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Acts 17:1 Cross-References
Explore 11 cross-references for Acts 17:1 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Acts chapter 17 verse 1 to related passages throughout the Bible.
Uproar in Thessalonica
“Now when they had passed through Amphipolis and Apollonia, they came to Thessalonica, where was a synagogue of the Jews:”
Acts 17:1 (KJV)
Commentary on Acts 17:1
When they had passed through Amphipolis and Apollonia—These cities along the Via Egnatia (the major Roman highway connecting Asia to Rome) received no recorded ministry, illustrating Paul's selective strategy guided by the Spirit. The Greek verb diodeuo (διοδεύω) means "to travel through" without stopping—a significant omission suggesting divine direction toward strategic population centers.They came to Thessalonica, where was a synagogue of the Jews (συναγωγὴ τῶν Ἰουδαίων)—Thessalonica was the capital of Macedonia with a population of ~200,000, a major commercial port, and home to a substanti...
Source: KJV Study Commentary
Cross-References for Acts 17:1
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“Silvanus”
“For even in Thessalonica ye sent once and again unto my necessity.”
“Silvanus”
“And there accompanied him into Asia Sopater of Berea; and of the Thessalonians”
“having loved this present world”
“in that they received the word with all readiness of the mind”
“they came there likewise”
“which was about to sail to places on the coast of Asia”
“where we supposed there was a place of prayer”
“and so spoke that a great multitude both of Jews and of Greeks believed.”