The Uproar in Thessalonica 1 TNT As they made their iorney thorow Amphipolis and Appolonia they came to Thessalonica where was a synagoge of the Iewes. BSB BSB: When they had passed through Amphipolis and Apollonia, they came to Thessalonica, where there was a Jewish synagogue.
2 TNT And Paul as his maner was went in vnto them and thre saboth doyes declared oute of the scripture vnto them BSB BSB: As was his custom, Paul went into the synagogue, and on three Sabbaths he reasoned with them from the Scriptures,
3 TNT openynge and allegynge that Christ must nedes have suffred and rysen agayne from deeth and that this Iesus was Christ whom (sayde he) I preache to you. BSB BSB: explaining 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.
4 TNT And some of them beleved and came and companyed with Paul and Sylas: also of the honourable Grekes a greate multitude and of the chefe wemen not a feawe. BSB BSB: Some 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.
5 TNT But the Iewes which beleved not havynge indignacion toke vnto the evyll men which were vagabondes and gadered a company and set all the cite on a roore and made asaute vnto the housse of Iason and sought to bringe the out to the people. BSB BSB: The 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.
7 TNT which Iason hath receaved prevely. And these all do contrary to the elders of Cesar affirmynge another kynge one Iesus. BSB BSB: and Jason has welcomed them into his home. They are all defying Caesar’s decrees, saying that there is another king, named Jesus!”
8 TNT And they troubled the people and the officers of the cite when they hearde these thinges. BSB BSB: On hearing this, the crowd and city officials were greatly disturbed.
9 TNT And when they were sufficiently answered of Iason and of the other they let the goo. BSB BSB: And they collected bond from Jason and the others and then released them.
The Character of the Bereans 12 TNT And many of the beleved: also of worshipfull weme which were Grekes and of men not afeawe. BSB BSB: As a result, many of them believed, along with quite a few prominent Greek women and men.
13 TNT When the Iewes of Thessalonia had knowledge that the worde of God was preached of Paul at Berrea they came there and moved the people. BSB BSB: But 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.
14 TNT And then by and by the brethren sent awaye Paul to goo as it were to ye see: but Sylas and Timotheus abode there still. BSB BSB: The brothers immediately sent Paul to the coast, but Silas and Timothy remained in Berea.
15 TNT And they that gyded Paul brought him vnto Attens and receaved a commaundment vnto Sylas and Timotheus for to come to him at once and came their waye. BSB BSB: Those 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 17 TNT Then he disputed in the synagoge with the Iewes and with the devout persones and in the market dayly with the that came vnto him. BSB BSB: So he reasoned in the synagogue with the Jews and God-fearing Gentiles, and in the marketplace with those he met each day.
18 TNT Certayne philosophers of the Epicures and of the stoyckes disputed with him. And some ther were which sayde: what will this babler saye. Other sayd: he semeth to be a tydynges bringer of newe devyls because he preached vnto them Iesus and the resurreccion. BSB BSB: Some 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.
19 TNT And they toke him and brought him into Marsestrete sayinge: maye we not knowe what this newe doctrine wher of thou speakest is? BSB BSB: So 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?
20 TNT For thou bringest straunge tydynges to oure eares. We wolde knowe therfore what these thinges meane. BSB BSB: For you are bringing some strange notions to our ears, and we want to know what they mean.”
21 TNT For all the Attenians and straungers which were there gave the selves to nothinge els but ether to tell or to heare newe tydynges. BSB BSB: Now 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 23 TNT For as I passed by and behelde the maner how ye worship youre goddes I founde an aultre wher in was written: vnto the vnknowen god. Whom ye then ignorantly worship him shewe I vnto you. BSB BSB: For 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.
25 TNT nether is worshipped with mennes hondes as though he neded of eny thinge seinge he him selfe geveth lyfe and breeth to all men every where BSB BSB: Nor is He served by human hands, as if He needed anything, because He Himself gives everyone life and breath and everything else.
29 TNT For as moche then as we are the generacion of God we ought not to thynke that the godhed is lyke vnto golde silver or stone graven by crafte and ymaginacion of man. BSB BSB: Therefore, 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.
30 TNT And the tyme of this ignoraunce God regarded not: but now he byddeth all men every where repent BSB BSB: Although God overlooked the ignorance of earlier times, He now commands all people everywhere to repent.
31 TNT because he hath apoynted a daye in the which he will iudge the worlde acordynge to ryghtewesses by that man whom he hath apoynted and hath offered faith to all men after that he had raysed him from deeth. BSB BSB: For 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 TNT When they hearde of the resurreccion from deeth some mocked and other sayde: we will heare the agayne of this matter. BSB BSB: 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.”
33 TNT So Paul departed from amonge them. BSB BSB: At that, Paul left the Areopagus.
34 TNT Howbeit certayne men clave vnto Paul and beleved amonge the which was Dionysius a senatour and a woman named Damaris and other with them. BSB BSB: But some joined him and believed, including Dionysius the Areopagite, a woman named Damaris, and others who were with them.
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