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Acts 17:1 — King James Version← Study notes

Now when they had passed through Amphipolis and Apollonia, they came to Thessalonica, where was a synagogue of the Jews:


Acts 17:1Greek Interlinear

Greek · Acts 17:115 words
GreekMeaning
ΔιοδεύσαντεςDiodeusantes
Having passed throughverbG1353
δὲde
thenwordG1161
τὴνtēn
thearticleG3588
ἈμφίπολινAmphipolin
AmphipolisnounG295
καὶkai
andwordG2532
τὴνtēn
of thearticleG3588
ἈπολλωνίανApollōnian
ApollonianounG624
ἦλθονēlthon
they cameverbG2064
εἰςeis
toprepositionG1519
ΘεσσαλονίκηνThessalonikēn
ThessalonicanounG2332
ὅπουhopou
whereadverbG3699
ἦνēn
wasverbG1510
συναγωγὴsynagōgē
a synagoguenounG4864
τῶνtōn
thearticleG3588
ἸουδαίωνIoudaiōn
JewsadjectiveG2453
Greek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.

Church Fathers on Acts 17:1

Again they haste past the small cities, and press on to the greater ones, since from those the word was to flow as from a fountain into the neighboring cities. And Paul, as his manner was, went into the synagogue of the Jews. Although he had said, We turn to the Gentiles Acts 13:46, he did not leave these alone: such was the longing affection he had towards them. For hear him saying, Brethren, my heart's desire and prayer to God for Israel is, that they might be saved Romans…

Chrysostom · 4th century · Homily 37 on Acts
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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God is faithful in every circumstance. What a reminder that God's ways are not our ways. When we read this alongside the surrounding chapters, the narrative arc becomes clear: God is always working re...
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