the Week of Proper 21 / Ordinary 26
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Acts 28:24
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A few came to see the truth, but others were too stubborn to turn from their ways.
Some were being persuaded by the things spoken, but others would not believe.
And some were being persuaded by the things spoken, but others were not believing.
And some were in agreement with what he said, but some had doubts.
And some were persuaded of the things which were said, but some disbelieved.
And some were persuaded by the things which were spoken, and some disbelieved.
Some were persuaded by what he said, but others did not believe.
Some believed the things which were spoken, and some disbelieved.
And some believed the things that were spoken, and some believed not.
Some were convinced; others refused to believe.
And some beleeued the things which were spoken, and some beleeued not.
And some indeed were persuaded by that being said, others disbelieved.
And some beleued ye thinge yt he sayde, but some beleued not.
some believed what he had said, but others did not believe:
Some of them were persuaded by what he said, but others refused to believe a word of it. When the unbelievers got cantankerous and started bickering with each other, Paul interrupted: "I have just one more thing to say to you. The Holy Spirit sure knew what he was talking about when he addressed our ancestors through Isaiah the prophet: Go to this people and tell them this: "You're going to listen with your ears, but you won't hear a word; You're going to stare with your eyes, but you won't see a thing. These people are blockheads! They stick their fingers in their ears so they won't have to listen; They screw their eyes shut so they won't have to look, so they won't have to deal with me face-to-face and let me heal them."
Some were persuaded by what he said, but others would not believe.
And some believed the things which were spoken, and some disbelieved.
And some were convinced by what he said, while others disbelieved.
And some beleved ye thinges which were spoken and some beleved not.
And some believed the things which were spoken, and some disbelieved.
And some believed the things which were spoken, and some believed not.
and, some, indeed, were believing the things spoken, and some were not believing.
Some believed what Paul said, but others did not.
Some were convinced by what he said, but others refused to believe.
Some of them were convinced by what he said, but others refused to believe.
Some of the leaders agreed with what Paul said, but others did not.
Some were convinced by what he said,
And some were convinced by what he said, but others disbelieved.
And some were persuaded with ye things which were spoken, and some beleeued not.
And some of them harkened to his words, but others paid no attention.
Some believed the things which were spoken, and some disbelieved.
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And some of them were persuaded by his words, and others were not persuaded.
And some of them assented to his discourses, and others did not assent.
Some were persuaded by the things he said, but others did not believe.
Some of them believed his teaching. Others did not believe.
And some believed the things which were spoken, and some disbelieved.
Some were convinced by what he had said, while others refused to believe.
And, some, indeed, were persuaded by the things that were spoken, whereas, others, disbelieved;
And some believed the things that were said: but some believed not.
And some were convinced by what was said, but others refused to believe.
And some were perswaded in the thynges which were spoken, and some beleued not.
Some of the Jews believed what he said, but others did not believe.
Some were being persuaded by the things said by Paul, but others would not believe.
Some of them were convinced by his words, but others would not believe.
And summe bileueden to these thingis that weren seid of Poul, summe bileueden not.
Contextual Overview
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
Acts 13:48-50, Acts 14:4, Acts 17:4, Acts 17:5, Acts 18:6-8, Acts 19:8, Acts 19:9, Romans 3:3, Romans 11:4-6
Reciprocal: Luke 12:52 - General Acts 4:4 - many Romans 10:16 - But they Romans 11:11 - but rather 2 Thessalonians 3:2 - for
Gill's Notes on the Bible
And some believed the things which were spoken,.... By him, concerning the kingdom of God and Jesus Christ; even as many as were ordained unto eternal life, and to whom it was given to believe; for faith is the gift of God, and which comes by hearing of the word, when it is attended with a divine power; and then it is not only notionally understood, and barely assented to as truth, but is cordially believed and embraced, and cheerfully professed, and steadily held fast: this was not a mere historical faith, or a bare assent to the truth of the things spoken, nor a mere profession of faith in them, but a believing in Christ with the heart, the sum and substance of them; as they heard these things, their understandings were enlightened, and they saw their need of Christ, and the things of Christ, which were held forth in the ministry of the word; and so approved of them, savoured, relished, and fed upon them; and until this is the case, none can, nor will believe aright:
and some believed not: notwithstanding the full proof, and clear evidence produced by the apostle: these were not of Christ's sheep, their eyes were blinded, and their hearts were hardened, as was prophesied of them, and therefore they could not believe; they were given up to a judicial blindness and hardness of heart, and were left under the power of obstinate and invincible unbelief: their disbelief of these things arose from the prejudices they had conceived about a worldly kingdom; from the sufferings and death of Jesus Christ, they imagining the Messiah would not die, but abide for ever; from the carnal reasonings of their minds, about divine and spiritual things; and from the ignorance that was in them, because of the obduracy of their hearts. The kingdom the apostle testified of was not an Utopian kingdom, nor any of the real kingdoms of this world, but the kingdom of the Messiah they were expecting; but that which he described, being not such an one as they imagined, they believed him not: the things he said concerning Jesus were not trivial, speculative, and indifferent things; but of the greatest moment and importance, and of which there was full proof in their own writings; and though spoken by Paul, were no other than the word of God; and besides, were good news, and glad tidings, and yet they believed them not: this difference among them, some believing and some not believing, was not owing to the power and free will of man, as if some of themselves would, and did believe, and others would not, but to the distinguishing grace of God; for faith is not of man, it is the gift of God, it is the fruit of electing grace, and is given in consequence of it: nor is this any unusual thing, under the same ministration of the word, for one to believe, and another not believe: this is a common case, and is the usual success the Gospel meets with; so it always has been, and so it is, and will be; so it was in the times of Noah, he was a preacher of righteousness to the old world, even of the righteousness of faith, many were disobedient, few believed; and so it fared with the evangelical prophet Isaiah, and with Jeremiah, Ezekiel, Zechariah, and other prophets of the Old Testament; and with John the Baptist, the forerunner of Christ, and with Christ himself, as well as with our apostle; and this has been the case ever since his time, now is, and will be, as long as the Gospel is preached.
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
And some believed ... - See the notes on Acts 14:4.
Clarke's Notes on the Bible
Verse Acts 28:24. Some believed, c.] His message was there treated as his Gospel is to the present day: some believe, and are converted others continue in obstinate unbelief, and perish. Could the Jews then have credited the spiritual nature of the Messiah's kingdom, they would have found little difficulty to receive Jesus Christ as the MESSIAH.
Multitudes of those now called Christians can more easily credit Jesus as the Messiah than believe the spiritual nature of his kingdom. The cross is the great stumbling block: millions expect Jesus and his kingdom who cannot be persuaded that the cross is the way to the crown.
