Wesley's Explanatory Notes
Acts 17:2
And Paul, according to his custom — Of doing all things, as far as might be, in a regular manner, went in to them three Sabbath days — Not excluding the days between.
And Paul, according to his custom — Of doing all things, as far as might be, in a regular manner, went in to them three Sabbath days — Not excluding the days between.
Verse Acts 17:2. _AS HIS MANNER WAS_] He constantly offered salvation first to the Jews; and for this purpose attended their Sabbath-days' meetings at their synagogues....
HIS MANNER WAS - His custom was to attend on the worship of the synagogue, and to preach the gospel to his countrymen first, Acts 9:20; Acts 13:5, Acts 13:14. Reasoned with them -
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...
THESSALONICA (_cf._ 1 Thessalonians 2:2). From Philippi to Amphipolis is a distance of 30 miles, from Amphipolis to Apollonia 29, from Apollonia to Thessalonica 35 miles, all on the _Via Egnatia_ whic...
When they had taken the road through Amphipolis and Apollonia, they came to Thessalonica where there was a synagogue of the Jews. Paul, as his custom was, went in to them and, for three Sabbaths, he d...
IN THESSALONICA (Acts 17:1-9)...
PAUL, &C. Literally according to (Greek. _kata._ App-104.) that which was customary (Greek. _etho)_ with Paul, he. This verb _etho_ Occurs only here, Matthew 27:15.Mark 10:1.Luke 4:16. THREE, &C. On ...
_as his manner was_ See Acts 13:5; Acts 13:14; Acts 14:1, &c. _went in unto them_ And was no doubt asked (cf. Acts 13:15) to offer any exhortation to the p
ΚΑΤᾺ ΔῈ ΤῸ ΕἸΩΘΌΣ, _and as his manner was_. On the Apostle’s constant habit of going to the synagogues see Acts 13:5; Acts 13:14; Acts 14:1, &c. The dative case stands after εἰωθός, instead of the gen...
Acts 17:1-9. PAUL AND SILAS JOURNEY TROUGH AMPHIPOLIS AND APOLLONIA TO THESSALONICA, WHERE SOME OF THE JEWS RAISE AN UPROAR AGAINST THEM AND JASON THEIR HOST...
_PAUL PREACHED CHRIST AT THESSALONICA ACTS 17:1-9:_ Paul and his co-workers left Philippi and journeyed to Thessalonica. Their journey carried then through Amphipolis and Apollonia. When they visited...
ΕΊΩΘΌΣ (G1486) pf. _act. part. acc. n. sing. от_ ΈΘ быть привычным. Part, в роли subat.: привычка, обычай: "так как Павел имел обыкновение" (BAGD). ΕΊΣΉΛΘΕΝ _aor. ind. act. от_ ΕΙΣΈΡΧΟΜΑΙ (G1525) вхо...
DISCOURSE: 1788 PROOFS THAT JESUS IS THE MESSIAH Acts 17:2. And Paul, as his manner was, went in unto them, and three sabbath days reasoned with them out of the Scriptures, opening and alleging, that...
THREE SABBATH DAYS REASONED WITH THEM, &C.— It has been hence concluded, that St. Paul continued but threeweeks at Thessalonica: but as it evidently appears, that while he was in this city he not only...
PASSING THROUGH THE CITIES OF AMPHIPOLIS AND APOLLONIA. Acts 17:1 a. Acts 17:1 Now when they had passed through Amphipolis and Apollonia, ACTS 17:1 A For a brief description of these towns you are...
2, 3. (2) "_And according to Paul's custom, he went in to them, and for three Sabbath days disputed with from the Scriptures,_ (3) _opening them, and setting forth that it was necessary that the Chris...
And Paul, as his manner was, went in unto them, and three sabbath days reasoned with them out of the scriptures, AND PAUL, AS HIS MANNER WAS (ALWAYS TO BEGIN WITH THE JEWS), WENT IN UNTO THEM. That...
1 Luke seems to have remained behind at Philippi, for the narrative now proceeds in the third person. Timothy also tarried, for no one was more genuinely solicitous of the welfare of the infant eccles...
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...
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...
PAUL, AS HIS MANNER WAS ... — What we read of as occurring in the Pisidian Antioch (Acts 13:14), was, we may believe, now reproduced. That he was allowed to preach for three Sabbaths in succession, sh...
CHAPTER 12 ST. PAUL IN MACEDONIA. Acts 16:29; Acts 17:1; Acts 17:10 TROAS was at this time the termination of St. Paul's Asiatic travels. He had passed diagonally right through Asia Minor, followin...
κατὰ τὸ εἰωθὸς : phrase peculiar to St. Luke, only here and in Luke 4:16. St. Paul follows his usual principle: “to the Jew first”. ἐπὶ σάββατα τρία : “for three Sabbath days” or “weeks,” R.V., margin...
PERSECUTION SPREADS THE TRUTH Acts 17:1 _ Thessalonica._ Slowly Paul made his way among the great cities of Greece. He was sowing seeds of which others would reap the harvest. His one theme was the _...
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...
Preaching in Thessalonica Luke did not tell Theophilus why Paul passed through Amphipolis and Apollonia. He did explain that the next stop on this second missionary tour was Thessalonica, where there...
It was customary with St. Paul to open the Scriptures first to the Jews, (Acts xiii. 46.) and to argue with them from the law and the prophets. (Acts xxviii. 23.) St. Paul made use of the same passage...
They spend three weeks preaching on the streets and in the houses, and in the synagogue on the Sabbath, Paul showing up clearly from the Scriptures that Jesus the Nazarene is the Christ of Israel, the...
Now when they had passed through Amphipolis and Apollonia, they came to Thessalonica, where was a synagogue of the Jews: (2) And Paul, as his manner was, went in unto them, and three sabbath days reas...
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...
_THE PREPARATION FOR CHRIST_ ‘And Paul, as his manner was, went in unto them, and three Sabbath days reasoned with them out of the Scriptures, opening and alleging, that Christ must needs have suffer...
− 2._He disputed. _Luke setteth down first what was the sum of the disputation; to wit, that Jesus, the son of Mary, is Christ, who was promised in times past in the law and the prophets, who, by the...
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...
AND PAUL, AS HIS MANNER WAS, WENT IN UNTO THEM,.... To the Jews in their synagogue; for though the Jews had put away the Gospel from them, and the apostle had turned to the Gentiles; yet he still reta...
And Paul, as his manner was, went in unto them, and three sabbath days reasoned with them out of the scriptures, Ver. 2. _Out of the Scriptures_] Wherein they were wondrously expert. _Quilibet nostru...
_And Paul, as his manner was_ Of doing all things, as far as might be, in a regular way; _went in unto them_ Entered their assembly; _and three sabbath days reasoned with them_ If any reader wishes to...
THE SCRIPTURES; the Old Testament. The sermons of ministers should not be mere exhortations, or addresses to the passions and imaginations of men, but should contain sound argument and conclusive reas...
AND PAUL, AS HIS MANNER WAS, WENT IN UNTO THEM, AND THREE SABBATH-DAYS REASONED WITH THEM OUT OF THE SCRIPTURES,...
PAUL AND SILAS IN THESSALONICA AND BEREA. Preaching at Thessalonica:...
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...
THEN PAUL, AS HIS CUSTOM WAS, WENT IN TO THEM, AND FOR THREE SABBATHS REASONED WITH THEM FROM THE SCRIPTURES, 1. Custom (habit) is not a bad word. There are many good habits that we should cultivate....
"And according to Paul's custom" His regular habit in preaching was to preach to the Jews first (Acts 13:14; Romans 1:16). "We may learn from Paul's methods some methods for evangelism in our own day....
1-9 The drift and scope of Paul's preaching and arguing, was to prove that Jesus is the Christ. He must needs suffer for us, because he could not otherwise purchase our redemption for us; and he must...
AS HIS MANNER WAS; who was faithful unto him that had called him, and took all occasions to do his Master's work. OUT OF THE SCRIPTURES; the law and the prophets, which they owned to be of Divine auth...
2, 3. (2) "_ And according to Paul's custom, he went in to them, and for three Sabbath days disputed with from the Scriptures,_ (3) _opening_ them, and setting forth that it was necessary that the Chr...
Acts 17:2 Then G1161 Paul G3972 as G2596 was G1486 (G5756) in G1525 (G5627) to G4314 them...
‘Now when they had passed through Amphipolis and Apollonia, they came to Thessalonica, where there was a synagogue of the Jews, and Paul, as his custom was, went in to them, and for three sabbath days...
PAUL'S MINISTRY IN EUROPE AND THEN IN EPHESUS (17:1-19:20). Ministry in Europe (17:1-18:22). Fruitful Ministry in Thessalonica and Berea (17:1-14). Having been requested to leave Philippi, Paul and...
Acts 17:2. AND PAUL, AS HIS MANNER WAS. Cf. Luke 4:16. Paul imitates his loved Master, who, we read, ‘as His custom was, went into the synagogue on the Sabbath day.' Then as now, the great trading cen...
AS HIS CUSTOM WAS (κατα το ειωθος τω Παυλω). The same construction in Luke 4:16 about Jesus in Nazareth (κατα το ειωθος αυτω) with the second perfect active participle neuter singular from εθω. Pau...
Acts 17:2 Consorting with Paul and Silas. I. Here is the chief object of Christian faith the Lord Jesus carrying on in His very name the assurance of the things that are necessary for our life and s...
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...
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...
THEY TRAVELED ON. They went along the Roman military road that crossed Macedonia and Greece to the seaport of Dyrrachium; and resuming at the port of Brundisium on the coast of Italy, continued to Rom...
_And when they had passed through Amphipolis and Apollonia._ FROM AMPHIPOLIS TO THESSALONICA The beautiful town of Amphipolis lies to the south of a splendid lake under sheltering hills, three miles...
_And Paul, as his manner was, went in unto them._ PAUL’S MINISTRY Notice-- I. The chief object of Christian faith. “Jesus”--Saviour from sin, and fear, and hell, through the power of His sacrifice,...
ACTS—NOTE ON ACTS 17:2 The reference to Paul preaching on THREE SABBATH DAYS gives the impression of a brief stay in Thessalonica, but this was only the period of his synagogue preaching. Paul’s first...
ACTS—NOTE ON ACTS 17:1 From Philippi Paul traveled the 94 miles (151 km) to Thessalonica, capital of Macedonia. The Philippian church helped him during this time (Philippians 4:16)....
_CRITICAL REMARKS_ Acts 17:1. THEY.—Paul, Silas, and Timothy, Luke having remained behind at Philippi. (See on Acts 16:40.) PASSED THROUGH.—The road traversed was the _Via Egnatia_, a great military r...
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...
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...
1 Samuel 12:7; Acts 24:25; Acts 28:23; Acts 13:5; Acts 14:1;...