Moved with envy; at the success of Paul and Silas.
Jason; a relation of Paul, at whose house he and Silas stayed. Romans 16:21. Rejecters of truth and violators of morality are apt to unite in opposing the gospel, and in doing this, the openly vicious of the basest sort can plead earnestly for the constitution and laws of the country, and express great fears lest these should be violated, and the public receive detriment.
ACTS 17:5 zhlw,santej de. oi` VIoudai/oi kai. proslabo,menoi Part of the distinctive reading of codex Bezae, oi` de. avpeiqou/ntej VIoudai/oi sunstre,yante,j tinaj a;ndraj tw/n avgorai,wn ponhrou.j e...
Verse Acts 17:5. _THE JEWS WHICH BELIEVED NOT, MOVED WITH ENVY, TOOK UNTO_ _THEM_] Instead of this sentence, the most correct MSS. and versions read simply, προσλαβομενοι δε οἱ Ιουδαιοι. _But the Je...
MOVED WITH ENVY - That they made so many converts, and met with such success. CERTAIN LEWD FELLOWS OF THE BASER SORT - This is an unhappy translation. The word “lewd” is not in the original. The Greek...
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...
IN THESSALONICA (Acts 17:1-9)...
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...
THE JEWS, &C. = the unbelieving (Greek. _apeitheo,_ as in Acts 14:2) Jews. MOVED WITH ENVY. filled with jealousy. Greek. _zeloo,_ as in Acts 7:8. TOOK UNTO THEM. Greek. _proslambano._ See Acts 18:26;...
_But the Jews which believed not_ In the oldest MSS. the last three words are unrepresented in the Greek. These are very likely a gloss which has crept into the later texts, the reader who made it on...
5. ἀπειθοῦντες omitted before ἸΟΥΔΑΙ͂ΟΙ with אABE. Not represented in _Vulg_. ΠΡΟΑΓΑΓΕΙ͂Ν with אAB. _Vulg_. ‘producere.’ 5. ΖΗΛΏΣΑΝΤΕΣ ΔῈ ΟἹ ἸΟΥΔΑΙ͂ΟΙ, _but the Jews being moved with envy_. This mus...
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...
ΖΗΛΏΣΑΝΤΕΣ _aor. act. part._ (причины) от ΖΗΛΌΩ (G2206) ревновать, завидовать, таить обиду на кого-л. (LN, 1:760). ΠΡΟΣΛΑΒΌΜΕΝΟΙ _aor. med. (dep.) part. от_ ΠΡΟΣΛΑΜΒΆΝΩ (G4355) брать с собой, принима...
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...
JASON,— It seems from Romans 16:21 that Jason was a relation of St. Paul's, and probably an Hellenistic Jew. Instead of _certain lewd fellows of the baser sort,_ Doddridge and others render it well, _...
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...
5-9. Such a movement among the devout Gentiles, whose presence at the synagogue worship was a source of pride to the Jews, was exceedingly mortifying to those Jews who obstinately remained in unbelief...
But the Jews which believed not, moved with envy, took unto them certain lewd fellows of the baser sort, and gathered a company, and set all the city on an uproar, and assaulted the house of Jason, a...
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...
LEWD FELLOWS] lit. 'certain evil men of the idlers in the marketplace.' Jason] probably identical with the Jason of Romans 16:21, and therefore a Jew. His correct name was probably Jesus or Joshua....
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...
THE JEWS WHICH BELIEVED NOT. — The latter words are wanting in many MSS., as “filled with envy” are in others. CERTAIN LEWD FELLOWS OF THE BASER SORT. — The word “lewd” is used in its older sense, as...
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...
ἀπειθ., see critical note. ζηλώσαντες : the jealousv is apparent, whether the word is read or not (_cf._ [305]), a jealousy aroused not only by the preaching of a Messiah, but also by the success of s...
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...
(3) But the Jews which believed not, moved with envy, took unto them certain (a) lewd fellows of the baser sort, and gathered a company, and set all the city on an uproar, and assaulted the house of J...
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...
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...
− 5._And being moved with envy. _We see how Paul could nowhere erect the kingdom of Christ without some conflict, for so soon as any fruit of doctrine appeared, there arose persecution therewithal; bu...
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...
BUT THE JEWS WHICH BELIEVED NOT,.... The Alexandrian copy, the Vulgate Latin, and Syriac versions leave out the words, "which believed not"; but whether this character is expressed or not, it is certa...
But the Jews which believed not, moved with envy, took unto them certain lewd fellows of the baser sort, and gathered a company, and set all the city on an uproar, and assaulted the house of Jason, an...
_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...
The tumult raised by the Jews:...
BUT THE JEWS WHICH BELIEVED NOT, MOVED WITH ENVY, TOOK UNTO THEM CERTAIN LEWD FELLOWS OF THE BASER SORT, AND GATHERED A COMPANY, AND SET ALL THE CITY ON AN UPROAR; AND ASSAULTED THE HOUSE OF JASON, AN...
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...
BUT THE JEWS WHO WERE NOT PERSUADED, BECOMING ENVIOUS, TOOK SOME OF THE EVIL MEN FROM THE MARKETPLACE, AND GATHERING A MOB, SET ALL THE CITY IN AN UPROAR AND ATTACKED THE HOUSE OF JASON, AND SOUGHT TO...
"But the Jews becoming jealous" Repeatedly the Bible mentions Jewish jealousy as the reason why Jesus was executed and why the early Christians were persecuted (Acts 13:50). The jealousy appears to be...
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...
BELIEVED NOT; or were not convinced, or persuaded by St. Paul's sermons and arguments. MOVED WITH ENVY, or zeal; which, as fire in the chimney, its due place, is useful and necessary; but when scatter...
5-9. Such a movement among the devout Gentiles, whose presence at the synagogue worship was a source of pride to the Jews, was exceedingly mortifying to those Jews who obstinately remained in unbelief...
Acts 17:5 But G1161 Jews G2453 persuaded G544 (G5723) envious G2206 (G5660) G2532 took G4355 ...
‘But the Jews, being moved with jealousy, took to them certain vile fellows of the rabble, and gathering a crowd, set the city on an uproar, and assaulting the house of Jason, they sought to bring the...
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 17:5. BUT THE JEWS WHICH BELIEVED NOT, MOVED WITH ENVY, TOOK UNTO THEM CERTAIN LEWD FELLOWS OF THE BASER SORT. The words ‘which believed not' do not occur in the older Greek MSS. They were no dou...
MOVED WITH JEALOUSY (ζηλωσαντες). Both our English words,ZEAL andJEALOUSY , are from the Greek ζηλος. In Acts 13:45 the Jews (rabbis) "were filled with jealousy" (επλησθησαν ζηλου). That is anot...
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...
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...
_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...
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)....
ACTS—NOTE ON ACTS 17:5 THE JEWS WERE JEALOUS because they were losing power and influence (see Acts 5:17; Ac
_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 Corinthians 3:3; Acts 19:24; Acts 19:40; Acts 13:45; Acts 14:19;...
Of the baser sort [α γ ο ρ α ι ω ν]. From ajgora, the market - place; hence loungers in the market - place; the rabble. Cicero calls them subrastrani, those who hung round the rostra, or platform for...