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Acts 17:2
Study it in the app“And according to Paul’s custom, he went in to them, and on three Sabbaths he reasoned with them from the Scriptures,”
With the Greek beneath
Acts 17:2, word by word
- Paul’sΠαύλῳPaulōi
Paul
Paul: the Roman name of the apostle Saul; also Sergius Paulus, proconsul of Cyprus.
Where else “Paulōi” appears- customεἰωθὸςeiōthos
be accustomed
Be in the habit of, be accustomed to.
Where else “eiōthos” appears- he went inεἰσῆλθενeisēlthen
enter
To go into a house, a town or a place.
Where else “eisēlthen” appears- threeτρίαtria
three
Three.
Where else “tria” appears- Sabbathsσάββαταsabbata
Sabbath
The seventh day, a rest for God.
Where else “sabbata” appears- he reasonedδιελέξατοdielexato
reason
To talk and debate with others about something.
Where else “dielexato” appears- the Scripturesγραφῶνgraphōn
Scripture
Scripture: the sacred text; "the Scriptures", the Old Testament.
Where else “graphōn” appears
The context
1And when they had traveled through Amphipolis and Apollonia, they came to Thessalonica, where there was a synagogue of the Jews.
2 · This verse (above)
3explaining and demonstrating that the Messiah had to suffer and to rise from the dead, and saying, “This Jesus, whom I proclaim to you, is the Messiah.”
To study Acts 17 in a group
1. What it says
What did the people of Berea do with what Paul said, and what came of it? (vv. 10-12)
2. What it means
In Athens, Paul starts from the altar "to an unknown god" (vv. 22-23). Why does he begin with something they already knew?
3. How I live it
When talking with someone who thinks differently, how can you start from what you share and listen with respect?