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Acts 19:8

Then Paul went into the synagogue and spoke boldly there for three months, arguing persuasively about the kingdom of God.

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ASV

And he entered into the synagogue, and spake boldly for the space of three months, reasoning and persuading as to the things concerning the kingdom of God.

KJV

And he went into the synagogue, and spake boldly for the space of three months, disputing and persuading the things concerning the kingdom of God.

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OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
ΕἰσελθὼνEiselthōnHaving enteredG1525 →
δὲdethenG1161 →
εἰςeisintoG1519 →
τὴνtēntheG3588 →
συναγωγὴνsunagōgēnsynagogueG4864 →
ἐπαρρησιάζετοeparrēsiazetohe was speaking boldlyG3955 →
ἐπὶepiforG1909 →
μῆναςmēnasmonthsG3376 →
τρεῖςtreisthreeG5140 →
διαλεγόμενοςdialegomenosreasoningG1256 →
καὶkaiandG2532 →
πείθωνpeithōnpersuadingG3982 →
τὰta<the>G3588 →
περὶpericoncerningG4012 →
τῆςtēstheG3588 →
βασιλείαςbasileiaskingdomG932 →
τοῦtou<the>G3588 →
θεοῦ.theouof God.G2316 →

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Ephesians 6:19Pray also for me, that whenever I open my mouth, words may be given me so that I will boldly make known the mystery of the gospel,Acts 20:31Therefore be alert and remember that for three years I never stopped warning each of you night and day with tears.Acts 28:23So they set a day to meet with Paul, and many people came to the place he was staying. He expounded to them from morning to evening, testifying about the kingdom of God and persuading them about Jesus from the Law of Moses and the Prophets.Acts 1:3After His suffering, He presented Himself to them with many convincing proofs that He was alive. He appeared to them over a span of forty days and spoke about the kingdom of God.Acts 4:29And now, Lord, consider their threats, and enable Your servants to speak Your word with complete boldness,Luke 16:31Then Abraham said to him, ‘If they do not listen to Moses and the prophets, they will not be persuaded even if someone rises from the dead.’”Jude 1:3Beloved, although I made every effort to write to you about the salvation we share, I felt it necessary to write and urge you to contend earnestly for the faith entrusted once for all to the saints.Acts 9:20–22Saul promptly began to proclaim Jesus in the synagogues, declaring, “He is the Son of God.”Acts 13:5When they arrived at Salamis, they proclaimed the word of God in the Jewish synagogues. And John was with them as their helper.Acts 14:1At Iconium, Paul and Barnabas went as usual into the Jewish synagogue, where they spoke so well that a great number of Jews and Greeks believed.Acts 19:9But when some of them stubbornly refused to believe and publicly maligned the Way, Paul took his disciples and left the synagogue to conduct daily discussions in the lecture hall of Tyrannus.Acts 17:1–3When they had passed through Amphipolis and Apollonia, they came to Thessalonica, where there was a Jewish synagogue.Acts 18:19When they reached Ephesus, Paul parted ways with Priscilla and Aquila. He himself went into the synagogue there and reasoned with the Jews.Acts 18:4Every Sabbath he reasoned in the synagogue, trying to persuade Jews and Greeks alike.Acts 17:17So he reasoned in the synagogue with the Jews and God-fearing Gentiles, and in the marketplace with those he met each day.Acts 13:14And from Perga, they traveled inland to Pisidian Antioch, where they entered the synagogue on the Sabbath and sat down.Acts 13:46Then Paul and Barnabas answered them boldly: “It was necessary to speak the word of God to you first. But since you reject it and do not consider yourselves worthy of eternal life, we now turn to the Gentiles.Acts 26:22–23But I have had God’s help to this day, and I stand here to testify to small and great alike. I am saying nothing beyond what the prophets and Moses said would happen:

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