Acts 19:8 “Then Paul went into the synagogue and spoke boldly there for three mon…”

Acts 19:8

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

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

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.

World English Bible

He entered into the synagogue and spoke boldly for a period of three months, reasoning and persuading about the things concerning God’s Kingdom.

American Standard Version

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.

Geneva Bible 1599

Moreouer he went into the Synagogue, and spake boldly for the space of three moneths, disputing and exhorting to the things that appertaine to the kingdome of God.

Darby Translation

And entering into the synagogue, he spoke boldly during three months, reasoning and persuading [the things] concerning the kingdom of God.

Young's Literal Translation

And having gone into the synagogue, he was speaking boldly for three months, reasoning and persuading the things concerning the reign of God,

Bible in Basic English

And he went into the Synagogue, and for three months he was preaching there without fear, reasoning and teaching about the kingdom of God.

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Cross references

“went”

Acts 13:14 Acts 13:46 Acts 14:1 Acts 26:22 Acts 26:23

Acts 13:14 · BSB

And from Perga, they traveled inland to Pisidian Antioch, where they entered the synagogue on the Sabbath and sat down.

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.

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 26:22 · BSB

But 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:

Acts 26:23 · BSB

that the Christ would suffer, and as the first to rise from the dead, would proclaim light to our people and to the Gentiles.”

“disputing”

Acts 1:3 Acts 28:23 Acts 9:20–22 Jude 1:3 Acts 19:9 Acts 17:1–3

Acts 1:3 · BSB

After 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 28:23 · BSB

So 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 Mos…

Acts 9:20–22 · BSB

Saul promptly began to proclaim Jesus in the synagogues, declaring, “He is the Son of God.”

Jude 1:3 · BSB

Beloved, 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 19:9 · BSB

But 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 17:1–3 · BSB

When they had passed through Amphipolis and Apollonia, they came to Thessalonica, where there was a Jewish synagogue.

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

In context

7There were about twelve men in all.

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.

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