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BSB ACTs Chapter 17

ACTs 17 ©

The Uproar in Thessalonica

17[When] they had passed through Amphipolis and Apollonia, they came to Thessalonica, where there was a Jewish synagogue. 2As was [his] custom, Paul went into [the synagogue], and on three Sabbaths he reasoned with them from the Scriptures, 3explaining and proving that the Christ had to suffer and rise from [the] dead. “This Jesus I am proclaiming to you is the Christ,” [ he declared ]. 4Some of [the Jews] were persuaded and joined Paul and Silas, along with a large number of God-fearing Greeks and [quite] a few leading women.

5The Jews, however, became jealous. [So] they brought in some troublemakers from the marketplace, formed a mob, [and] sent the city into an uproar They raided Jason’s house in search of [Paul and Silas], [hoping] to bring them out to the people. 6But when they could not find them, they dragged Jason and some other brothers before the city officials, shouting “These [men] who have turned the world {upside down} have now come here, 7[and] Jason has welcomed them into his home They {are} all defying Caesar’s decrees, saying that there is another king, [ named ] Jesus!”

8On hearing this, the crowd and city officials were greatly disturbed. 9And they collected bond from Jason and the others [and then] released them.

The Character of the Bereans

10As soon as night [had fallen], the brothers sent Paul and Silas {away} to Berea. On arriving [there], they went into the Jewish synagogue. 11Now [the Bereans] were more noble-minded than the Thessalonians, [for] they received the message with great eagerness [and] examined the Scriptures every day [to see] if these [teachings] were true.[fn] 12As a result, many of them believed, along with [quite] a few prominent Greek women and men.

13But when the Jews from Thessalonica learned that Paul was also proclaiming the word of God in Berea, they went there themselves to incite and agitate the crowds. 14The brothers immediately sent Paul to the [coast], [but] Silas and Timothy remained [in Berea]. 15Those who escorted Paul brought [him] to Athens and then [returned] with instructions for Silas and Timothy to [join] him as soon as possible.

Paul in Athens

16[While] Paul was waiting for them in Athens, he was deeply disturbed in his spirit to see that the city was full of idols. 17So he reasoned in the synagogue with the Jews and God-fearing [Gentiles], and in the marketplace with those he met each day.

18Some Epicurean and Stoic philosophers also began to debate with him. Some [of them] asked, “What {is} this babbler trying to say?” Others [said], “He seems to be advocating foreign gods.” [They said this] because [Paul] was proclaiming the good news of Jesus and the resurrection.

19So they took [Paul] [and] brought [him] to the Areopagus [where] they asked [him], “May we know what this new teaching [is] [that] you are presenting? 20For you are bringing some strange notions to our ears, [and] we want to know what [they] mean

21Now all [the] Athenians and foreigners who lived there spent their time [doing] nothing [more] than hearing and articulating new [ideas].

Paul’s Address in the Areopagus

22Then Paul stood up in [the] meeting[fn] of the Areopagus [and] said, “Men [of] Athens, I see that in every way you [are] very religious.


23For as I walked around and examined your objects of worship, I even found an altar with this inscription: TO AN UNKNOWN GOD. Therefore what you worship as something unknown, I [now] proclaim to you.

24The God who made the world and everything in it is [the] Lord of heaven and earth [and] {does} not live in temples made by [human] hands. 25Nor is He served by human hands, as if He needed anything, [because] He Himself gives everyone life and breath and everything [else]. 26From one [man][fn] He made every nation of men, that they should inhabit the whole earth; and He determined [their] appointed times and the boundaries of their lands.

27[ God intended that ] they would seek [Him] [and] perhaps reach out for Him and find [Him], though He is not far from each one of us. 28‘For in Him we live and move and have our being.’[fn] As some of your [own] poets have said, We are [His] offspring.’[fn] 29Therefore, being offspring of God, we should not think that the Divine Being is like gold or silver or stone, an image formed by man’s skill and imagination.

30Although God overlooked the ignorance of [earlier] times, He now commands all people everywhere to repent. 31For He has set a day when He will judge the world with justice by the Man He has appointed. He has given proof [of this] to everyone by raising Him from [the] dead.”

32[When] they heard about [the] resurrection of [the] dead, some began to mock [him], but [others] said, “We want to hear you again on this [topic].” 33At that Paul left [the Areopagus]. 34But some joined him [and] believed, including Dionysius the Areopagite, a woman named Damaris, and others [who were] with them.


17:11 Literally with great eagerness, every day examining the Writings, whether these things were so.

17:22 Literally in the middle

17:26 Literally From one; BYZ and TR From one blood

17:28 This is probably a quote from the Cretan philosopher Epimenides of Knossos.

17:28 This is probably a quote from the poem “Phainomena” by the Cilician philosopher Aratus.

ACTs 17 ©

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