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Acts 17:10

That same night the believers sent Paul and Silas to another city named Berea. When they arrived there, they went to the Jewish synagogue.

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Berea;   Minister, Christian;   Paul;   Prudence;   Silas;   Synagogue;   Thompson Chain Reference - Berea;  

Dictionaries:

- American Tract Society Bible Dictionary - Berea;   Jason;   Silas;   Synagogue;   Thessalonica;   Bridgeway Bible Dictionary - Berea;   Church;   Dispersion;   Greece;   Hellenist;   Macedonia;   Paul;   Silas;   Synagogue;   Baker Evangelical Dictionary of Biblical Theology - Thessalonians, First and Second, Theology of;   Charles Buck Theological Dictionary - Ordination;   Easton Bible Dictionary - Berea;   Synagogue;   Thessalonica;   Fausset Bible Dictionary - Berea;   Silas;   Thessalonians, the Epistles to the;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Acts;   Berea;   Diaspora;   Greece;   Macedonia;   Persecution in the Bible;   Synagogue;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Acts of the Apostles;   Beroea;   Illyricum;   Thessalonians, First Epistle to the;   Hastings' Dictionary of the New Testament - Berôa;   Peter Epistles of;   Pyrrhus ;   Security;   Silas or Silyanus;   Sopater ;   Synagogue;   Morrish Bible Dictionary - Berea ;   Silas ;   Thessalonians, Epistles to the;   People's Dictionary of the Bible - Berea;   Jason;   Macedonia;   Silas;   Thessalonians;   Thessalonica;   Smith Bible Dictionary - Bera'a;   Si'las;   Watson's Biblical & Theological Dictionary - Berea;  

Encyclopedias:

- Condensed Biblical Cyclopedia - Saul of Tarsus;   International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Beroea;   Philippi;   Teach;   Thessalonica;   Kitto Biblical Cyclopedia - Berea;   The Jewish Encyclopedia - Diaspora;  

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
As soon as it was night, the brothers and sisters sent Paul and Silas away to Berea. Upon arrival, they went into the synagogue of the Jews.
King James Version (1611)
And the brethren immediatly sent away Paul and Silas by night vnto Berea: who comming thither, went into the Synagogue of the Iewes.
King James Version
And the brethren immediately sent away Paul and Silas by night unto Berea: who coming thither went into the synagogue of the Jews.
English Standard Version
The brothers immediately sent Paul and Silas away by night to Berea, and when they arrived they went into the Jewish synagogue.
New American Standard Bible
The brothers immediately sent Paul and Silas away by night to Berea, and when they arrived, they went into the synagogue of the Jews.
New Century Version
That same night the believers sent Paul and Silas to Berea where they went to the synagogue.
Amplified Bible
The brothers immediately sent Paul and Silas away by night to Berea; and when they arrived, they entered the Jewish synagogue.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
The brethren immediately sent Paul and Silas away by night to Berea, and when they arrived, they went into the synagogue of the Jews.
Legacy Standard Bible
And the brothers immediately sent Paul and Silas away by night to Berea, and when they arrived, they went into the synagogue of the Jews.
Berean Standard Bible
As soon as night had fallen, the brothers sent Paul and Silas away to Berea. On arriving there, they went into the Jewish synagogue.
Contemporary English Version
That same night the Lord's followers sent Paul and Silas on to Berea, and after they arrived, they went to the Jewish meeting place.
Complete Jewish Bible
But as soon as night fell, the brothers sent Sha'ul and Sila off to Berea. As soon as they arrived, they went to the synagogue.
Darby Translation
But the brethren immediately sent away, in the night, Paul and Silas to Berea; who, being arrived, went away into the synagogue of the Jews.
Geneva Bible (1587)
And the brethren immediatly sent away Paul and Silas by night vnto Berea, which when they were come thither, entred into ye Synagogue of the Iewes.
George Lamsa Translation
Then the brethren immediately sent away Paul and Silas by night to the city of Be-re''a: and when they arrived there, they entered into the synagogue of the Jews.
Good News Translation
As soon as night came, the believers sent Paul and Silas to Berea. When they arrived, they went to the synagogue.
Lexham English Bible
Now the brothers sent away both Paul and Silas at once, during the night, to Berea. They went into the synagogue of the Jews when they arrived.
Literal Translation
But the brothers at once sent both Paul and Silas to Berea during the night; who having arrived went into the synagogue of the Jews.
American Standard Version
And the brethren immediately sent away Paul and Silas by night unto Beroea: who when they were come thither went into the synagogue of the Jews.
Bible in Basic English
And the brothers straight away sent Paul and Silas away by night to Beroea: and they, when they came there, went to the Synagogue of the Jews.
Hebrew Names Version
The brothers immediately sent Sha'ul and Sila away by night to Beroea. When they arrived, they went into the Yehudi synagogue.
International Standard Version
That night the brothers immediately sent Paul and Silas away to Berea. When they arrived, they went into the Jewish synagogue.Acts 9:14,25;">[xr]
Etheridge Translation
But the brethren immediately in that night dismissed Paulos and Shilo unto Beroa the city; and when they were come thither they entered into the synagogue of the Jihudoyee:
Murdock Translation
And the brethren immediately, on the same night, sent away Paul and Silas to the city of Berea. And when they came there, they entered into the synagogue of the Jews.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
And the brethren immediatlye sent away Paul & Silas by nyght, vnto Berea: Which when they were come thyther, they entred into the synagogue of the Iewes.
English Revised Version
And the brethren immediately sent away Paul and Silas by night unto Beroea: who when they were come thither went into the synagogue of the Jews.
World English Bible
The brothers immediately sent Paul and Silas away by night to Beroea. When they arrived, they went into the Jewish synagogue.
Wesley's New Testament (1755)
But the brethren immediately sent away Paul and Silas by night to Berea, who coming thither, went into the synagogue of the Jews.
Weymouth's New Testament
The brethren at once sent Paul and Silas away by night to Beroea, and they, on their arrival, went to the synagogue of the Jews.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And anoon bi niyt britheren leten Silas go in to Beroan. And whanne thei camen thidur, thei entriden in to the synagoge of the Jewis.
Update Bible Version
And the brothers immediately sent away Paul and Silas by night to Berea: who when they had come there went into the synagogue of the Jews.
Webster's Bible Translation
And the brethren immediately sent away Paul and Silas by night to Berea: who coming [thither], went into the synagogue of the Jews.
New English Translation
The brothers sent Paul and Silas off to Berea at once, during the night. When they arrived, they went to the Jewish synagogue.
New King James Version
Then the brethren immediately sent Paul and Silas away by night to Berea. When they arrived, they went into the synagogue of the Jews.
New Living Translation
That very night the believers sent Paul and Silas to Berea. When they arrived there, they went to the Jewish synagogue.
New Life Bible
At once the Christians sent Paul and Silas away at night to the city of Berea. When they got there, they went to the Jewish place of worship.
New Revised Standard
That very night the believers sent Paul and Silas off to Beroea; and when they arrived, they went to the Jewish synagogue.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
But, the brethren, straightway, during the night, sent away both Paul and Silas unto Beroea, who, indeed, arriving, unto the synagogue of the Jews, went off;
Douay-Rheims Bible
But the brethren immediately sent away Paul and Silas by night unto Berea. Who, when they were come thither, went into the synagogue of the Jews.
Revised Standard Version
The brethren immediately sent Paul and Silas away by night to Beroe'a; and when they arrived they went into the Jewish synagogue.
Tyndale New Testament (1525)
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.
Young's Literal Translation
And the brethren immediately, through the night, sent forth both Paul and Silas to Berea, who having come, went to the synagogue of the Jews;
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
But the brethren immediatly sent awaye Paul and Sylas by night vnto Berea. Whan they came there, they wete in to the synagoge of the Iewes
Mace New Testament (1729)
Immediately the brethren sent away Paul and Silas by night to Berea, where being arriv'd, they went into the synagogue.
THE MESSAGE
That night, under cover of darkness, their friends got Paul and Silas out of town as fast as they could. They sent them to Berea, where they again met with the Jewish community. They were treated a lot better there than in Thessalonica. The Jews received Paul's message with enthusiasm and met with him daily, examining the Scriptures to see if they supported what he said. A lot of them became believers, including many Greeks who were prominent in the community, women and men of influence.
Simplified Cowboy Version
That night, under cover of darkness, Paul and Silas slipped out of town and headed southwest to Berea. Once again, they went to the local Jewish church.

Contextual Overview

10 That same night the believers sent Paul and Silas to another city named Berea. When they arrived there, they went to the Jewish synagogue. 11 The people in Berea were more open-minded than those in Thessalonica. They were so glad to hear the message Paul told them. They studied the Scriptures every day to make sure that what they heard was really true. 12 The result was that many of them believed, including many important Greek women and men. 13 But when the Jews in Thessalonica learned that Paul was telling people God's message in Berea, they came there too. They upset the people and made trouble. 14 So the believers immediately sent Paul away to the coast, but Silas and Timothy stayed in Berea. 15 Those who went with Paul took him to the city of Athens. They returned with a message for Silas and Timothy to come and join him as soon as they could.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

the brethren: Acts 17:14, Acts 9:25, Acts 23:23, Acts 23:24, Joshua 2:15, Joshua 2:16, 1 Samuel 19:12-17, 1 Samuel 20:42

Berea: Acts 17:13, Acts 20:4

went: Acts 17:2, Acts 14:6, Acts 14:7, 1 Thessalonians 2:2

Reciprocal: Matthew 10:23 - when Mark 3:7 - Jesus Luke 4:31 - taught Acts 9:24 - their Acts 9:30 - when Acts 15:22 - Silas Acts 20:2 - those Acts 21:5 - and they Acts 26:17 - Delivering Romans 15:19 - so that 1 Corinthians 14:36 - came 1 Thessalonians 2:17 - in presence

Cross-References

Genesis 17:3
Then Abram bowed down before God. God said to him,
Genesis 17:6
I will give you many descendants. New nations and kings will come from you.
Genesis 17:9
Then God said to Abraham, "Now, this is your part of the agreement: You and all your descendants will obey my agreement.
Genesis 17:11
You will cut the skin to show that you follow the agreement between me and you.
Genesis 17:12
When the baby boy is eight days old, you will circumcise him. Every boy born among your people and every boy who is a slave of your people must be circumcised.
Genesis 17:18
Then Abraham said to God, "I hope Ishmael will live and serve you."
Genesis 17:19
God said, "No, I said that your wife Sarah will have a son. You will name him Isaac. I will make my agreement with him that will continue forever with all his descendants.
Genesis 17:25
And Ishmael, his son, was 13 years old when he was circumcised.
Genesis 17:26
Abraham and his son were circumcised on the same day.
Genesis 34:15
But we will allow you to marry her if you do this one thing: Every man in your town must be circumcised like us.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And the brethren,.... The believers in Thessalonica, the young converts there, who were full of love and affection to their spiritual fathers:

immediately sent away Paul and Silas by night unto Berea; another city in Macedonia: and so it is placed by Pliny l in the north part of it; and, according to Ptolomy m it was, in that part of Macedonia called Emathia, and was not far from Pella, the native place of Alexander the great. It is now called Veria; some say it was called Berea from Beraea, daughter of Beres, son of Macedo, by whom it is said to have been built; others from Pheron; and some think it has some agreement with the Syriac word Barja and Baraitha; since what is called Berytus, is Beroe with others: there was besides this another Beraea, a city of Syria, which Josephus n speaks of; and is mentioned by Pliny o along with Hierapolis and Chalcis, and very likely is the same that is spoken of in:

"But the King of kings moved Antiochus' mind against this wicked wretch, and Lysias informed the king that this man was the cause of all mischief, so that the king commanded to bring him unto Berea, and to put him to death, as the manner is in that place.'' (2 Maccabees 13:4)

Hither the brethren sent Paul and Silas, when it was night and dark, and they could pass unobserved, in order to preserve them from the fury of the mob.

Who coming thither; to Berea; that is, Paul and Silas:

went into the synagogue of the Jews; which was in that city; not being at all daunted or discouraged with what they had met with at Thessalonica.

l Nat. Hist. l. 4. c. 10. m Geograph. l. 3. c. 13. n Antiqu. l. 12. c. 8. sect. 7. o Nat. Hist. l. 5. c. 23, 26.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

And the brethren immediately sent away Paul and Silas - Compare Acts 9:25. They did this for their safety. Yet this was not done until the gospel had taken deep root in Thessalonica. Having preached there, and laid the foundation of a church; having thus accomplished the purpose for which they went there, they prepared to leave the city.

Unto Berea - This was a city of Macedonia, near Mount Cithanes. “Bercea is on the eastern slope of the Olympian range, and commands an extensive view of the plain which is watered by the Haliacmon and Axius. It has many natural advantages, and is now considered one of the most agreeable towns in Rumili. Plane trees spread a grateful shade over its gardens. Streams of water are in every street. Its ancient name is said to have been derived from the abundance of its waters; and the name still survives in the modern Verria, or Kara-Verria. It is situated o the left of the Haliacmon, about 5 miles from the point where that river breaks through an immense rocky ravine from the mountains to the plain. A few insignificant ruins of the Greek and Roman periods may yet be noticed. It still boasts of 18,000 or 20,000 inhabitants, and is placed in the second rank of the cities of European Turkey” - Life and Epistles of Paul.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse Acts 17:10. Sent away Paul and Silas by night — Fearing some farther machinations of the Jews and their associates.

Berea — This was another city of Macedonia, on the same gulf with Thessalonica; and not far from Pella, the birth place of Alexander the Great.


 
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