Tag: New Testament Acts

Let’s move on to verse 3 to see what else Paul was doing while he visited this synagogue in Thessalonica for three sabbath days. Acts 17:3 AV 1873 3 opening and alleging, that Christ must needs have suffered, and risen again from the dead; and that this Jesus, whom I preach unto you, is Christ.…

Well, the mention of a Jewish synagogue can portend only one thing. And that is that Paul is going into that synagogue and telling these folks about Jesus – their Messiah! Acts 17:2 AV 1873 2 and Paul, as his manner was, went in unto them, and three sabbath days reasoned with them out of…

We begin in verse 1 where we see God advancing his gospel using messengers. Acts 17:1 AV 1873 1 Now when they had passed through Amphipolis and Apollonia, they came to Thessalonica, where was a synagogue of the Jews: A Brief Overview of Luke-Acts Now, we’re just jumping right into the book of Acts in…

So far then, we have the ancient city of Philippi in our minds in terms of where Paul and Silas have been up to this point. But now in Acts 17:1 we’re introduced in passing to these two cities named Amphipolis and Apollonia. And of course ultimately Paul and Silas are on their way to…