Wesley's Explanatory Notes
Acts 17:34
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.
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.
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...
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...
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...
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...
IN THESSALONICA (Acts 17:1-9)...
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...
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....
_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...
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...
EFFECT OF ST PAUL’S SPEECH. SOME MOCKED, BUT OTHERS BELIEVED...
_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...
ΚΟΛΛΗΘΈΝΤΕΣ _aor. pass._ pari, от ΚΟΛΛΆΟΜΑΙ (G2853) присоединяться (_см._ Acts 5:13; Acts 9:26; Acts 10:28). ΈΠΊΣΤΕΥΣΑΝ _aor. ind. act. от_ ΠΙΣΤΕΎΩ ...
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...
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 -...
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...
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'...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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....
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
_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...
− 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...
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...
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...
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...
_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...
CLAVE UNTO HIM; believed his doctrines, and followed him as their teacher. THE AREOPAGITE; a member of the Areopagus, or Athenian court....
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...
The conclusion of Paul and the effect of his sermon:...
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...
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...
"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...
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...
CLAVE UNTO HIM, in more than ordinary friendship; they were as glued to him; great was their love to the apostle, by whom their eyes were opened, nay, by whose ministry they were raised from the dead....
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...
Acts 17:34 However G1161 some G5100 men G435 joined G2853 (G5685) him G846 believed G4100 (G5656) among...
‘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...
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...
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...
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;...
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...
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...
_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...
_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...
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....
_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...
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...
Acts 13:48; Acts 17:19; Acts 17:4; Isaiah 55:10; John 19:38;...
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...