Acts 17:1

Now when they had passed through Amphipolis and Apollonia, they came to Thessalonica, where there was a Jewish synagogue.

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Now when they had passed through Amphipolis and Apollonia, they came to Thessalonica, where there was a Jewish synagogue.

BSB

When they had passed through Amphipolis and Apollonia, they came to Thessalonica, where there was a Jewish synagogue.

KJV

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

ASV

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

BBE

Now when they had gone through Amphipolis and Apollonia they came to Thessalonica, where there was a Synagogue of the Jews:

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Διοδεύσαντες Diodeusantes Having passed through G1353 δὲ de then G1161 τὴν tēn (the) G3588 Ἀμφίπολιν Amphipolin Amphipolis G295 καὶ kai and G2532 τὴν tēn (the) G3588 Ἀπολλωνίαν Apollōnian Apollonia G624 ἦλθον ēlthon they came G2064 εἰς eis to G1519 Θεσσαλονίκην Thessalonikēn Thessalonica G2332 ὅπου hopou where G3699 ἦν ēn was G1510 ἡ hē the G3588 συναγωγὴ sunagōgē a synagogue G4864 τῶν tōn of the G3588 Ἰουδαίων Ioudaiōn Jews G2453

The early church

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" (ch. xiii. 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" (Rom. x. 1): and, "I wished myself accursed from Christ for my brethren." (ib. ix. 3.) But he did this because of God's promise and the glory: and this, that it might not be a cause of offence to the Gentiles.
John Chrysostom · d. 407Homilies on Acts

Commentary

Matthew Henry · Verses 1–9

The drift and scope of Paul's preaching and arguing, was to prove that Jesus is the Christ. He must needs suffer for us, because he could not otherwise purchase our redemption for us; and he must needs have risen again, because he could not otherwise apply the redemption to us. We are to preach concerning Jesus that he is Christ; therefore we may hope to be saved by him, and are bound to be ruled by him. The unbelieving Jews were angry, because the apostles preached to the Gentiles, that they might be saved. How strange it is, that men should grudge others the privileges they will not themselves accept! Neither rulers nor people need be troubled at the increase of real Christians, even though turbulent spirits should make religion the pretext for evil designs. Of such let us beware, from such let us withdraw, that we may show a desire to act aright in society, while we claim our right to worship God according to our consciences.

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ThessalonicaAmphipolisApollonia

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Minister, ChristianPaulSynagogueThessalonicaAmphipolisApollonia

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