue, and to preach the gospel to his countrymen first, Acts 9:20; Acts 13:5, Acts 13:14.

Reasoned with them - Discoursed to them, or attempted to prove that Jesus was the Messiah. The word used here (διελέγετο dielegeto) often means no more than “to make a public address or discourse.” See the notes on Acts 24:25.

Out of the scriptures - By many critics this is connected with the following verse, “Opening and alleging from the scriptures that Christ must needs have suffered, etc.” The sense is not varied materially by the change.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse Acts 17:2. As his manner was — He constantly offered salvation first to the Jews; and for this purpose attended their Sabbath-days' meetings at their synagogues.


 
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