Acts 17:12
Therefore many of them believed; also of honourable women which were Greeks, and of men, not a few.
Acts 17:12 in other translations
| BSB | As a result, many of them believed, along with quite a few prominent Greek women and men. |
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| WEB | Many of them therefore believed; also of the prominent Greek women, and not a few men. |
| ASV | Many of them therefore believed; also of the Greek women of honorable estate, and of men, not a few. |
| YLT | many, indeed, therefore, of them did believe, and of the honourable Greek women and men not a few. |
| DARBY | Therefore many from among them believed, and of Grecian women of the upper classes and men not a few. |
| BBE | And a number of them had faith, and no small number of the Greek women of high position and of the men. |
| Webster | Therefore many of them believed; also of honorable women who were Greeks, and of men not a few. |
What does Acts 17:12 mean?
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Acts 17:10-12
10-12. the brethren immediately sent away Paul and Silas by night--for it would have been as useless as rash to attempt any further preaching at that time, and the conviction of this probably made his friends the more willing to pledge themselves against any present continuance of missionary effort. unto Berea--fifty or sixty miles southwest of Thessalonica; a town even still of considerable population and…
Barnes' Notes
Of honourable women. Acts 13:50.
Albert Barnes, 1834 · public domain
Adam Clarke's Commentary
Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain
Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Acts 17:10-15
The Jews in Berea applied seriously to the study of the word preached unto them. They not only heard Paul preach on the sabbath, but daily searched the Scriptures, and compared what they read with the facts related to them. The doctrine of Christ does not fear inquiry; advocates for his cause desire no more than that people will fully and fairly examine whether things are so or not. Those are truly noble, and likely…
Acts 17:12 in the original Greek
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Cross references for Acts 17:12
- Ephesians 5:14
Wherefore he saith, Awake thou that sleepest, and arise from the dead, and Christ shall give thee light.
- Acts 14:1
And it came to pass in Iconium, that they went both together into the synagogue of the Jews, and so spake, that a great multitude both of the Jews and also of the Greeks believed.
- Acts 13:50
But the Jews stirred up the devout and honourable women, and the chief men of the city, and raised persecution against Paul and Barnabas, and expelled them out of their coasts.
- Acts 17:2-4
And Paul, as his manner was, went in unto them, and three sabbath days reasoned with them out of the scriptures, 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. And some of them believed, and consorted with Paul and Silas; and of the devout Greeks a great multitude, and of the chief women not a few.
- 1 Corinthians 1:26
For ye see your calling, brethren, how that not many wise men after the flesh, not many mighty, not many noble, are called:
- Psalms 25:8-9
Good and upright is the Lord: therefore will he teach sinners in the way. The meek will he guide in judgment: and the meek will he teach his way.
- James 1:21
Wherefore lay apart all filthiness and superfluity of naughtiness, and receive with meekness the engrafted word, which is able to save your souls.
- John 7:17
If any man will do his will, he shall know of the doctrine, whether it be of God, or whether I speak of myself.
- John 1:45-49
Philip findeth Nathanael, and saith unto him, We have found him, of whom Moses in the law, and the prophets, did write, Jesus of Nazareth, the son of Joseph. And Nathanael said unto him, Can there any good thing come out of Nazareth? Philip saith unto him, Come and see. Jesus saw Nathanael coming to him, and saith of him, Behold an Israelite indeed, in whom is no guile! Nathanael saith unto him, Whence knowest thou me? Jesus answered and said unto him, Before that Philip called thee, when thou wast under the fig tree, I saw thee. …
- Acts 13:46
Then Paul and Barnabas waxed bold, and said, It was necessary that the word of God should first have been spoken to you: but seeing ye put it from you, and judge yourselves unworthy of everlasting life, lo, we turn to the Gentiles.
- James 1:10
But the rich, in that he is made low: because as the flower of the grass he shall pass away.
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Context
- Acts 17:11
These were more noble than those in Thessalonica, in that they received the word with all readiness of mind, and searched the scriptures daily, whether those things were so.
- Acts 17:12
Therefore many of them believed; also of honourable women which were Greeks, and of men, not a few.
- Acts 17:13
But when the Jews of Thessalonica had knowledge that the word of God was preached of Paul at Berea, they came thither also, and stirred up the people.
Acts 17:12 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Así que creyeron muchos de ellos; y mujeres Griegas de distinción, y no pocos hombres. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Plusieurs donc d’entre eux crurent, et des femmes grecques de qualité et des hommes aussi, en assez grand nombre. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Viele nun von ihnen glaubten, und von den griechischen vornehmen Weibern und Männern nicht wenige. |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Et multi quidem crediderunt ex eis, et mulierum gentilium honestarum, et viri non pauci. |