# Acts 17.2 **Book:** [Acts](/codex/acts/) · NASB95 ## Immediate context (±2 verses) **ASV** ([ASV](/codex/asv/)) > 1. Now when they had passed through Amphipolis and Apollonia, they came to Thessalonica, where was a synagogue of the Jews: > > **2. and Paul, as his custom was, went in unto them, and for three sabbath days reasoned with them from the Scriptures,** > > 3. opening and alleging that it behooved the Christ to suffer, and to rise again from the dead; and that this Jesus, whom, said he, I proclaim unto you, is the Christ. 4. And some of them were persuaded, and consorted with Paul and Silas, and of the devout Greeks a great multitude, and of the chief women not a few. (Acts 17:1-4, ASV) **WEB** ([WEB](/codex/web/)) > 1. Now when they had passed through Amphipolis and Apollonia, they came to Thessalonica, where there was a Jewish synagogue. > > **2. Paul, as was his custom, went in to them, and for three Sabbath days reasoned with them from the Scriptures,** > > 3. explaining and demonstrating that the Christ had to suffer and rise again from the dead, and saying, “This Jesus, whom I proclaim to you, is the Christ.” 4. Some of them were persuaded, and joined Paul and Silas, of the devout Greeks a great multitude, and not a few of the chief women. (Acts 17:1-4, WEB) **KJV** ([KJV](/codex/kjv/)) > 1. Now when they had passed through Amphipolis and Apollonia, they came to Thessalonica, where was a synagogue of the Jews: > > **2. And Paul, as his manner was, went in unto them, and three sabbath days reasoned with them out of the scriptures,** > > 3. 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. whom: or, whom, said he, I preach 4. 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. (Acts 17:1-4, KJV) **YLT** ([YLT](/codex/ylt/)) > 1. And having passed through Amphipolis, and Apollonia, they came to Thessalonica, where was the synagogue of the Jews, > > **2. and according to the custom of Paul, he went in unto them, and for three sabbaths he was reasoning with them from the Writings,** > > 3. opening and alleging, 'That the Christ it behoved to suffer, and to rise again out of the dead, and that this is the Christ, Jesus whom I proclaim to you.' 4. And certain of them did believe, and attached themselves to Paul and to Silas, also of the worshipping Greeks a great multitude, of the principal women also not a few. (Acts 17:1-4, YLT) ## Setting - **Speaker:** _TBD_ - **Audience:** _TBD_ - **Location:** _TBD_ - **Time period:** _TBD_ ## Theological reading _Patristic / early-church-father exegesis, to be added._ ## Key words _Theologically-loaded Greek or Hebrew words in this verse may have entries in the lexicon. Curated to roughly 100 contested terms across the corpus, not every word._ - [G4314 - pros](/codex/g4314-pros/), *pros*, Strong's G4314 ## Quoted in **Concepts:** - [Church at Thessalonica](/codex/church-at-thessalonica/), via [Acts 17.1-9](/codex/acts-17-1-9/), [Acts 17.2-3](/codex/acts-17-2-3/) - [Churches the Disciples Started](/codex/churches-the-disciples-started/), via [Acts 17.1-2](/codex/acts-17-1-2/), [Acts 17.1-9](/codex/acts-17-1-9/) - [Messianic Prophecy](/codex/messianic-prophecy/), via [Acts 17.2-3](/codex/acts-17-2-3/) **Lexicon:** - [G3563 - nous](/codex/g3563-nous/), via [Acts 17.2-3](/codex/acts-17-2-3/) **Passages:** - [1 Thessalonians 5.2](/codex/1-thessalonians-5-2/) ## Notes _Your annotations._ ## Why these four translations ris3n chose ASV, WEB, KJV, and YLT for two reasons together. They are the **most literal English translations available** (formal-equivalence: word-for-word renderings that preserve the Hebrew and Greek grammar rather than smoothing it into modern dynamic-equivalence idiom). And they are in the **public domain in the United States**, which means fair-use quotation at any length requires no publisher license. Modern licensed translations (NASB95, ESV, NIV) restrict volume of quotation under their copyright terms, so they are not used at stub-level coverage here. NASB95 appears only on hand-curated rich passage hubs under Lockman Foundation's fair-use allowance. The four: - **[ASV](/codex/asv/)** (American Standard Version, 1901). The basis of the modern critical-text English tradition. - **[WEB](/codex/web/)** (World English Bible, contemporary). Public-domain revision in the ASV line, in current English. - **[KJV](/codex/kjv/)** (King James Version, 1611). Reformation-era, Textus Receptus base. - **[YLT](/codex/ylt/)** (Young's Literal Translation, Robert Young, 1862). Hyper-literal preservation of Hebrew and Greek grammar; useful for word-study work even where English reads stiff. See [Bibles](/codex/bibles/) for the full per-translation history, translators, textual basis, strengths, and weaknesses.