One who walks with wise men grows wise, but a companion of fools suffers harm.
Acts 17:4 - Y'all Version Bible Some of the Jews were persuaded and joined Paul and Silas, including a large group of the God-fearing Greeks, and not a small number of the prominent women. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 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. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition And some of them [accordingly] were induced to believe and associated themselves with Paul and Silas, as did a great number of the devout Greeks and not a few of the leading women. American Standard Version (1901) 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. Common English Bible Some were convinced and joined Paul and Silas, including a larger number of Greek God-worshippers and quite a few prominent women. Catholic Public Domain Version And some of them believed and were joined to Paul and Silas, and a great number of these were from the worshipers and the Gentiles, and not a few were noble women. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And some of them believed, and were associated to Paul and Silas; and of those that served God, and of the Gentiles a great multitude, and of noble women not a few. |
One who walks with wise men grows wise, but a companion of fools suffers harm.
Y’all must leave your naive ways in order to live. Y’all are to walk in the way of understanding.”
Where has your beloved gone, you most beautiful among women? Where has your beloved turned, that we may seek him with you?
Many nations will join themselves to YHWH in that day, and will become my people. Then I will dwell among you, and you will know that YHWH Almighty has sent me to you.
So the Jews said among themselves, “Where will this man go that we won’t find him? Will he go to the diaspora among the Greeks and teach the Greeks?
When the synagogue had been dismissed, many of the Jews and of the God-fearing proselytes followed Paul and Barnabas; who spoke with them and urged them to continue in the grace of God.
But the Jews incited the prominent God-fearing women and the prominent men of the city, and stirred up a persecution against Paul and Barnabas, and threw them out of their region.
It happened again in Iconium, where they entered the Jewish synagogue and spoke in such a way that a great number of both Jews and Greeks believed.
But the people of the city were divided. Some sided with the Jews and others with the apostles.
Then it seemed good to the apostles, the elders, and the whole church to select men from among them and send them to Antioch with Paul and Barnabas: Judas (called Barsabbas) and Silas, who were leading men among the siblings.
Therefore, we have sent Judas and Silas, who will confirm these same things in person.
Judas and Silas, who were also prophets, encouraged and strengthened the siblings with a lengthy message.
but Paul chose Silas and departed, after being commended by the siblings to the grace of God.
Paul wanted Timothy to go with him, so he took and circumcised him because the Jews in that area all knew that his father was a Greek.
As soon as it was night, the siblings sent Paul and Silas away to Berea. When they arrived, they went into the synagogue of the Jews.
As a result, many of them believed, including a number of prominent Greek women and not small number of men.
Then the siblings immediately sent Paul out to go the coast, but Silas and Timothy stayed there.
So in the synagogue he reasoned with the Jews and those who feared God, as well as in the marketplace every day with those who happened to be there.
But some people joined him and believed, including Dionysius the Areopagite, and a woman named Damaris, and others with them.
Every Sabbath he reasoned in the synagogue, attempting to persuade Jews and Greeks.
This continued for two years, so that all the residents of Asia, both Jews and Greeks, heard the word of the Lord.
shouting, “Men of Israel, y’all need to help! This is the man who teaches everyone everywhere against our people, our law, and this place. Not only that, he even brought Greeks into the temple and defiled this holy place!”
After they were let go, they went back to their own people and reported all that the chief priests and the elders had said to them.
And they did not just what we had hoped, but they gave themselves first to the Lord, and then to us by the will of God.