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Acts 17:15 Cross-References
Explore 9 cross-references for Acts 17:15 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Acts chapter 17 verse 15 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“And they that conducted Paul brought him unto Athens: and receiving a commandment unto Silas and Timotheus for to come to him with all speed , they departed.”
Acts 17:15 (KJV)
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And they that conducted Paul brought him unto Athens—Paul's escorts from Berea delivered him to Athens, the intellectual capital of the ancient world, city of Plato, Aristotle, and Socrates. The verb kathistēmi (καθίστημι, "to bring down, conduct") suggests careful guidance to safety after the violent opposition in Berea (v. 13).Receiving a commandment unto Silas and Timotheus for to come to him with all speed (ἐντολὴν λαβόντες, entolēn labontes, "having received orders")—Paul's isolation was temporary by design. Though the apostle stood alone before the Areopagus philosophers, he urgently sum...
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Cross-References for Acts 17:15
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“Paul was compelled by the Spirit”
“when we couldn't stand it any longer”
“and came to Corinth.”
“having loved this present world”
“or Tychicus”
“his spirit was provoked within him as he saw the city full of idols.”
“but either to tell or to hear some new thing.”
“being sent on their way by the assembly”
“but I left Trophimus at Miletus sick.”