17:1 Now 1161 when they had passed through 1353 5660 Amphipolis 295 and 2532 Apollonia 624, they came 2064 5627 to 1519 Thessalonica 2332, where 3699 was 2258 5713 a synagogue 4864 of the Jews 2453:

17:2 And 1161 Paul 3972, as 2596 his manner was 1486 5756, went in 1525 5627 unto 4314 them 846, and 2532 1909 three 5140 sabbath 4521 days reasoned 1256 5711 with them 846 out of 575 the scriptures 1124,

17:3 Opening 1272 5723 and 2532 alleging 3908 5734, that 3754 Christ 5547 must needs 1163 5713 have suffered 3958 5629, and 2532 risen again 450 5629 from 1537 the dead 3498; and 2532 that 3754 this 3778 Jesus 2424, whom 3739 I 1473 preach 2605 5719 unto you 5213, is 2076 5748 Christ 5547.(whom…: or, whom, said he, I preach)

17:4 And 2532 some 5100 of 1537 them 846 believed 3982 5681, and 2532 consorted 4345 5681 with Paul 3972 and 2532 Silas 4609; and 5037 of the devout 4576 5740 Greeks 1672 a great 4183 multitude 4128, and 5037 of the chief 4413 women 1135 not 3756 a few 3641.

17:5 But 1161 the Jews 2453 which believed not 544 5723, moved with envy 2206 5660, 2532 took unto them 4355 5642 certain 5100 lewd 4190 fellows 435 of the baser sort 60, and 2532 gathered a company 3792 5660, and set all 2350 0 the city 4172 on an uproar 2350 5707, and 5037 assaulted 2186 5631 the house 3614 of Jason 2394, and sought 2212 5707 to bring 71 5629 them 846 out 1519 to the people 1218.

17:6 And 1161 when they found 2147 5631 them 846 not 3361, they drew 4951 5707 Jason 2394 and 2532 certain 5100 brethren 80 unto 1909 the rulers of the city 4173, crying 994 5723, 3754 These 3778 that have turned 387 0 the world 3625 upside down 387 5660 are come 3918 5748 hither 1759 also 2532;

17:7 Whom 3739 Jason 2394 hath received 5264 5766: and 2532 these 3778 all 3956 do 4238 5719 contrary 561 to the decrees 1378 of Caesar 2541, saying 3004 5723 that there is 1511 5750 another 2087 king 935, [one] Jesus 2424.

17:8 And 1161 they troubled 5015 5656 the people 3793 and 2532 the rulers of the city 4173, when they heard 191 5723 these things 5023.

17:9 And 2532 when they had taken 2983 5631 security 2425 of 3844 Jason 2394, and 2532 of the other 3062, they let 630 0 them 846 go 630 5656.

17:10 And 1161 the brethren 80 immediately 2112 sent away 1599 5656 5037 Paul 3972 and 2532 Silas 4609 by 1223 night 3571 unto 1519 Berea 960: who 3748 coming 3854 5637 [thither] went 549 5713 into 1519 the synagogue 4864 of the Jews 2453.

17:11 1161 These 3778 were 2258 5713 more noble 2104 than those in 1722 Thessalonica 2332, in that they 3748 received 1209 5662 the word 3056 with 3326 all 3956 readiness of mind 4288, and searched 350 5723 the scriptures 1124 daily 2250 2596, whether 1487 those things 5023 were 2192 5722 so 3779.

17:12 Therefore 3767 3303 many 4183 of 1537 them 846 believed 4100 5656; also 2532 of honourable 2158 women 1135 which 3588 were Greeks 1674, and 2532 of men 435, not 3756 a few 3641.

17:13 But 1161 when 5613 the Jews 2453 of 575 Thessalonica 2332 had knowledge 1097 5627 that 3754 2532 the word 3056 of God 2316 was preached 2605 5648 of 5259 Paul 3972 at 1722 Berea 960, they came 2064 5627 thither also 2546, and stirred up 4531 5723 the people 3793.

17:14 And 1161 then 5119 immediately 2112 the brethren 80 sent away 1821 5656 Paul 3972 to go 4198 5738 as it were 5613 to 1909 the sea 2281: but 1161 5037 Silas 4609 and 2532 Timotheus 5095 abode 5278 0 there 1563 still 5278 5707.

17:15 And 1161 they that conducted 2525 5723 Paul 3972 brought 71 5627 him 846 unto 2193 Athens 116: and 2532 receiving 2983 5631 a commandment 1785 unto 4314 Silas 4609 and 2532 Timotheus 5095 for to 2443 come 2064 5632 to 4314 him 846 with all speed 5613 5033, they departed 1826 5713.

17:16 Now 1161 while Paul 3972 waited for 1551 5740 them 846 at 1722 Athens 116, his 846 spirit 4151 was stirred 3947 5712 in 1722 him 846, when he saw 2334 5723 the city 4172 wholly given 5607 5752 to idolatry 2712.(wholly…: or, full of idols)

17:17 Therefore 3767 3303 disputed he 1256 5711 in 1722 the synagogue 4864 with the Jews 2453, and 2532 with the devout persons 4576 5740, and 2532 in 1722 the market 58 daily 2596 3956 2250 with 4314 them that met with him 3909 5723.

17:18 Then 1161 certain 5100 philosophers 5386 of the Epicureans 1946, and 2532 of the Stoicks 4770, encountered 4820 5707 him 846. And 2532 some 5100 said 3004 5707, What 5101 will 302 2309 5722 this 3778 babbler 4691 say 3004 5721? 1161 other some, He seemeth 1380 5719 to be 1511 5750 a setter forth 2604 of strange 3581 gods 1140: because 3754 he preached 2097 5710 unto them 846 Jesus 2424, and 2532 the resurrection 386.(babbler: or, base fellow)

17:19 And 5037 they took 1949 5637 him 846, and brought him 71 5627 unto 1909 Areopagus 697, saying 3004 5723, May 1410 5736 we know 1097 5629 what 5101 this 3778 new 2537 doctrine 1322, whereof 5259 thou 4675 speakest 2980 5746, [is]?(Areopagus: or, Mars-hill: it was the highest court in Athens)

17:20 For 1063 thou bringest 1533 5719 certain 5100 strange things 3579 5723 to 1519 our 2257 ears 189: we would 1014 5736 know 1097 5629 therefore 3767 what 5101 these things 5023 mean 302 2309 5722 1511 5750.

17:21 (For 1161 all 3956 the Athenians 117 and 2532 strangers 3581 which 3588 were there 1927 5723 spent their time 2119 5707 in 1519 nothing 3762 else 2087, but either 2228 to tell 3004 5721, or 2532 to hear 191 5721 some 5100 new thing 2537.)

17:22 Then 1161 Paul 3972 stood 2476 5685 in 1722 the midst 3319 of Mars' hill 697, and said 5346 5713, [Ye] men 435 of Athens 117, I perceive 2334 5719 that 5613 in 2596 all things 3956 ye 5209 are too superstitious 1174.(Mars' hill: or, court of the Areopagites)

17:23 For 1063 as I passed by 1330 5740, and 2532 beheld 333 5723 your 5216 devotions 4574, 2532 I found 2147 5627 an altar 1041 with this 1722 3739 inscription 1924 5718, TO THE UNKNOWN 57 GOD 2316. Whom 3739 therefore 3767 ye ignorantly 50 5723 worship 2151 5719, him 5126 declare 2605 5719 I 1473 unto you 5213.(devotions: or, gods that ye worship)

17:24 God 2316 that made 4160 5660 the world 2889 and 2532 all things 3956 therein 1722 846, seeing that he 3778 is 5225 5723 Lord 2962 of heaven 3772 and 2532 earth 1093, dwelleth 2730 5719 not 3756 in 1722 temples 3485 made with hands 5499;

17:25 Neither 3761 is worshipped 2323 5743 with 5259 men's 444 hands 5495, as though he needed 4326 5740 any thing 5100, seeing he 846 giveth 1325 5723 to all 3956 life 2222, and 2532 breath 4157, and 2596 all things 3956;

17:26 And 5037 hath made 4160 5656 of 1537 one 1520 blood 129 all 3956 nations 1484 of men 444 for to dwell 2730 5721 on 1909 all 3956 the face 4383 of the earth 1093, and hath determined 3724 5660 the times 2540 before appointed 4384 5772, and 2532 the bounds 3734 of their 846 habitation 2733;

17:27 That they should seek 2212 5721 the Lord 2962, if 1487 haply 686 they might feel 5584 5659 after him 846, and 2532 find him 2147 5630, though 2544 he be 5225 5723 not 3756 far 3112 from 575 every 1538 one 1520 of us 2257:

17:28 For 1063 in 1722 him 846 we live 2198 5719, and 2532 move 2795 5743, and 2532 have our being 2070 5748; as 5613 certain 5100 also 2532 of your 5209 own 2596 poets 4163 have said 2046 5758, For 1063 we are 2070 5748 also 2532 his 5120 offspring 1085.

17:29 Forasmuch then 3767 as we are 5225 5723 the offspring 1085 of God 2316, we ought 3784 5719 not 3756 to think 3543 5721 that the Godhead 2304 is 1511 5750 like 3664 unto gold 5557, or 2228 silver 696, or 2228 stone 3037, graven 5480 by art 5078 and 2532 man's 444 device 1761.

17:30 And 3303 3767 the times 5550 of this ignorance 52 God 2316 winked at 5237 5660; but now 3569 commandeth 3853 5719 all 3956 men 444 every where 3837 to repent 3340 5721:

17:31 Because 1360 he hath appointed 2476 5656 a day 2250, in 1722 the which 3739 he will 3195 5719 judge 2919 5721 the world 3625 in 1722 righteousness 1343 by 1722 [that] man 435 whom 3739 he hath ordained 3724 5656; [whereof] he hath given 3930 5631 assurance 4102 unto all 3956 [men], in that he hath raised 450 5660 him 846 from 1537 the dead 3498.(hath given…: or, offered faith)

17:32 And 1161 when they heard 191 5660 of the resurrection 386 of the dead 3498, some 3303 mocked 5512 5707: and 1161 others said 2036 5627, We will hear 191 5695 thee 4675 again 3825 of 4012 this 5127 [matter].

17:33 So 2532 3779 Paul 3972 departed 1831 5627 from 1537 among 3319 them 846.

17:34 Howbeit 1161 certain 5100 men 435 clave 2853 5685 unto him 846, and believed 4100 5656: among 1722 the which 3739 2532 [was] Dionysius 1354 the Areopagite 698, and 2532 a woman 1135 named 3686 Damaris 1152, and 2532 others 2087 with 4862 them 846.

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