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ACTS 17:3 o` Cristo.j @o`# VIhsou/j {C}
The wide variety of readings seems to have arisen from the unusual
reading preserved only in codex Vaticanus. Since, however, the
Committee was reluctant to ac...
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Verse Acts 17:3. _OPENING AND ALLEGING_] παρατιθεμνος,
_Proving by_ _citations_. His method seems to have been this:
1st. He collected the scriptures that spoke of the Messiah.
2d. He applied these...
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OPENING - διανοίγων dianoigōn. See Luke 24:32. The word
means to explain or to unfold. It is usually applied to what is shut,
as the eye, etc. Then it means to explain what is concealed or
obscure....
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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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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...
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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...
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IN THESSALONICA (Acts 17:1-9)...
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OPENING. See note on Acts 16:14.
ALLEGING. Literally setting before them. Greek. _paratithemi._ See
Acts 14:23; Acts 16:34; Acts 20:32.
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_opening_ St Luke (and he only in the N. T.) Luke 24:32 uses this verb
of making plain what before was not understood. We may see from that
passage what had been St Paul's work in Thessalonica, "He be...
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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...
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ΔΙΑΝΟΊΓΩΝ, _opening_. St Luke (and he only in the N.T. Luke
24:32) uses this verb of making plain what before was not understood.
We may see from that passage what had been St Paul’s work in
Thessalon...
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_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...
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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...
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ALLEDGING,— _Evidently shewing._ The proper import of the word
παρατιθεμενος is, "laying a thing open before the eyes of
spectators." Grotius and Elsner think, that the last words of the
preceding ver...
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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...
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See notes on verse 2...
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Opening and alleging, that Christ must needs have suffered, and risen
again from the dead; and that this Jesus, whom I preach unto you, is
Christ.
OPENING AND ALLEGING, [ paratithemenos (G3908)] -...
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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...
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CHRIST] RV 'the Christ,' i.e. the Messiah....
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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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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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OPENING AND ALLEGING. — The latter word is used in the sense of
bringing forward proofs, and the two words imply an argument from the
prophecies of the Messiah, like in kind to that at the Pisidian
An...
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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...
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διανοίγων, _sc._, αὐτάς, a favourite word with St.
Luke, _cf. Luke 16:14_; here, as in Luke 24:32; Luke 24:45, he alone
uses it of making plain to the understanding the meaning of the
Scriptures, “ope...
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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 _...
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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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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...
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(2) Opening and alleging, that Christ must needs have suffered, and
risen again from the dead; and that this Jesus, whom I preach unto
you, is Christ.
(2) Christ is therefore the mediator, because he...
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That the Christ was to suffer. The suffering of Christ was the great
stumbling-block to the Jews, which St. Paul now attempted to remove,
by shewing them from the Scripture, that this was one of the n...
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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...
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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...
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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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_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...
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3._Opening. _In this place he describeth the sum and subject of the
disputation, and he putteth down two members concerning Christ, that
he must have died and risen again, and that the son of Mary w...
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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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OPENING,.... That is, the Scriptures of the Old Testament, explaining
and expounding them, giving the true sense of them; so this word is
frequently used in Jewish writings e, as that such a Rabbi פתח...
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Opening and alleging, that Christ must needs have suffered, and risen
again from the dead; and that this Jesus, whom I preach unto you, is
Christ.
Ver. 3. _Alleging_] Or laying it so plain before the...
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_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...
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MUST NEEDS HAVE SUFFERED; the Scriptures foretold that the Messiah
would suffer. His death was needful in order to their fulfilment, and
to the salvation of men....
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PAUL AND SILAS IN THESSALONICA AND BEREA.
Preaching at Thessalonica:...
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OPENING AND ALLEGING THAT CHRIST MUST NEEDS HAVE SUFFERED AND RISEN
AGAIN FROM THE DEAD; AND THAT THIS JESUS, WHOM I PREACH UNTO YOU, IS
CHRIST....
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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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EXPLAINING AND DEMONSTRATING THAT THE CHRIST HAD TO SUFFER AND RISE
AGAIN FROM THE DEAD, AND _SAYING,_ " THIS JESUS WHOM I PREACH TO YOU
IS THE CHRIST. "
1. Paul was explaining and demonstrating the...
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"Explaining" He was unfolding the passages; make the passages plain
and understandable for all. Compare this section with how Jesus taught
in Luke 24:25. "And giving evidence" That is, to bring forth...
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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...
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OPENING the scriptures which he had quoted. The very entrance into
God's word giveth light, PSALMS 119:130. AND ALLEGING, THAT CHRIST
MUST NEEDS HAVE SUFFERED; making the truth concerning our Saviour,...
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Acts 17:3 explaining G1272 (G5723) and G2532 demonstrating G3908
(G5734) that G3754 Christ G5547 had G1163 ...
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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...
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‘Opening and alleging that it was necessary for the Christ to
suffer, and to rise again from the dead, and that this Jesus, whom,
said he, I proclaim to you, is the Christ.'
The basis of his reasoning...
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Acts 17:3. OPENING AND ALLEGING. Better, ‘opening and setting
forth.' Opening that is, expounding, unfolding their sense. Bengel
well expands these words: ‘Ut si quis nucleum, fracto cortice, et
reclu...
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OPENING AND ALLEGING
(διανοιγων κα παρατιθεμενος). Opening the
Scriptures, Luke means, as made plain by the mission and message of
Jesus, the same word (διανοιγω) used by him of the
interpretation o...
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CHRIST
The Christ, that is, that, according to the Scriptures, the Messiah
must die and rise again. That Jesus was the Messiah was the second
part of his argument....
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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...
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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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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...
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_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...
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_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,...
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ACTS—NOTE ON ACTS 17:3 NECESSARY FOR THE CHRIST TO SUFFER. The Jews
resisted the idea that the Messiah had to suffer, even though this
theme is found in the OT (Psalms 22:1;...
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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)....
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_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...
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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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1 Corinthians 15:3; 1 Corinthians 15:4; 1 Thessalonians 1:5; 1
Thessalonians 1:6;...
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Opening and alleging. The latter word is rather propounding, or
setting forth [π α ρ α τ ι θ ε μ ε ν ο ς]. See on set
before, Luke 9:16; and commit, 1 Peter 4:19. Bengel remarks, "Two
steps, as if one...