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highlighted Acts 17:21 NLT
(It should be explained that all the Athenians as well as the foreigners in Athens seemed to spend all their time discussing the latest ideas.)
Oct 17
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highlighted Acts 17:19-20 NLT
Then they took him to the high council of the city. “Come and tell us about this new teaching,” they said. “You are saying some rather strange things, and we want to know what it’s all about.”
Oct 17
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highlighted Acts 17:18 NLT
He also had a debate with some of the Epicurean and Stoic philosophers. When he told them about Jesus and his resurrection, they said, “What’s this babbler trying to say with these strange ideas he’s picked up?” Others said, “He seems to be preaching about some foreign gods.”
Oct 17
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highlighted Acts 17:16-17 NLT
While Paul was waiting for them in Athens, he was deeply troubled by all the idols he saw everywhere in the city. He went to the synagogue to reason with the Jews and the God-fearing Gentiles, and he spoke daily in the public square to all who happened to be there.
Oct 17
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highlighted Acts 17:15 NLT
Those escorting Paul went with him all the way to Athens; then they returned to Berea with instructions for Silas and Timothy to hurry and join him.
Oct 17
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highlighted Acts 17:13 NLT
But when some Jews in Thessalonica learned that Paul was preaching the word of God in Berea, they went there and stirred up trouble.
Oct 17
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highlighted Acts 17:11-12 NLT
And the people of Berea were more open-minded than those in Thessalonica, and they listened eagerly to Paul’s message. They searched the Scriptures day after day to see if Paul and Silas were teaching the truth. As a result, many Jews believed, as did many of the prominent Greek women and men.
Oct 17
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highlighted Acts 17:10 NLT
That very night the believers sent Paul and Silas to Berea. When they arrived there, they went to the Jewish synagogue.
Oct 17
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highlighted Acts 17:8-9 NLT
The people of the city, as well as the city council, were thrown into turmoil by these reports. So the officials forced Jason and the other believers to post bond, and then they released them.
Oct 17
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highlighted Acts 17:7 NLT
And Jason has welcomed them into his home. They are all guilty of treason against Caesar, for they profess allegiance to another king, named Jesus.”
Oct 17
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highlighted Acts 17:6 NLT
Not finding them there, they dragged out Jason and some of the other believers instead and took them before the city council. “Paul and Silas have caused trouble all over the world,” they shouted, “and now they are here disturbing our city, too.
Oct 17
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highlighted Acts 17:5 NLT
But some of the Jews were jealous, so they gathered some troublemakers from the marketplace to form a mob and start a riot. They attacked the home of Jason, searching for Paul and Silas so they could drag them out to the crowd.
Oct 17
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highlighted Acts 17:4 NLT
Some of the Jews who listened were persuaded and joined Paul and Silas, along with many God-fearing Greek men and quite a few prominent women.
Oct 17
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highlighted Acts 17:3 NLT
He explained the prophecies and proved that the Messiah must suffer and rise from the dead. He said, “This Jesus I’m telling you about is the Messiah.”
Oct 17
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highlighted Acts 17:1-2 NLT
Paul and Silas then traveled through the towns of Amphipolis and Apollonia and came to Thessalonica, where there was a Jewish synagogue. As was Paul’s custom, he went to the synagogue service, and for three Sabbaths in a row he used the Scriptures to reason with the people.
Oct 17
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highlighted Psalms 93:5 NLT
Your royal laws cannot be changed. Your reign, O LORD, is holy forever and ever.
Oct 17
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highlighted Psalms 93:4 NLT
But mightier than the violent raging of the seas, mightier than the breakers on the shore— the LORD above is mightier than these!
Oct 17
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highlighted Psalms 93:1-3 NLT
The LORD is king! He is robed in majesty. Indeed, the LORD is robed in majesty and armed with strength. The world stands firm and cannot be shaken. Your throne, O LORD, has stood from time immemorial. You yourself are from the everlasting past. The floods have risen up, O LORD. The floods have roared like thunder; the floods have lifted their pounding waves.
Oct 17
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highlighted Isaiah 38:21-22 NLT
Isaiah had said to Hezekiah’s servants, “Make an ointment from figs and spread it over the boil, and Hezekiah will recover.” And Hezekiah had asked, “What sign will prove that I will go to the Temple of the LORD?”
Oct 17
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highlighted Isaiah 38:20 NLT
Think of it—the LORD is ready to heal me! I will sing his praises with instruments every day of my life in the Temple of the LORD.
Oct 17