Tuesday, 23 May 2023
Then Paul, as his custom was, went in to them, and for three Sabbaths reasoned with them from the Scriptures, Acts 17:2
The previous verse noted that Paul and Silas had passed through Amphipolis and …
Wednesday, 24 May 2023
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.” Acts 17:3
The translation is more closely rende…
Thursday, 25 May 2023
And some of them were persuaded; and a great multitude of the devout Greeks, and not a few of the leading women, joined Paul and Silas. Acts 17:4
A more literal rendering than that of the NKJV needs…
Friday, 26 May 2023
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 b…
Saturday, 27 May 2023
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. Acts 17:6
In the previou…
Sunday, 28 May 2023
“Jason has harbored them, and these are all acting contrary to the decrees of Caesar, saying there is another king—Jesus.” Acts 17:7
In the previous verse, Jason and some of his guests were dragged ou…
Monday, 29 May 2023
And they troubled the crowd and the rulers of the city when they heard these things. Acts 17:8
In the previous verse, those who came against the believers charged them with “acting contrary to the dec…
Tuesday, 30 May 2023
So when they had taken security from Jason and the rest, they let them go. Acts 17:9
In the last verse, the evil men who had gathered a mob were said to have troubled the crowd and the rulers of the …
Wednesday, 31 May 2023
Then the brethren immediately sent Paul and Silas away by night to Berea. When they arrived, they went into the synagogue of the Jews. Acts 17:10
In the previous verse, security was taken from Jaso…
Thursday, 1 June 2023
These were more fair-minded than those in Thessalonica, in that they received the word with all readiness, and searched the Scriptures daily to find out whether these things were so. Acts 17:11
The …
Friday, 2 June 2023
Therefore many of them believed, and also not a few of the Greeks, prominent women as well as men. Acts 17:12
The NKJV changes the structure of the second clause so that it does not reflect the Greek.…
Saturday, 3 June 2023
But when the Jews from Thessalonica learned that the word of God was preached by Paul at Berea, they came there also and stirred up the crowds. Acts 17:13
In the previous verse, it said that many in…
Sunday, 4 June 2023
Then immediately the brethren sent Paul away, to go to the sea; but both Silas and Timothy remained there. Acts 17:14
In the previous verse, the Jews from Thessalonica came to Berea and stirred up the…
Monday, 5 June 2023
So those who conducted Paul brought him to Athens; and receiving a command for Silas and Timothy to come to him with all speed, they departed. Acts 17:15
Paul was just conducted out of Berea either to…
Tuesday, 6 June 2023
Now while Paul waited for them at Athens, his spirit was provoked within him when he saw that the city was given over to idols. Acts 17:16
In the last verse, Paul was brought to Athens and then he ha…
