Acts 17:13

Acts 17:13

11 These were more¹ fair-minded than those in Thessalonica, in that they received the word with all readiness, and ^asearched the Scriptures daily to find out whether these things were so.

12 Therefore many of them believed, and also not a few of the Greeks, prominent women as well as men.

13 But when the Jews from Thessalonica learned that the word of God was preached by Paul at Berea, they came there also and stirred up the crowds.

14 ^aThen immediately the brethren sent Paul away, to go to the sea; but both Silas and Timothy remained there.

15 So those who conducted Paul brought him to Athens; and ^areceiving a command for Silas and Timothy to come to him with all speed, they departed.

The Philosophers at Athens

16 Now while Paul waited for them at Athens, ^ahis spirit was provoked within him when he saw that the city was¹ given over to idols.

Commentaries:

Robertson's Word Pictures (NT)

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Was proclaimed (kathggelh). Second aorist passive indicative of kataggellw, common late verb as in Acts 16:21.

Of Paul (upo Paulou). By Paul, of course.

Stirring up and troubling the multitudes (saleuontev kai tarassontev touv oxlouv). Shaking the crowds like an earthquake (Acts 4:31) and disturbing like a tornado (Acts 17:8). Success at Thessalonica gave the rabbis confidence and courage. The attack was sharp and swift. The Jews from Antioch in Pisidia had likewise pursued Paul to Iconium and Lystra. How long Paul had been in Beroea Luke does not say. But a church was established here which gave a good account of itself later and sent a messenger (Acts 20:4) with their part of the collection to Jerusalem. This quiet and noble town was in a whirl of excitement over the attacks of the Jewish emissaries from Thessalonica who probably made the same charge of treason against Paul and Silas.

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