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17:1	Now when they had passed through Amphipolis and Apollonia, they came to Thessalonica, where was a synagogue of the Jews:
17:2	And Paul, as his manner was, went in unto them, and three sabbath days reasoned with them out of the scriptures,
17:3	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.
17:4	And some of them believed, and consorted with Paul and Silas; and of the devout Greeks a great multitude, and of the chief women not a few.
17:5	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, and sought to bring them out to the people.
17:6	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;
17:7	Whom Jason hath received: and these all do contrary to the decrees of Caesar, saying that there is another king, one Jesus.
17:8	And they troubled the people and the rulers of the city, when they heard these things.
17:9	And when they had taken security of Jason, and of the other, they let them go.
17:10	And the brethren immediately sent away Paul and Silas by night unto Berea: who coming thither went into the synagogue of the Jews.
17:11	These were more noble than those in Thessalonica, in that they received the word with all readiness of mind, and searched the scriptures daily, whether those things were so.
17:12	Therefore many of them believed; also of honourable women which were Greeks, and of men, not a few.
17:13	But when the Jews of Thessalonica had knowledge that the word of God was preached of Paul at Berea, they came thither also, and stirred up the people.
17:14	And then immediately the brethren sent away Paul to go as it were to the sea: but Silas and Timotheus abode there still.
17:15	And they that conducted Paul brought him unto Athens: and receiving a commandment unto Silas and Timotheus for to come to him with all speed, they departed.
17:16	Now while Paul waited for them at Athens, his spirit was stirred in him, when he saw the city wholly given to idolatry.
17:17	Therefore disputed he in the synagogue with the Jews, and with the devout persons, and in the market daily with them that met with him.
17:18	Then certain philosophers of the Epicureans, and of the Stoicks, encountered him. And some said, What will this babbler say? other some, He seemeth to be a setter forth of strange gods: because he preached unto them Jesus, and the resurrection.
17:19	And they took him, and brought him unto Areopagus, saying, May we know what this new doctrine, whereof thou speakest, is?
17:20	For thou bringest certain strange things to our ears: we would know therefore what these things mean.
17:21	(For all the Athenians and strangers which were there spent their time in nothing else, but either to tell, or to hear some new thing.)
17:22	Then Paul stood in the midst of Mars' hill, and said, Ye men of Athens, I perceive that in all things ye are too superstitious.
17:23	For as I passed by, and beheld your devotions, I found an altar with this inscription, TO THE UNKNOWN GOD. Whom therefore ye ignorantly worship, him declare I unto you.
17:24	God that made the world and all things therein, seeing that he is Lord of heaven and earth, dwelleth not in temples made with hands;
17:25	Neither is worshipped with men's hands, as though he needed any thing, seeing he giveth to all life, and breath, and all things;
17:26	And hath made of one blood all nations of men for to dwell on all the face of the earth, and hath determined the times before appointed, and the bounds of their habitation;
17:27	That they should seek the Lord, if haply they might feel after him, and find him, though he be not far from every one of us:
17:28	For in him we live, and move, and have our being; as certain also of your own poets have said, For we are also his offspring.
17:29	Forasmuch then as we are the offspring of God, we ought not to think that the Godhead is like unto gold, or silver, or stone, graven by art and man's device.
17:30	And the times of this ignorance God winked at; but now commandeth all men every where to repent:
17:31	Because he hath appointed a day, in the which he will judge the world in righteousness by that man whom he hath ordained; whereof he hath given assurance unto all men, in that he hath raised him from the dead.
17:32	And when they heard of the resurrection of the dead, some mocked: and others said, We will hear thee again of this matter.
17:33	So Paul departed from among them.
17:34	Howbeit certain men clave unto him, and believed: among the which was Dionysius the Areopagite, and a woman named Damaris, and others with them.


17:1	Now when they had passed through Amphipolis and Apollonia, they came to Thessalonica, where there was a synagogue of the Jews.
17:2	Then Paul, as his custom was, went in to them, and for three Sabbath days reasoned with them from the Scriptures,
17:3	explaining and demonstrating that Christ had to suffer and rise again from the dead, and saying, "This Jesus whom I preach to you is Christ."
17:4	And some of them believed; and a large multitude of the devout Greeks, and not a few of the leading women, joined Paul and Silas.
17:5	But the Jews who did not believe, becoming envious, took some of the wicked men of a vulgar sort, and gathering a mob, set the entire city in an uproar and attacked the house of Jason, and sought to bring them out to the people.
17:6	But when they did not find them, they dragged Jason and some brethren to the rulers of the city, shouting, "These who have turned the world upside down have come here also,
17:7	Jason has harbored them, and these are all acting contrary to the decrees of Caesar, saying there is another king, one Jesus."
17:8	And they troubled the people and the rulers of the city when they heard these things.
17:9	So when they had taken enough security from Jason and from the rest, they let them go.
17:10	Then the brethren immediately sent Paul and Silas away by night to Berea. When they arrived, they went into the synagogue of the Jews.
17:11	These were more noble than those in Thessalonica, in that they received the word with all readiness of mind, and searched the Scriptures daily whether these things were so.
17:12	Therefore many of them believed, and also not a few of the Greeks, prominent women as well as men.
17:13	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 people.
17:14	And then immediately the brethren sent Paul away, to go as it were to the sea; but both Silas and Timothy remained there.
17:15	So those who escorted Paul brought him to Athens; and receiving a command for Silas and Timothy to come to him as soon as possible, they departed.
17:16	Now while Paul waited for them at Athens, his spirit was stirred within him when he saw that the city was entirely given over to idolatry.
17:17	Therefore he disputed in the synagogue with the Jews and with the devout people, and in the marketplace daily with those who met with him.
17:18	Then some of the Epicurean and of the Stoic philosophers encountered him. And some said, "What does this babbler say?" Others said, "He seems to be a proclaimer of foreign gods," because he preached to them Jesus and the resurrection.
17:19	And they took him and brought him to the Areopagus, saying, "May we know what this new doctrine is of which you speak?
17:20	Because, you are bringing some strange things to our ears. Therefore we want to know what these things mean."
17:21	Because, all the Athenians and the foreigners who were there spent their time in nothing else except to tell or to hear something new.
17:22	Then Paul stood in the midst of the Mars' Hill and said, "You men of Athens, I perceive that in all things you are too superstitious;
17:23	because, as I was passing by and considering the objects of your worship, I found an altar with this inscription: TO THE UNKNOWN GOD. Therefore, the One whom you ignorantly worship, Him I proclaim to you:
17:24	"God, who made the world and everything in it, since He is Lord of heaven and earth, does not dwell in temples made with hands.
17:25	Nor is He worshiped with men's hands, as though He needed anything, since He gives to all life, breath, and all things.
17:26	And He has made from one blood every nation of men to dwell on all the face of the earth, and has determined their preappointed times and the boundaries of their dwellings,
17:27	so that they should seek the Lord, in the hope that they might seek for Him and find Him, though He is not far from each one of us;
17:28	because in Him we live and move and have our being, as also some of your own poets have said, 'because we are also His offspring.'
17:29	Therefore, since we are the offspring of God, we ought not to think that the Godhead is like gold or silver or stone, something shaped by art and man's devising.
17:30	And, these times of such ignorance God overlooked, but now commands all men everywhere to repent,
17:31	because He has appointed a day on which He will judge the world in righteousness by that Man whom He has ordained. He has given assurance of this to all people by raising Him from the dead."
17:32	And when they heard of the resurrection of the dead, some mocked, while others said, "We will hear you again on this matter."
17:33	So Paul departed from among them.
17:34	However, some men joined him and believed, among them was Dionysius the Areopagite, a woman named Damaris, and others with them.


17:1	As they made their iorney thorow Amphipolis and Appolonia they came to Thessalonica where was a synagoge of the Iewes.
17:2	And Paul as his maner was went in vnto them and thre saboth doyes declared oute of the scripture vnto them
17:3	openynge and allegynge that Christ must nedes have suffred and rysen agayne from deeth and that this Iesus was Christ whom (sayde he) I preache to you.
17:4	And some of them beleved and came and companyed with Paul and Sylas: also of the honourable Grekes a greate multitude and of the chefe wemen not a feawe.
17:5	But the Iewes which beleved not havynge indignacio toke vnto the evyll men which were vagabondes and gadered a company and set all the cite on a roore and made asaute vnto the housse of Iason and sought to bringe the out to the people.
17:6	But when they founde them not they drue Iason and certayne brethren vnto the heedes of the cite cryinge: these that trouble the worlde are come hydder also
17:7	which Iason hath receaved prevely. And these all do contrary to the elders of Cesar affirmynge another kynge one Iesus.
17:8	And they troubled the people and the officers of the cite when they hearde these thinges.
17:9	And when they were sufficiently answered of Iason and of the other they let the goo.
17:10	And the brethren immediatly sent awaye Paul and Sylas by nyght vnto Berrea. Which when they were come thyther they entred into ye synagoge of the Iewes.
17:11	These were the noblest of byrthe amonge the of Thessalonia which receaved the worde wt all diligence of mynde and searched ye scriptures dayly whether those thinges were even so.
17:12	And many of the beleved: also of worshipfull weme which were Grekes and of men not a feawe.
17:13	When the Iewes of Thessalonia had knowledge that ye worde of God was preached of Paul at Berrea they came there and moved the people.
17:14	And then by and by ye brethre sent awaye Paul to goo as it were to ye see: but Sylas and Timotheus abode there still.
17:15	And they that gyded Paul brought him vnto Attens and receaved a comaundment vnto Sylas and Timotheus for to come to him at once and came their waye.
17:16	Whyll Paul wayted for them at Attens his sprete was moved in him to se the cite geven to worshippinge of ymages.
17:17	Then he disputed in the synagoge wt the Iewes and with the devout persones and in the market dayly with the that came vnto him.
17:18	Certayne philosophers of ye Epicures and of ye stoyckes disputed with him. And some ther were which sayde: what will this babler saye. Other sayd: he semeth to be a tydynges bringer of newe devyls because he preached vnto them Iesus and the resurreccion.
17:19	And they toke him and brought him into Marsestrete sayinge: maye we not knowe what this newe doctrine wher of thou speakest is?
17:20	For thou bringest straunge tydynges to oure eares. We wolde knowe therfore what these thinges meane.
17:21	For all the Attenians and straungers which were there gave the selves to nothinge els but ether to tell or to heare newe tydynges.
17:22	Paul stode in the myddes of Marse strete and sayde: ye men of Attens I perceave that in all thinges ye are to supersticious.
17:23	For as I passed by and behelde the maner how ye worship youre goddes I founde an aultre wher in was written: vnto ye vnknowen god. Whom ye then ignoratly worship him shewe I vnto you.
17:24	God that made the worlde and all that are in it seynge that he is Lorde of heven and erth he dwelleth not in temples made with hondes
17:25	nether is worshipped with mennes hondes as though he neded of eny thinge seinge he him selfe geveth lyfe and breeth to all men every where
17:26	and hath made of one bloud all nacions of men for to dwell on all the face of the erthe and hath assigned before how longe tyme and also the endes of their inhabitacion
17:27	that they shuld seke God yf they myght fele and fynde him though he be not farre from every one of vs.
17:28	For in him we lyve move and have oure beynge as certayne of youre awne Poetes sayde. For we are also his generacion.
17:29	For as moche then as we are the generacion of God we ought not to thynke that the godhed is lyke vnto golde silver or stone graven by crafte and ymaginacion of man.
17:30	And the tyme of this ignoraunce God regarded not: but now he byddeth all men every where repent
17:31	because he hath apoynted a daye in the which he will iudge the worlde acordynge to ryghtewesses by that man whom he hath apoynted and hath offered faith to all men after that he had raysed him from deeth.
17:32	When they hearde of ye resurreccion from deeth some mocked and other sayde: we will heare the agayne of this matter.
17:33	So Paul departed from amonge them.
17:34	Howbeit certayne men clave vnto Paul and beleved amonge the which was Dionysius a senatour and a woman named Damaris and other with them.

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