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ACTS 17:34
The omission in codex Bezae of the words kai. gunh. ovno,mati Da,marij
has been taken by some (e.g. Wm. M. Ramsay) to be another indication
of the anti-feminist attitude of the scribe (see...
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Verse Acts 17:34. _CERTAIN MEN CLAVE UNTO HIM_] Became affectionately
united to him, _and believed_ the doctrines he had preached.
_DIONYSIUS THE AREOPAGITE_] There can be no doubt that this man was...
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CLAVE UNTO HIM - Adhered to him firmly; embraced the Christian
religion.
DIONYSIUS - Nothing more is certainly known of this man than is here
stated.
THE AREOPAGITE - Connected with the court of Areo...
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CHAPTER 17
_ 1. The Gospel in Thessalonica (Acts 17:1)._
2. The Gospel in Beroea (Acts 17:10).
3. Paul in Athens (Acts 17:15).
Three cities in which the Gospel is next preached are before us in
thi...
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IN THESSALONICA (Acts 17:1-9)...
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When they heard of a resurrection of dead men, some mocked and some
said, "We will hear about this again"; but some attached themselves to
him and believed. Amongst these were Dionysius the Areopagite...
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HOWBEIT. But.
CLAVE... AND. having joined themselves. Greek. _kollao._ See note on
Acts 5:13.
AMONG. Greek. _en._ App-104.
DIONYSIUS. Dionysius also.
AREOPAGITA. A member of the Athenian assembly....
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_Dionysius the Areopagite_ i.e. one of the members of the upper
council of Athens. He must have been a man of position and influence,
for no one could be a member of this council unless he had filled...
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ΔΙΟΝΎΣΙΟΣ Ὁ ἈΡΕΟΠΑΓΊΤΗΣ, Dionysius the
Areopagite, i.e. one of the members of the upper council of Athens. He
must have been a man of position and influence, for no one could be a
member of this counc...
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EFFECT OF ST PAUL’S SPEECH. SOME MOCKED, BUT OTHERS BELIEVED...
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_A SERMON ABOUT THE ONE TRUE GOD ACTS 17:24-34:_ In his sermon Paul
showed that the true God_ _ made the world and all things therein.
This God is Lord of heaven and earth. He gives to all life, and
b...
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ΚΟΛΛΗΘΈΝΤΕΣ _aor. pass._ pari, от ΚΟΛΛΆΟΜΑΙ
(G2853) присоединяться (_см._ Acts 5:13; Acts 9:26;
Acts 10:28).
ΈΠΊΣΤΕΥΣΑΝ _aor. ind. act. от_ ΠΙΣΤΕΎΩ ...
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DIONYSIUS THE AREOPAGITE,— As the court of _Areopagus_ consisted of
those who had bornethe office of _archon,_ and such of the nobility as
were eminent for their virtue and riches; as the most rigid m...
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IN ATHENS. Acts 17:14 b - Acts 17:34.
a.
The brethren from Berea go with Paul as far as Athens and take back a
command for the coming of Silas and Timothy. Acts 17:14 b -...
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34. Although his discourse terminated amid the mockery of a portion of
his audience, the apostle's effort was not altogether fruitless. (34)
"_But certain men followed him and believed; among whom wer...
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Howbeit certain men clave unto him, and believed: among the which was
Dionysius the Areopagite, and a woman named Damaris, and others with
them.
HOWBEIT CERTAIN MEN CLAVE (OR 'ATTACHED THEMSELVES'...
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19 The hill called the Areopagus (Latin, Mars' Hill), just a few steps
above the Market Place, was a most fitting forum for the folly of God
to defeat the wisdom of the world. At Rome Paul's weakness...
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DIONYSIUS THE AREDPAGITE] i.e. a member of the Court of Areopagus. As
all members of the Areopagus had passed through the office of Archon,
Dionysius must have been of high social position. Tradition...
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SECOND MISSIONARY JOURNEY (CONTINUED)
1-15. Thessalonica and Berœa.
1. Amphipolis] 32 m. W. of Philippi.
APOLLONIA] 30 m. W. of Amphipolis.
THESSALONICA] now Salonika, was the capital of the provin...
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ATHENS.
After leaving Berœa, St. Paul entered the Roman province of Achaia,
which was at this time a senatorian province, governed by a proconsul,
and of which the capital was Corinth. He first visite...
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GOOD NEWS FOR EVERYONE
ACTS
_MARION ADAMS_
CHAPTER 17
PAUL AND SILAS GO TO THESSALONICA, 17:1-4
V1 Paul and Silas travelled through Amphipolis and Apollonia. They
came to Thessalonica. There was...
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CERTAIN MEN CLAVE UNTO HIM. — The word implies practically both
companionship and conversion. There was an attractive power in the
Apostle’s character that drew men unto him.
DIONYSIUS THE AREOPAGITE....
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τινὲς δὲ : may contrast the favourable with the unfavourable,
or perhaps merely continuous. κολληθέντες, see above on
Acts 5:13, implies close companionship upon which their conversion
followed, see a...
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THE ONE LIVING AND TRUE GOD
Acts 17:22
The gospel preacher must avail himself of any circumstance in his
surroundings that will enable him to arrest the attention of his
audience. He must meet them...
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At Thessalonica and Berea the apostle visited the synagogues, and
again in each case persecution arose from the Jews. A sentence which
fell from the lips of the leader of the mob shows with what rapid...
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Paul's Sermon on Mars Hill
The apostle began his sermon by noting that they were very religious,
worshipping idols devoted to all types of gods, even an unknown God.
Paul seized upon their recognition...
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Dionysius the Areopagite. This illustrious convert was made the first
bishop of Athens. They martyrologies say, St. Paul raised him to that
dignity. It is the same person, who, observing the convulsio...
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REFLECTIONS
Reader! do not fail to observe, how highly Paul was taught, so as to
adapt his discourse to the different hearers among whom he exercised
his ministry. To the Jews he preached Christ cruci...
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Then Paul stood in the midst of Mars' hill, and said, Ye men of
Athens, I perceive that in all things ye are too superstitious. (23)
For as I passed by, and beheld your devotions, I found an altar wit...
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We now enter on the missionary journeys, as they are called, of the
apostle Paul. The work, under the Spirit, opens to the glory of the
Lord. Not merely are Gentiles met in grace and brought into the...
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_THREE CLASSES OF HEARERS_
‘Some mocked: and others said, We will hear Thee again of this
matter.… Howbeit certain men clave unto Him, and believed.’
Acts 17:32; Acts 17:34
Since Christ spoke, this...
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34._Among whom was also Dionysius. _Seeing that Luke doth name one man
and one woman only, it appeareth that there was but a small number of
those which believed at the first. For those other of who...
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In the last case it was the power exercised by the enemy over the
passions of the Gentiles that caused the persecution of the apostles:
at Thessalonica we again find the old and universal enmity of th...
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HOWBEIT, CERTAIN MEN CLAVE UNTO HIM, AND BELIEVED,.... There were some
who were ordained to eternal life, to whom the Gospel came in power,
and they received the love of the truth, and their hearts an...
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Howbeit certain men clave unto him, and believed: among the which
_was_ Dionysius the Areopagite, and a woman named Damaris, and others
with them.
Ver. 34. _Dionysius the Areopagite_] Not the astrolo...
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_So Paul departed from among them_ Leaving his hearers divided in
their judgment, and the generality of them in that deplorable state of
ignorance, folly, and superstition, in which he found them; bei...
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CLAVE UNTO HIM; believed his doctrines, and followed him as their
teacher.
THE AREOPAGITE; a member of the Areopagus, or Athenian court....
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The conclusion of Paul and the effect of his sermon:...
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HOWBEIT, CERTAIN MEN CLAVE UNTO HIM AND BELIEVED, AMONG THE WHICH WAS
DIONYSIUS, THE AREOPAGITE, AND A WOMAN NAMED DAMARIS, AND-OTHERS WITH
THEM.
If his hearers have kept the facts in mind concerning...
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From Philippi Paul and his company travelled westward in Greece to
Thessalonica (also in Macedonia). A Jewish synagogue being there, they
attended this for three sabbath days, reasoning with the Jews...
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SO PAUL DEPARTED FROM AMONG THEM.
34 However, some men joined him and believed, among them Dionysius the
Areopagite, a woman named Damaris, and others with them.
1. While some mocked and some wante...
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"Thus Paul went out from among them. But certain men clave unto him,
and believed: among whom also was Dionysius the Areopagite, and. woman
named Damaris, and others with them"But certain men clave un...
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32-34 The apostle was treated with more outward civility at Athens
than in some other places; but none more despised his doctrine, or
treated it with more indifference. Of all subjects, that which
de...
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34. Although his discourse terminated amid the mockery of a portion of
his audience, the apostle's effort was not altogether fruitless. (34)
" But certain men followed him and believed; among whom wer...
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Acts 17:34 However G1161 some G5100 men G435 joined G2853 (G5685) him
G846 believed G4100 (G5656) among...
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‘But certain men clave to him, and believed, among whom also was
Dionysius the Areopagite, and a woman named Damaris, and others with
them.'
The result of Paul's activity in Athens was a number of bel...
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EFFECTIVE MINISTRY IN ATHENS (17:15-34).
His Berean guides saw Paul safely to Athens. This had not been where
he was originally aiming for. After Thessalonica his intention had
probably been to procee...
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Acts 17:34. HOWBEIT CERTAIN MEN CLAVE UNTO HIM, AND BELIEVED. There is
no doubt that Paul failed in his attempt to found a Christian church
at Athens. His stay does not appear to have been a prolonged...
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CLAVE UNTO HIM AND BELIEVED
(κολληθεντες αυτω επιστευσαν). First aorist
passive of this strong word κολλαω, to glue to, common in Acts
(Acts 5:13; Acts 8:29; Acts 9:26;...
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CONTENTS: Founding of church at Thessalonica and the Jewish
opposition. Paul and Silas at Berea. Paul at Athens and the sermon
from Mars' hill.
CHARACTERS: Christ, Paul, Silas, Jason, Caesar, philoso...
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Acts 17:1. _When they had passed through Amphipolis._ Boiste adds the
Roman name _Emboli._ It was built by Simon, the Athenian commander. It
stood on an island formed in the river Strymon, and was cal...
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SOME OF THEM MADE FUN OF HIM. Many want to believe that death "ends it
all." Some wanted to hear him talk about this again. This does not
show any great interest, and Athens does not seem to have been...
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_And they that conducted Paul brought him unto Athena _
PAUL AT ATHENS
I. The place which the apostle visited. Athens.
II. The feelings of which he was the subject. Not of admiration at the
masterp...
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_And when they heard of the resurrection of the dead, some mocked._
MOCKING AT THE TRUTH
“This has been one of the worst nights,” says Mr. Bampton, an
Indian missionary, “I ever endured. Mockery! moc...
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ACTS—NOTE ON ACTS 17:22 Paul’s Areopagus address is the prime
example in Acts 1:1 of preaching to Gentiles who have no knowledge of
the OT....
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_CRITICAL REMARKS_
Acts 17:22. TOO SUPERSTITIONS.—Somewhat superstitious (R.V.);
better, _more god-fearing_, more religious (_sc._, than
others)—_i.e._, unusually religious; though the word has both...
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EXPOSITION
ACTS 17:1
AMPHIPOLIS. This was the ancient capital of that division of
Macedonia (Macedonia Prima); see Acts 16:12, note. It was situated on
the Via Egnatia, thirty-four miles southwest f...
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Now when they had passed through Amphipolis and Apollonia, they came
to Thessalonica, where there was a synagogue of the Jews (Acts 17:1):
Now Luke passes that off in one verse. From Philippi to Amph...
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Acts 13:48; Acts 17:19; Acts 17:4; Isaiah 55:10; John 19:38;...
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Clave. See on Luke 10:11; Luke 14:15; Acts 5:13.
The Areopagite. One of the judges of the court of Areopagus. Of this
court Curtius remarks : "Here, instead of a single judge, a college of
twelve men...
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Among whom was even Dionysius the Areopagite — One of the judges of
that court: on whom some spurious writings have been fathered in later
ages, by those who are fond of high sounding nonsense....