And (A)according to Paul’s custom, he went to them, and for three (B)Sabbaths reasoned with them from (C)the Scriptures, [a]explaining and [b]giving evidence that the [c]Christ (D)had to suffer and (E)rise again from the dead, and saying, “(F)This Jesus whom I am proclaiming to you is the [d]Christ.” (G)And some of them were persuaded and joined (H)Paul and Silas, [e]along with a large number of the (I)God-fearing (J)Greeks and [f]a number of the (K)leading women.

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Footnotes

  1. Acts 17:3 Lit opening
  2. Acts 17:3 Lit placing before
  3. Acts 17:3 I.e. Messiah
  4. Acts 17:3 I.e. Messiah
  5. Acts 17:4 Lit and a large
  6. Acts 17:4 Lit not a few

As was his custom, Paul went into the synagogue,(A) and on three Sabbath(B) days he reasoned with them from the Scriptures,(C) explaining and proving that the Messiah had to suffer(D) and rise from the dead.(E) “This Jesus I am proclaiming to you is the Messiah,”(F) he said. Some of the Jews were persuaded and joined Paul and Silas,(G) as did a large number of God-fearing Greeks and quite a few prominent women.

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