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King James Version

Acts 17:12

Therefore many of them believed; also of honourable women which were Greeks, and of men, not a few.

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Converts;   Greece;   Minister, Christian;   Paul;   Prudence;   Women;   Thompson Chain Reference - Believers;   Faith-Unbelief;  

Dictionaries:

- American Tract Society Bible Dictionary - Thessalonica;   Bridgeway Bible Dictionary - Berea;   Church;   Greece;   Hellenist;   Macedonia;   Mission;   Paul;   Silas;   Baker Evangelical Dictionary of Biblical Theology - Synagogue;   Thessalonians, First and Second, Theology of;   Charles Buck Theological Dictionary - Ordination;   Fausset Bible Dictionary - Berea;   Euodias;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Acts;   Greece;   Macedonia;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Acts of the Apostles;   Damaris;   Thessalonians, First Epistle to the;   Hastings' Dictionary of the New Testament - Berôa;   Family;   Philippi ;   Pyrrhus ;   Silas or Silyanus;   Sopater ;   Morrish Bible Dictionary - Silas ;   People's Dictionary of the Bible - Berea;   Jason;   Macedonia;   Thessalonica;  

Encyclopedias:

- Condensed Biblical Cyclopedia - Saul of Tarsus;   International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Beroea;   Damaris;   Honorable;   Macedonia;   Silas;   Teach;   Thessalonica;   Woman;  

Parallel Translations

Easy-to-Read Version
The result was that many of them believed, including many important Greek women and men.
Tyndale New Testament (1525)
And many of the beleved: also of worshipfull weme which were Grekes and of men not a feawe.
Hebrew Names Version
Many of them therefore believed; also of the Yevanit women of honorable estate, and not a few men.
International Standard Version
Many of them believed, including a large number of prominent Greek women and men.
New American Standard Bible
Therefore, many of them believed, along with a significant number of prominent Greek women and men.
New Century Version
So, many of them believed, as well as many important Greek women and men.
Update Bible Version
Many of them therefore believed; also of the Greek women of honorable estate, and of men, not a few.
Webster's Bible Translation
Therefore many of them believed; also of honorable women who were Greeks, and of men not a few.
English Standard Version
Many of them therefore believed, with not a few Greek women of high standing as well as men.
World English Bible
Many of them therefore believed; also of the Greek women of honorable estate, and not a few men.
Wesley's New Testament (1755)
Therefore many of them believed, and of the Grecian women of considerable rank, and of the men not a few.
Weymouth's New Testament
As the result many of them became believers, and so did not a few of the Greeks--gentlewomen of good position, and men.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And manye of hem bileueden and of hethen wymmen onest and men not a fewe.
English Revised Version
Many of them therefore believed; also of the Greek women of honourable estate, and of men, not a few.
Berean Standard Bible
As a result, many of them believed, along with quite a few prominent Greek women and men.
Contemporary English Version
Many of them put their faith in the Lord, including some important Greek women and several men.
Amplified Bible
As a result many of them became believers, together with a number of prominent Greek women and men.
American Standard Version
Many of them therefore believed; also of the Greek women of honorable estate, and of men, not a few.
Bible in Basic English
And a number of them had faith, and no small number of the Greek women of high position and of the men.
Complete Jewish Bible
Many of them came to trust, as did a number of prominent Greek women and not a few Greek men.
Darby Translation
Therefore many from among them believed, and of Grecian women of the upper classes and men not a few.
Etheridge Translation
And many of them believed, and so also of the Javnoyee, men many, and distinguished women.
Murdock Translation
And many of them believed; and so likewise of the Greeks, many men, and women of note.
King James Version (1611)
Therefore many of them beleeued: also of honourable women which were Greekes, and of men not a few.
New Living Translation
As a result, many Jews believed, as did many of the prominent Greek women and men.
New Life Bible
Many of them became Christians. Some of them were respected Greek women and men.
New Revised Standard
Many of them therefore believed, including not a few Greek women and men of high standing.
Geneva Bible (1587)
Therefore many of them beleeued, and of honest women, which were Grecians, and men not a fewe.
George Lamsa Translation
And many of them believed; and of the Greeks were many men and notable women.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
Many, therefore, from among them, believed, and, of the Grecian women of the higher class, and of men, not a few.
Douay-Rheims Bible
And many indeed of them believed: and of honourable women that were Gentiles and of men, not a few.
Revised Standard Version
Many of them therefore believed, with not a few Greek women of high standing as well as men.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
Therfore many of them beleued. Also of honest women which were Grekes, and of men not a fewe.
Good News Translation
Many of them believed; and many Greek women of high social standing and many Greek men also believed.
Christian Standard Bible®
Consequently, many of them believed, including a number of the prominent Greek women as well as men.
Lexham English Bible
Therefore many of them believed, and not a few of the prominent Greek women and men.
Literal Translation
Then indeed many from among them believed, and not a few of the honorable Greek women and men.
Young's Literal Translation
many, indeed, therefore, of them did believe, and of the honourable Greek women and men not a few.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
Then beleued many of them, and worshipfull wemen off the Grekes, and men not a fewe.
Mace New Testament (1729)
so that many of them believed, besides a considerable number of women of distinction, and of men, that were Greeks.
New English Translation
Therefore many of them believed, along with quite a few prominent Greek women and men.
New King James Version
Therefore many of them believed, and also not a few of the Greeks, prominent women as well as men.
Simplified Cowboy Version
As a result, a whole herd of Jews, as well as many well-off Greek men and women, started believing in Jesus.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
Therefore many of them believed, along with a number of prominent Greek women and men.
Legacy Standard Bible
Therefore many of them believed, along with not a few prominent Greek women and men.

Contextual Overview

10 And the brethren immediately sent away Paul and Silas by night unto Berea: who coming thither went into the synagogue of the Jews. 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. 12 Therefore many of them believed; also of honourable women which were Greeks, and of men, not a few. 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. 14 And then immediately the brethren sent away Paul to go as it were to the sea: but Silas and Timotheus abode there still. 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.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

many: Acts 17:2-4, Acts 13:46, Acts 14:1, Psalms 25:8, Psalms 25:9, John 1:45-49, John 7:17, Ephesians 5:14, James 1:21

honourable: Acts 13:50, 1 Corinthians 1:26, James 1:10

Reciprocal: Genesis 34:19 - honourable Proverbs 8:34 - watching Song of Solomon 8:2 - who Matthew 13:11 - Because Luke 16:29 - have John 3:21 - he that John 4:42 - for Acts 8:28 - and sitting Acts 10:33 - are we Acts 13:7 - a prudent Acts 17:4 - and of the chief

Cross-References

Genesis 17:22
And he left off talking with him, and God went up from Abraham.
Genesis 17:23
And Abraham took Ishmael his son, and all that were born in his house, and all that were bought with his money, every male among the men of Abraham's house; and circumcised the flesh of their foreskin in the selfsame day, as God had said unto him.
Genesis 21:4
And Abraham circumcised his son Isaac being eight days old, as God had commanded him.
Leviticus 12:3
And in the eighth day the flesh of his foreskin shall be circumcised.
Luke 1:59
And it came to pass, that on the eighth day they came to circumcise the child; and they called him Zacharias, after the name of his father.
Luke 2:21
And when eight days were accomplished for the circumcising of the child, his name was called Jesus , which was so named of the angel before he was conceived in the womb.
Acts 7:8
And he gave him the covenant of circumcision: and so Abraham begat Isaac, and circumcised him the eighth day; and Isaac begat Jacob; and Jacob begat the twelve patriarchs.
Romans 2:28
For he is not a Jew, which is one outwardly; neither is that circumcision, which is outward in the flesh:
Philippians 3:5
Circumcised the eighth day, of the stock of Israel, of the tribe of Benjamin, an Hebrew of the Hebrews; as touching the law, a Pharisee;

Gill's Notes on the Bible

Therefore many of them believed,.... What the apostle preached, and in Jesus of Nazareth, as the true Messiah, and professed their faith in him, upon finding, through reading and searching the Scriptures, that the characters of the Messiah agreed in him, and that what the apostle delivered were entirely consonant to those writings:

also of honourable women which were Greeks, and of men not a few; besides the Jews, there were Gentiles also, both men and women; who were proselytes to the Jewish religion, and who were persons of figure and credit, especially the women, who were also converted and believed in Christ. These converts were the beginning of a Gospel church state in this place, which continued many ages after. Timon, one of the first seven deacons of the church at Jerusalem, is said to be bishop of Berea; though, according to others, Onesimus, the servant of Philemon, was the first bishop of this church: even in the fifth century mention is made of Lucas, bishop of Berea, who was present in the synods of Chalcedon and Ephesus; yea, in the ninth century, there were Christians dwelling in this place p.

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Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Therefore many of them believed - As the result of their examination. This result will commonly follow when people search the Scriptures. Much is gained when people can be induced to examine the Bible. We may commonly take it for granted that such an examination will result in their conviction of the truth. The most prominent and usual cause of infidelity is found in the fact that people will not investigate the Scriptures. Many infidels have confessed that they had never carefully read the New Testament. Thomas Paine confessed that he wrote the first part of the Age of Reason without having a Bible at hand, and without its being possible to procure one where he then was (in Paris). “I had,” says he, “neither Bible nor Testament to refer to, though I was writing against both; nor could I procure an” (Age of Reason, p. 65, ed. 1831; also p. 33). None, it may safely be affirmed, have ever read the Scriptures with candor, and with the true spirit of prayer, who have not been convinced of the truth of Christianity, and been brought to submit their souls to its influence and its consolations. The great thing which Christians desire their fellow-men to do is candidly to search the Bible, and when this is done they confidently expect that they will be truly converted to God.

Of honourable women - See the notes on Acts 13:50.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse Acts 17:12. Therefore many of them believed — From the manner in which they heard, received, and examined the word preached to them, it was not likely they could be deceived. And, as it was the truth that was proclaimed to them, it is no wonder that they apprehended, believed, and embraced it.

Of honourable women which were Greeks — Probably mere heathens are meant; and these were some of the chief families in the place. Thus we find that the preaching of Paul at Berea was made the instrument of converting both Jews and Gentiles.


 
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