Acts 17:12 “As a result, many of them believed, along with quite a few prominent G…”

Acts 17:12

As a result, many of them believed, along with quite a few prominent Greek women and men.

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

Therefore many of them believed; also of honourable women which were Greeks, and of men, not a few.

World English Bible

Many of them therefore believed; also of the prominent Greek women, and not a few men.

American Standard Version

Many of them therefore believed; also of the Greek women of honorable estate, and of men, not a few.

Geneva Bible 1599

Therefore many of them beleeued, and of honest women, which were Grecians, and men not a fewe.

Darby Translation

Therefore many from among them believed, and of Grecian women of the upper classes and men not a few.

Young's Literal Translation

many, indeed, therefore, of them did believe, and of the honourable Greek women and men not a few.

Bible in Basic English

And a number of them had faith, and no small number of the Greek women of high position and of the men.

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Cross references

“many”

Ephesians 5:14 Acts 14:1 Acts 17:2–4 Acts 13:46 John 1:45–49 John 7:17

Ephesians 5:14 · BSB

So it is said: “Wake up, O sleeper, rise up from the dead, and Christ will shine on you.”

Acts 14:1 · BSB

At 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 17:2–4 · BSB

As was his custom, Paul went into the synagogue, and on three Sabbaths he reasoned with them from the Scriptures,

Acts 13:46 · BSB

Then 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.

John 1:45–49 · BSB

Philip found Nathanael and told him, “We have found the One Moses wrote about in the Law, the One the prophets foretold—Jesus of Nazareth, the son of Joseph.”

John 7:17 · BSB

If anyone desires to do His will, he will know whether My teaching is from God or whether I speak on My own.

“honourable”

Acts 13:50 1 Corinthians 1:26 James 1:10

Acts 13:50 · BSB

The 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.

1 Corinthians 1:26 · BSB

Brothers, consider the time of your calling: Not many of you were wise by human standards; not many were powerful; not many were of noble birth.

James 1:10 · BSB

But the one who is rich should exult in his low position, because he will pass away like a flower of the field.

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

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.

13But when the Jews from Thessalonica learned that Paul was also proclaiming the word of God in Berea, they went there themselves to incite and agitate the crowds.

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