Acts 18:4
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“Every Sabbath he reasoned in the synagogue, trying to persuade Jews and Greeks alike.”
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“Every Sabbath he reasoned in the synagogue, trying to persuade Jews and Greeks alike.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“And he reasoned in the synagogue every sabbath, and persuaded the Jews and the Greeks.”
King James Version · Public Domain“And he reasoned in the synagogue every sabbath, and persuaded Jews and Greeks.”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“and he was reasoning in the synagogue every sabbath, persuading both Jews and Greeks.”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo Acts 18:4 — 14 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Genesis 9:27May God expand the territory of Japheth; may he dwell in the tents of Shem, and may Canaan be his servant.”
- 2 Chronicles 32:11Is not Hezekiah misleading you to give you over to death by famine and thirst when he says, ‘The LORD our God will deliver us from the hand of the king of Assyria?’
- Luke 4:16Then Jesus came to Nazareth, where He had been brought up. As was His custom, He entered the synagogue on the Sabbath. And when He stood up to read,
- 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.’”
- Acts 13:14And from Perga, they traveled inland to Pisidian Antioch, where they entered the synagogue on the Sabbath and sat down.
- Acts 17:1When they had passed through Amphipolis and Apollonia, they came to Thessalonica, where there was a Jewish synagogue.
- Acts 17:11Now the Bereans were more noble-minded than the Thessalonians, for they received the message with great eagerness and examined the Scriptures every day to see if these teachings were true.
- 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 18:13“This man is persuading the people to worship God in ways contrary to the law,” they said.
- Acts 19:8Then Paul went into the synagogue and spoke boldly there for three months, arguing persuasively about the kingdom of God.
- Acts 19:26And you can see and hear that not only in Ephesus, but in nearly the whole province of Asia, Paul has persuaded a great number of people to turn away. He says that man-made gods are no gods at all.
- Acts 26:28Then Agrippa said to Paul, “Can you persuade me in such a short time to become a Christian?”
- 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.
- 2 Corinthians 5:11Therefore, since we know what it means to fear the Lord, we try to persuade men. What we are is clear to God, and I hope it is clear to your conscience as well.
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