1 Now when they had passed through Amphipolisand Apollonia, they came to ch. 20:4;Phil. 4:16;1 Thess. 1:1Thessalonica, where there was a synagogue of the Jews. 2 And Paulwent in, See ch. 13:5as was his custom, and on three Sabbath days he reasoned with them See ch. 8:35from the Scriptures, 3 Luke 24:26,32explaining and proving that it was necessary for See ch. 3:18the Christto suffer and See John 20:9to rise from the dead, and saying, "This Jesus, whom I proclaim to you, is the Christ." 4 And [1 Thess. 2:1,2]; See ch. 14:4some of them were persuaded and joined Pauland Silas, as did ver. 12a great many of the devout See John 7:35Greeks and not a few of the leading women. 5 1 Thess. 2:14-16;See ch. 13:50But the Jews17:5 Greek Ioudaioi probably refers here to Jewish religious leaders, and others under their influence, in that time; also verse 13See ch. 5:17were jealous, and taking [Judg. 9:4;11:3;2 Chr. 13:7]some wicked men of the rabble, they formed a mob, set the city in an uproar, and attacked the house of Jason, seeking to bring them out to the crowd. 6 And when they could not find them, ch. 16:19-21they dragged Jasonand some of the brothers before the city authorities, shouting, "These men who have turned the world upside down have come here also, 7 and Jasonhas received them, and they are all acting against ch. 16:4;Luke 2:1the decrees of Caesar, saying that there is See Luke 23:2another king, Jesus." 8 And the people and the city authorities were disturbed when they heard these things. 9 And when they had taken money as security from Jasonand the rest, they let them go.
Paul and Silas in Berea
10 ver. 14;See John 21:23The brothers17:10 Or brothers and sisters; also verse 14immediately sent Pauland Silasaway by night to Berea, and when they arrived they ver. 2went into the Jewish synagogue. 11 Now these Jews were more noble than those in Thessalonica; they received the word with all eagerness, [Isa. 34:16;John 5:39]examining the Scriptures daily to see if these things were so. 12 ver. 4Many of them therefore believed, with not a few Greek ch. 13:50women of high standing as well as men. 13 But when the Jews from Thessalonicalearned that the word of God was proclaimed by Paulat Bereaalso, they came there too, ver. 8agitating and stirring up the crowds. 14 Then the brothers ver. 10;See Matt. 10:23immediately sent Pauloff on his way to the sea, but Silasand See ch. 16:1Timothyremained there. 15 [ch. 15:3] Those who conducted Paulbrought him as far as ch. 18:1;1 Thess. 3:1Athens, and after receiving a command ch. 18:5for Silasand Timothyto come to him as soon as possible, they departed.
Paul in Athens
16 Now while Paulwas waiting for them at Athens, his spirit was [2 Pet. 2:8] provoked within him as he saw that the city was [Isa. 2:8]full of idols. 17 So See ch. 13:5he reasoned in the synagogue with the Jews and the devout persons, and in the marketplace every day with those who happened to be there. 18 Some of the Epicurean and Stoic philosophers also conversed with him. And some said, [1 Cor. 4:10] "What does this babbler wish to say?" Others said, "He seems to be a preacher of foreign divinities"—because See ch. 5:42he was preaching ver. 31, 32;ch. 4:2;[1 Cor. 15:12]Jesusand the resurrection. 19 And they took him and brought him to ver. 22;[ver. 34]the Areopagus, saying, "May we know what this Mark 1:27;[John 7:16;Heb. 13:9]new teaching is that you are presenting? 20 For you bring some 1 Pet. 4:4,12;[Hos. 8:12]strange things to our ears. We wish to know therefore what these things mean." 21 Now all the Atheniansand the foreigners who lived there would spend their time in nothing except telling or hearing something new.
Paul Addresses the Areopagus
22 So Paul, standing in the midst of the Areopagus, said: "Men of Athens, I perceive that in every way you are very religious. 23 For as I passed along and observed the objects of your worship, I found also an altar with this inscription: [John 4:22;1 Cor. 15:34] ‘To the unknown god.’ [John 4:22;1 Cor. 15:34] What therefore you worship [ver. 30]as unknown, this I proclaim to you. 24 Isa. 42:5;See ch. 14:15The God who made the world and everything in it, being Matt. 11:25;[Deut. 10:14;Ps. 115:16] Lord of heaven and earth, See ch. 7:48does not live in temples made by man,17:24 Greek made by hands25 nor is he served by human hands, Ps. 50:8-12;[1 Chr. 29:14,16;Job 22:2] as though he needed anything, since he himself 1 Tim. 6:17;James 1:5,17gives to all mankind Gen. 2:7;7:22;Job 33:4;[Job 27:3;Eccles. 12:7;Zech. 12:1]; See ver. 28life and breath and everything. 26 And [Gen. 3:20;Mal. 2:10] he made from one man every nation of mankind to live Gen. 11:8;Luke 21:35on all the face of the earth, [Job 12:23;14:5] having determined allotted periods and Deut. 32:8;[Ps. 74:17]the boundaries of their dwelling place, 27 [ch. 15:17] that they should seek God, [Job 23:3,8,9] and perhaps feel their way toward him and find him. [Deut. 4:7;Ps. 145:18;Jer. 23:23,24]; See ch. 14:17Yet he is actually not far from each one of us, 28 for
Job 12:10;Dan. 5:23;[Heb. 2:11] "‘In him we live and move and have our being’;17:28 Probably from Epimenides of Crete
as even some of [Titus 1:12]your own poets have said,
"‘For we are indeed his offspring.’17:28 From Aratus’s poem "Phainomena"
29 [Luke 3:38;Heb. 12:9] Being then God’s offspring, Isa. 40:18,19,25;46:5;[Rom. 1:23]we ought not to think that the divine being is like gold or silver or stone, an image formed by the art and imagination of man. 30 Eph. 4:18;1 Pet. 1:14;[ver. 23] The times of ignorance [Rom. 3:25]; See ch. 14:16God overlooked, but [Mark 1:15;Titus 2:11,12;1 Pet. 4:3] now he Mark 6:12commands all people everywhere to repent, 31 because he has fixed Matt. 12:36;Rom. 2:16;1 Cor. 3:13;2 Pet. 2:9;1 John 4:17;[Isa. 2:12] a day on which 2 Tim. 4:8;See ch. 10:42he will judge the world Ps. 9:8;96:13;98:9;1 Pet. 2:23;[Rom. 3:6] in righteousness by a man whom he has appointed; and [John 16:10,11;Rom. 1:4] of this he has given assurance to all See ch. 2:24by raising him from the dead."
32 Now when they heard of Heb. 6:2;See ver. 18the resurrection of the dead, [ch. 2:13;26:8] some mocked. But others said, ch. 24:25"We will hear you again about this." 33 So Paulwent out from their midst. 34 But some men joined him and believed, among whom also were Dionysiusver. 19, 22the Areopagite and a woman named Damarisand others with them.
Lugar Bíblico
Cidade / Povoado
Thessalonica
Hoje: Thessaloniki, Greece
ΘεσσαλονίκηThessalonikē
Thessalonica was a city with a Jewish synagogue; Paul, Silvanus, and Timothy wrote to the church of the Thessalonians, and Aristarchus was from this city (1 Thessalonians 1:1).
Paul, also called Saul, was an apostle of Christ Jesus and, with Barnabas, turned to the Gentiles. Earlier, he ravaged the church and committed men and women to prison, until he heard a voice and, seeing nothing, was brought to Damascus (Acts 13:46).
Jesus, the Christ, the Son of God, was born of Mary in Bethlehem, proclaimed the kingdom of God, died by crucifixion under Pontius Pilate, and was raised on the third day (Matthew 1:16).
Jesus, the Christ, the Son of God, was born of Mary in Bethlehem, proclaimed the kingdom of God, died by crucifixion under Pontius Pilate, and was raised on the third day (Matthew 1:16).
Jesus, the Christ, the Son of God, was born of Mary in Bethlehem, proclaimed the kingdom of God, died by crucifixion under Pontius Pilate, and was raised on the third day (Matthew 1:16).
Paul, also called Saul, was an apostle of Christ Jesus and, with Barnabas, turned to the Gentiles. Earlier, he ravaged the church and committed men and women to prison, until he heard a voice and, seeing nothing, was brought to Damascus (Acts 13:46).
Silas was a leading man among the brothers, also a prophet, sent to Antioch with Paul and Barnabas. Later Paul chose Silas and departed, having been commended by the brothers to the grace of the Lord (Acts 15:40).
Jesus, the Christ, the Son of God, was born of Mary in Bethlehem, proclaimed the kingdom of God, died by crucifixion under Pontius Pilate, and was raised on the third day (Matthew 1:16).
Paul, also called Saul, was an apostle of Christ Jesus and, with Barnabas, turned to the Gentiles. Earlier, he ravaged the church and committed men and women to prison, until he heard a voice and, seeing nothing, was brought to Damascus (Acts 13:46).
Silas was a leading man among the brothers, also a prophet, sent to Antioch with Paul and Barnabas. Later Paul chose Silas and departed, having been commended by the brothers to the grace of the Lord (Acts 15:40).
In Berea, where the believers sent Paul and Silas, the Bereans received the message and examined the Scriptures every day; Jews from Thessalonica went there to agitate the crowds (Acts 17:11).
Thessalonica was a city with a Jewish synagogue; Paul, Silvanus, and Timothy wrote to the church of the Thessalonians, and Aristarchus was from this city (1 Thessalonians 1:1).
Thessalonica was a city with a Jewish synagogue; Paul, Silvanus, and Timothy wrote to the church of the Thessalonians, and Aristarchus was from this city (1 Thessalonians 1:1).
Paul, also called Saul, was an apostle of Christ Jesus and, with Barnabas, turned to the Gentiles. Earlier, he ravaged the church and committed men and women to prison, until he heard a voice and, seeing nothing, was brought to Damascus (Acts 13:46).
In Berea, where the believers sent Paul and Silas, the Bereans received the message and examined the Scriptures every day; Jews from Thessalonica went there to agitate the crowds (Acts 17:11).
Paul, also called Saul, was an apostle of Christ Jesus and, with Barnabas, turned to the Gentiles. Earlier, he ravaged the church and committed men and women to prison, until he heard a voice and, seeing nothing, was brought to Damascus (Acts 13:46).
Silas was a leading man among the brothers, also a prophet, sent to Antioch with Paul and Barnabas. Later Paul chose Silas and departed, having been commended by the brothers to the grace of the Lord (Acts 15:40).
Paul, also called Saul, was an apostle of Christ Jesus and, with Barnabas, turned to the Gentiles. Earlier, he ravaged the church and committed men and women to prison, until he heard a voice and, seeing nothing, was brought to Damascus (Acts 13:46).
Athens is the city where Paul waited for Silas and Timothy, was greatly distressed to see it full of idols, and spoke to the Athenians in the meeting of the Areopagus before leaving for Corinth (Acts 17:22).
Silas was a leading man among the brothers, also a prophet, sent to Antioch with Paul and Barnabas. Later Paul chose Silas and departed, having been commended by the brothers to the grace of the Lord (Acts 15:40).
Paul, also called Saul, was an apostle of Christ Jesus and, with Barnabas, turned to the Gentiles. Earlier, he ravaged the church and committed men and women to prison, until he heard a voice and, seeing nothing, was brought to Damascus (Acts 13:46).
Athens is the city where Paul waited for Silas and Timothy, was greatly distressed to see it full of idols, and spoke to the Athenians in the meeting of the Areopagus before leaving for Corinth (Acts 17:22).
Jesus, the Christ, the Son of God, was born of Mary in Bethlehem, proclaimed the kingdom of God, died by crucifixion under Pontius Pilate, and was raised on the third day (Matthew 1:16).
Athens is the city where Paul waited for Silas and Timothy, was greatly distressed to see it full of idols, and spoke to the Athenians in the meeting of the Areopagus before leaving for Corinth (Acts 17:22).
Paul, also called Saul, was an apostle of Christ Jesus and, with Barnabas, turned to the Gentiles. Earlier, he ravaged the church and committed men and women to prison, until he heard a voice and, seeing nothing, was brought to Damascus (Acts 13:46).
Athens is the city where Paul waited for Silas and Timothy, was greatly distressed to see it full of idols, and spoke to the Athenians in the meeting of the Areopagus before leaving for Corinth (Acts 17:22).
Paul, also called Saul, was an apostle of Christ Jesus and, with Barnabas, turned to the Gentiles. Earlier, he ravaged the church and committed men and women to prison, until he heard a voice and, seeing nothing, was brought to Damascus (Acts 13:46).