Acts 17
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The verses these writers stop at
- 17:11 The Jews here were more noble-minded than those in Thessalonica. They took in the message with real eagerness and went through the Scriptures day after day to check whether what Paul said was true. 24
- 17:26 From one ancestor he made every nation of humankind to live over the whole face of the earth. He fixed the times set for them and the bounds of the places where they would live, 11
- 17:28 It is in him that we live and move and exist. As some of your own poets have also put it, 'We too are his offspring.' 11
- 17:27 so that they would seek God and perhaps grope their way toward him and find him. And yet he is not far away from any of us. 10
- 17:30 God has passed over those times of ignorance, but now he orders people everywhere, all of them, to repent, 6
- 17:6 When they could not find them, they hauled Jason and some of the brothers and sisters before the city officials, shouting, "These men who have stirred up trouble all over the world have now come here, 5
- 17:23 As I walked around and looked closely at the things you worship, I even came upon an altar with this inscription: 'To an unknown god.' So what you worship without knowing it, I now make known to you. 5
- 17:18 Some of the Epicurean and Stoic philosophers also took him on in debate. Some of them said, "What is this scrap-collector of ideas trying to say?" Others said, "He seems to be promoting foreign gods." They said this because he was announcing the good news about Jesus and the resurrection. 3
- 17:25 Nor do human hands wait on him as if he lacked anything, since it is he who gives life and breath and all things to everyone. 3
- 17:22 Paul stood up in front of the Areopagus and said: "People of Athens, I can see that in every respect you are extremely religious. 2
- 17:24 God, who made the world and all that is in it, is himself Lord of heaven and earth. He does not dwell in shrines that hands have made. 2
- 17:31 because he has fixed a day on which he is going to judge the world in righteousness through a man he has appointed. And he has given everyone a pledge of this by raising him from the dead." 2
- 17:32 When they heard about the raising of the dead, some scoffed, while others said, "We will listen to you on this another time." 2
- 17:16 While Paul waited for them in Athens, he was deeply troubled in spirit to see the city crowded with idols. 1
- 17:21 (All the Athenians, and the foreigners who lived there, spent their leisure on nothing but telling or hearing the latest new idea.) 1
- 17:29 If we are God's offspring, then, we must not suppose that the divine nature resembles gold, silver or stone, carved into shape by human art and invention. 1
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Where it is preached
- Institutes of the Christian Religion ·
Book 1, Chapter 5 — The Knowledge of God Conspicuous in the Creation, and Continual Government of the World cites Acts 17:27
…after God and find him,” immediately adds, that “he is not far from every one of us,” (Acts 17:27); every man having within himself undoubted evidence of the heavenly grace by which he…
- A Body of Divinity ·
The Creation cites Acts 17:24
…be drawn without the hand of an artist. ‘God that made the world and all things therein.’ Acts 17:24. In the work of creation there are two things to be considered: 1: The making. 2: The…
- Institutes of the Christian Religion ·
Book 1, Chapter 16 — The World, Created by God, Still Cherished and Protected by Him cites Acts 17:28
…subscribe to the sentiment of Paul, that in God “we live, and move, and have our being,” (Acts 17:28), yet they are far from having a serious apprehension of the grace which he commends…
- A Body of Divinity ·
The Justice of God cites Acts 17:31
…he will crown the righteous and condemn the wicked. ‘He has appointed a day,’ &c. Acts 17:31. If God be a just God, he will take vengeance. God has given men a law to live by, and…
- The Bondage of the Will ·
Preface: Sections IX–XXVII cites Acts xvii. 6
…into commotion: or, as the enemies themselves express it, “turns the world upside down.” (Acts xvii. 6.) Under Elijah, the kingdom of Israel was thrown into commotion: as king Ahab complains.…
- Thoughts for the Quiet Hour ·
November cites Acts xvii. 6
…home with God.—Mark Guy Pearse. November 27 These have turned the world upside down. Acts xvii. 6. None of these things move me. Acts xx. 24. The men that move the world are the ones who…
- Thoughts for the Quiet Hour ·
June cites Acts xvii. 6
…never follow Him.—W. Hay Aitken. June 21 These . . . have turned the world upside down. Acts xvii. 6. The serene beauty of a holy life is the most powerful influence in the world next to the…
- With and Without Christ ·
Non-Christians without Christ cites Acts xvii. 6
…to set the world aright He uses as His instruments those whom He has saved and set free” (Acts xvii. 6). On this the Sadhu gave a sign that he did not wish the conversation to continue, so I…
- Sermons on Several Occasions ·
Scriptural Christianity cites Acts 17:6
…who were more and more enraged at these “men who thus turned the world upside down;” (Acts 17:6; ) insomuch that more and more cried out, “Away with such fellows from the earth; it is…
- How to Succeed in the Christian Life ·
Bible Study cites Acts 17: 11
…“What is the right way to study the Bible?” 1. First of all, we should study it daily (Acts 17: 11). This is of prime importance. No matter how good the methods of Bible study that one…
- How to Bring Men to Christ ·
Some Hints and Suggestions cites Acts xvii. 11
…24‒26. (c.) Study the Word of God daily. 1 Pet. ii. 2; Acts xx. 32; 2 Tim. iii. 13‒17; Acts xvii. 11. (d.) Pray daily, often and in every time of temptation. Luke xi. 9‒13; xxii. 40; 1 Thes.…
- Portraits of Courage – C. S. Lewis ·
Appendix B: Chapter-by-Chapter Study and Reflection Guide cites Acts 17:11
…rather than abandoning it. Scriptures to revisit 1 Thessalonians 5:21; Proverbs 18:17; Acts 17:11. Reflection 1. How do you respond when an argument you trust is shown to be weak? 2. Are…
- The Bondage of the Will ·
Exordium cites Acts xvii. 11
…heard Paul, searched the Scriptures night and day, “to see if these things were so?” (Acts xvii. 11.) Do not all these things prove that the Apostles, as well as Christ Himself, appealed to…
- Portraits of Courage – Watchman Nee ·
The Young Preacher and the Little Flock cites Acts 17:11
…by Scripture: they were “examining the scriptures daily, whether these things were so” (Acts 17:11, ASV). If even apostolic preaching was tested against the written Word, no later church…
- Rise Up, Men of God ·
The Watchman at the Gate cites Acts 17:11
…prophets claim private revelations. Cults dress up like churches. You must be a Berean (Acts 17:11), testing everything by Scripture, and you must help your family do the same. Do not let…
- Portraits of Courage – Watchman Nee ·
The Legacy of Watchman Nee cites Acts 17:11
…all readiness of the mind, examining the scriptures daily, whether these things were so” (Acts 17:11, ASV). That posture combines openness and testing. Read Nee with readiness. Examine with…
- Portraits of Courage – Watchman Nee ·
Appendix B: Chapter-by-Chapter Study and Reflection Guide cites Acts 17:11
…keep Christ and Scripture above every teacher. Scriptures to revisit 2 Corinthians 4:7; Acts 17:11; 1 Corinthians 3:11, 21; Hebrews 13:8; Colossians 3:4. Reflection 1. Which Nee teaching…
- The Key Teachings of Elisabeth Elliot ·
Let Me Be a Woman cites ACTS 17:11
…all readiness of mind, and searched the scriptures daily, whether those things were so. ACTS 17:11 FOR REFLECTION AND ACTION 1. Do you receive your being a man or a woman as a gift from…
- Real Questions – Book 1 ·
Is It Wrong to Doubt? cites Acts 17:11
…because they “examined the Scriptures every day to see if these teachings were true” (Acts 17:11). Faith isn’t afraid of checking. Keep going while you wait. You don’t have to settle…
- Real Questions – Book 2 ·
Introduction: More Questions cites Acts 17:11
…Paul, they “examined the Scriptures every day to see if these teachings were true” (Acts 17:11). They didn’t believe him blindly. They checked. Do the same with this book. How each…
- Talks to the Farmer ·
The Principal Wheat cites Acts 17:11
…Like the Bereans, check and see whether these things are true according to Scripture (Acts 17:11). One of the greatest blessings for the church would be a spirit of inquiry that tests…
- The Key Teachings of R. A. Torrey ·
The Soul’s Proper Food cites ACTS 17:11
…all readiness of mind, and searched the scriptures daily, whether those things were so. ACTS 17:11 He quoted Moody with approval: in prayer we talk to God, in Bible study God talks to us…
- The Key Teachings of Jeanne Guyon ·
Praying the Scripture cites ACTS 17:11
…all readiness of mind, and searched the scriptures daily, whether those things were so. ACTS 17:11 With those cautions, her counsel stands. There are Christians who have read the Bible for…
- The Key Teachings of Derek Prince ·
Conclusion cites ACTS 17:11
…all readiness of mind, and searched the scriptures daily, whether those things were so. ACTS 17:11 A last word about the man No part of Prince’s story teaches more than the one he would…
- The Key Teachings of George Whitefield ·
A Reader’s Guide to George Whitefield cites ACTS 17:11
…all readiness of mind, and searched the scriptures daily, whether those things were so. ACTS 17:11 Whitefield is easy to read and hard to capture. He was a preacher, not an author, and…
- The Key Teachings of Watchman Nee ·
Authority and Submission cites Acts 17:11
…The Bereans were commended for checking an apostle’s preaching against the Scriptures (Acts 17:11). Elders are to be examined before appointment and rebuked before all if they sin (1…
- The Key Teachings of Watchman Nee ·
The Ministry of the Word cites ACTS 17:11
…all readiness of mind, and searched the scriptures daily, whether those things were so. ACTS 17:11 The second caution concerns the language of burden and spirit. It describes something…
- Portraits of Courage – Pandita Ramabai ·
The Religion Without Christ cites Acts 17:11
…all readiness of mind, examining the scriptures daily, whether these things were so” (Acts 17:11, ASV). That was what she was trying to do. What Was Missing Later she came to see these…
- Portraits of Courage – Pandita Ramabai ·
Appendix B: Chapter-by-Chapter Study and Reflection Guide cites Acts 17:11
…her conscience, and went to the Bible itself. Scriptures to revisit 1 Thessalonians 5:21; Acts 17:11. Reflection 1. Was Ramabai right to resist the Wantage sisters? 2. What is the difference…
- The Ten Commandments ·
4.3 The Word cites Acts 17: 11
…to search as for a ‘vein of silver.’ The Bereans ’searched the Scriptures daily.’ Acts 17: 11. The word anakrinontes signifies to make a curious and critical search. Apollos was…
- Sermons on Several Occasions ·
The Means of Grace cites Acts 17:11
…many of them believed;” found the grace of God, in the way which he had ordained. (Acts 17:11, 12.) It is probable, indeed, that in some of those who had “received the word with all…
- A Body of Divinity ·
The Scriptures cites Acts 17:11
…they can discern between truth and error, and judge what is sound and what is spurious. Acts 17:11: ‘The Bereans searched the Scriptures daily, whether those things were so.’ They weighed…
- Knots Untied ·
Private Judgment cites Acts xvii. 11
…whether those things were so,” and “therefore,” it is said, “many of them believed.” (Acts xvii. 11,12.) What was this again but private judgment? This is the spirit of the advice given in…
- Tell Me the Story – Book 8: To the Ends of the Earth ·
To an Unknown God cites Acts 17:16–34
…He made us, He gives us every breath, and He is never far away. Read it in your Bible: Acts 17:16–34 Dear God, thank you that you are not unknown, and that you are not far away from any of…
- The Bondage of the Will ·
Discussion: Part the First cites Acts xvii. 18
…to them? Unless you mean to say, that those philosophers and Greeks at Athens, who, (Acts xvii. 18.) called Paul, as he taught these things, a “babbler” and a “setter forth of strange…
- A Serious Call to a Devout and Holy Life ·
Containing some reflections upon the life of Miranda, and showing how it may, and ought to be imitated by all her sex cites Acts xvii. 18
…from it, that a man seems, like St. Paul at Athens, a setter forth of strange doctrines, [Acts xvii. 18] when he recommends self-denial, renunciation of the world, regular devotion, retirement…
- A Body of Divinity ·
Sanctification cites Acts 17:18
…Stoics who were the chief of the moralized heathens, were the bitterest enemies Paul had. Acts 17:18. (2.) The second counterfeit of sanctification is superstitious devotion. This abounds in…
- The Ten Commandments ·
2.4 The Fourth Commandment cites Acts 17: 21
…the voice, the mellifluous sweetness of the expression, and the novelty of the opinions. Acts 17: 21. This is to love the garnishing of the dish more than the food; it is to desire to be…
- The Key Teachings of G. K. Chesterton ·
The Man in the Cave cites Acts 17:22–31
…someone you find hard to respect. Remember that they too bear God’s image. 4. Read Acts 17:22–31 and notice how Paul speaks to people who were feeling after God. 5. Read the chapter of…
- Real Questions – Book 3 ·
How Should I Treat Friends of Other Religions? cites Acts 17:22
…with insults. He said, “Men of Athens, I see that in every way you are very religious” (Acts 17:22), and he started from something they already knew, an altar “TO AN UNKNOWN GOD” (Acts…
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