Acts 17:4 BSB — MannaFest

Original language & word study

24 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
καί	kai	And	G2532 →
τινες	tines	some	G5100 →
ἐξ	ex	of	G1537 →
αὐτῶν	autōn	them	G846 →
ἐπείσθησαν	epeisthēsan	were obedient	G3982 →
καὶ	kai	and	G2532 →
προσεκληρώθησαν	proseklērōthēsan	they joined themselves	G4345 →
τῷ	tō	<the>	G3588 →
Παύλῳ	Paulō	to Paul	G3972 →
καὶ	kai	and	G2532 →
τῷ	tō	<the>	G3588 →
Σιλᾷ,	Sila	to Silas,	G4609 →
τῶν	tōn	<the>	G3588 →
τε	te	along with	G5037 →
σεβομένων	sebomenōn	worshipping	G4576 →
Ἑλλήνων	Hellēnōn	Greeks	G1672 →
πλῆθος	plēthos	a multitude	G4128 →
πολύ,	polu	great	G4183 →
γυναικῶν	gunaikōn	of women	G1135 →
τε	te	then	G5037 →
τῶν	tōn	<the>	G3588 →
πρώτων	prōtōn	leading	G4413 →
οὐκ	ouk	not	G3756 →
ὀλίγαι.¶	oligai	a few.	G3641 →

Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread: the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.

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Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
Acts 13:43
After the synagogue was dismissed, many of the Jews and devout converts to Judaism followed Paul and Barnabas, who spoke to them and urged them to continue in the grace of God.
leads to
- Acts 11:23
  When he arrived and saw the grace of God, he rejoiced and encouraged them all to abide in the Lord with all their hearts.
- Acts 14:22
  strengthening the souls of the disciples and encouraging them to continue in the faith. “We must endure many hardships to enter the kingdom of God,” they said.
- Hebrews 13:9
  Do not be carried away by all kinds of strange teachings, for it is good for the heart to be strengthened by grace and not by foods of no value to those devoted to…
Through
Acts 15:22
Then the apostles and elders, with the whole church, decided to select men from among them to send to Antioch with Paul and Barnabas. They chose Judas called Barsabbas and Silas, two leaders among…
leads to
- Acts 15:27
  Therefore we are sending Judas and Silas to tell you in person the same things we are writing.
Through
2 Corinthians 8:5
And not only did they do as we expected, but they gave themselves first to the Lord and then to us, because it was the will of God.
leads to
- Romans 12:1
  Therefore I urge you, brothers, on account of God’s mercy, to offer your bodies as living sacrifices, holy and pleasing to God, which is your spiritual service of worship.
- Romans 6:13
  Do not present the parts of your body to sin as instruments of wickedness, but present yourselves to God as those who have been brought from death to life; and present the parts of…
Through
Acts 17:12
As a result, many of them believed, along with quite a few prominent Greek women and men.
leads to
- Ephesians 5:14
  So it is said: “Wake up, O sleeper, rise up from the dead, and Christ will shine on you.”
Through
Acts 14:4
The people of the city were divided. Some sided with the Jews, and others with the apostles.
leads to
- Acts 28:24
  Some of them were convinced by what he said, but others refused to believe.

The gold bar shows how strongly the cross-reference sources tie the two verses together: a long bar means many compiled references make the connection, a short one means few.

Acts 17:12As a result, many of them believed, along with quite a few prominent Greek women and men.Acts 13:43After the synagogue was dismissed, many of the Jews and devout converts to Judaism followed Paul and Barnabas, who spoke to them and urged them to continue in the grace of God.Acts 14:4The people of the city were divided. Some sided with the Jews, and others with the apostles.Isaiah 56:3Let no foreigner who has joined himself to the LORD say, “The LORD will utterly exclude me from His people.” And let the eunuch not say, “I am but a dry tree.”John 12:20Now there were some Greeks among those who went up to worship at the feast.2 Corinthians 8:5And not only did they do as we expected, but they gave themselves first to the Lord and then to us, because it was the will of God.Acts 15:22Then the apostles and elders, with the whole church, decided to select men from among them to send to Antioch with Paul and Barnabas. They chose Judas called Barsabbas and Silas, two leaders among the brothers,Acts 13:50The Jews, however, incited the religious women of prominence and the leading men of the city. They stirred up persecution against Paul and Barnabas and drove them out of their district.Acts 28:24Some of them were convinced by what he said, but others refused to believe.Acts 18:7So Paul left the synagogue and went next door to the house of Titus Justus, a worshiper of God.Acts 2:44All the believers were together and had everything in common.Acts 15:40but Paul chose Silas and left, commended by the brothers to the grace of the Lord.Proverbs 9:6Leave your folly behind, and you will live; walk in the way of understanding.”Acts 5:12–14The apostles performed many signs and wonders among the people, and with one accord the believers gathered together in Solomon’s Colonnade.Zechariah 8:20–23This is what the LORD of Hosts says: “Peoples will yet come—the residents of many cities—Acts 17:34But some joined him and believed, including Dionysius the Areopagite, a woman named Damaris, and others who were with them.Acts 2:41–42Those who embraced his message were baptized, and about three thousand were added to the believers that day.2 Corinthians 6:17–18“Therefore come out from among them and be separate, says the Lord. Touch no unclean thing, and I will receive you.”

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The walk

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