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Verse Acts 17:6. _THESE THAT HAVE TURNED THE WORLD UPSIDE DOWN ARE
COME_ _HITHER ALSO_] The very character our forefathers had for
preaching that Gospel, in every part of the land, by which the nation...
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THESE THAT HAVE TURNED THE WORLD UPSIDE DOWN - That have excited
commotion and disturbance in other places. The charge has been often
brought against the gospel that it has been the occasion of confus...
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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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WHEN, &C. = not (Greek. _me_. App-105) having found them.
DREW. were dragging. Greek. _suro._ See note on John 21:8.
BRETHREN. The believers of Acts 17:4.
UNTO. before. Greek. _epi._ App-104.
RULER...
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_they drew Jason_ The word is expressive of considerable violence.
Better, " DRAGGED." It is used of Saul (Acts 8:3) "haling" men and
women, and committing them to prison.
_certain brethren_ We see t...
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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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ἜΣΥΡΟΝ ἸΆΣΟΝΑ, _they dragged Jason_. σύρειν is
expressive of considerable violence. It is used (Acts 8:3) of Saul,
‘haling’ men and women and committing them to prison.
On Jason’s conduct, Chrysostom...
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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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THAT HAVE TURNED THE WORLD UPSIDE DOWN— "Have caused great confusion
and disturbance in every place through which they have passed....
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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 5...
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And when they found them not, they drew Jason and certain brethren
unto the rulers of the city, crying, These that have turned the world
upside down are come hither also;
AND WHEN THEY FOUND THEM...
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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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17:6 politarchs, (f-13) The special title of the city magistrates of
Thessalonica....
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THE RULERS] The Gk. word used here (_politarchai,_ a rare and peculiar
one) is proved to be correct by an inscription on an arch, which also
contains the names Sosipater, Gaius, and Secundus....
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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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UNTO THE RULERS OF THE CITY. — The Greek term here, _politarchæ,_
is a very peculiar one, and occurs nowhere else in the New Testament,
nor, indeed, in any classical writer. Aristotle, whose _Politics...
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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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ἔσυρον : the word indicates the violence of the mob.
πολιτάρχας : the word is an excellent instance of the
accuracy of St. Luke; it is not used by any classical author of the
magistrates of any city ...
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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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And when they found them not, they drew Jason and certain brethren
unto the rulers of the city, crying, These that have turned the (b)
world upside down are come hither also;
(b) Into whatever countr...
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_Who disturb the city, [2] put it in an uproar. In the ordinary Greek
copies, for the city, we read the whole world. (Witham)_
[BIBLIOGRAPHY]
Qui urbem concitant, in the common Greek copies, _Greek:...
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Meanwhile the unbelieving Jews, mad and jealous of the Gentiles, run
round and stir up the uncouth rabble, assault the house of Jason where
the apostles were lodging, aiming to kill them, but the Lord...
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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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6._Those men who have troubled the whole world. _This is the state of
the gospel, to have those uproars which Satan raiseth imputeth to it.
This is also the malicousness of the enemies of Christ, to...
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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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AND WHEN THEY FOUND THEM NOT,.... In Jason's house, as they expected:
THEY DREW JASON, AND CERTAIN BRETHREN: the Syriac version adds, "who
were there": in Jason's house, who either came along with th...
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And when they found them not, they drew Jason and certain brethren
unto the rulers of the city, crying, These that have turned the world
upside down are come hither also;
Ver. 6. _Turned the world, &...
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_But the Jews which believed not_, &c. Although many Jews at
Thessalonica received and heartily embraced the truth, there were many
who rejected it, and that, as it afterward appeared, with much
malig...
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AND WHEN THEY FOUND THEM NOT, THEY DREW JASON AND CERTAIN BRETHREN
UNTO THE RULERS OF THE CITY, CRYING, THESE THAT HAVE TURNED THE WORLD
UPSIDE DOWN ARE COME HITHER ALSO;...
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The tumult raised by the Jews:...
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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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BUT WHEN THEY DID NOT FIND THEM, THEY DRAGGED JASON AND SOME BRETHREN
TO THE RULERS OF THE CITY, CRYING OUT, " THESE WHO HAVE TURNED THE
WORLD UPSIDE DOWN HAVE COME HERE TOO.
1. Paul and Silas were n...
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"When they did not find them" Paul and Silas were actually somewhere
else. "They began dragging Jason and some brethren before the city
authorities" "Someone usually suffers the wrath of. mob like thi...
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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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Being withdrawn, to avoid the popular rage against them, they charge
innovation upon them, as knowing how jealous rulers are of any
alteration. Thus whatsoever mischief befell the state, or whatsoever...
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Acts 17:6 But G1161 not G3361 find G2147 (G5631) them G846 dragged
G4951 (G5707) Jason G2394 and...
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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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‘And when they did not find them, they dragged Jason and certain
brethren before the rulers of the city, crying, “These who have
turned the world upside down are come here also, whom Jason has
receive...
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Acts 17:6. UNTO THE RULERS OF THE CITY. Literally, ‘unto the
politarchs.' Thessalonica was a ‘free city' _(urbs libera)._ This
privilege of ‘freedom' was only bestowed by Rome upon certain
favoured ci...
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WHEN THEY FOUND THEM NOT
(μη ευροντες). Usual negative μη with the participle in
the _Koine_, second aorist (effective) active participle, complete
failure with all the noise and "bums."THEY DRAGGE...
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DREW
dragged.
See margin reference, (_ See Scofield) - (Acts 16:19). _...
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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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BUT THE JEWS WERE JEALOUS. As usual, those who did not believe were
filled with hatred. AND ATTACKED THE HOME OF JASON. Paul and Silas had
been staying with him (Acts 17:7). TO THE CITY AUTHORITIES. I...
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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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_These that have turned the world upside down are come hither also._
THE WORLD TURNED UPSIDE DOWN
This is just an old version of an oft-repeated story. It was laid to
the charge of our Master that He...
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UPSIDE DOWN AND RIGHT SIDE UP
These that have turned the world upside down are come hither also.
Acts 17:6.
When we read those words I think our first inclination is to smile;
they are such “upside...
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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 Kings 18:17; 1 Kings 18:18; Acts 16:19; Acts 16:20; Acts 18:12;...
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Rulers of the city [π ο λ ι τ α ρ χ α ς]. Another
illustration of Luke's accuracy. Note that the magistrates are called
by a different name from those at Philippi. Thessalonica was not a
colony, but a...