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class="L2"><p class="s5">Paul selects Timothy as a traveling companion (<a class="outlineItem noTooltips" href="/en/wol/b/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/44/16#h=113:0-114:0">16:1-5</a>)</p></li><li class="L2"><p class="s5">Vision of the Macedonian man; the witnessing spreads to Europe (<a class="outlineItem noTooltips" href="/en/wol/b/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/44/16#h=114:0-115:0">16:6-10</a>)</p></li><li class="L2"><p class="s5">Lydia’s conversion in Philippi (<a class="outlineItem noTooltips" href="/en/wol/b/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/44/16#h=115:0-116:0">16:11-15</a>)</p></li><li class="L2"><p class="s5">Paul and Silas imprisoned in Philippi (<a class="outlineItem noTooltips" href="/en/wol/b/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/44/16#h=116:0-118:0">16:16-24</a>)</p></li><li class="L2"><p class="s5">The jailer and his household baptized (<a class="outlineItem noTooltips" href="/en/wol/b/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/44/16#h=118:0-119:0">16:25-34</a>)</p></li><li class="L2"><p class="s5">Paul requests an official apology (<a class="outlineItem noTooltips" href="/en/wol/b/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/44/16#h=119:0-120:0">16:35-40</a>)</p></li><li class="L2"><p class="s5">Paul and Silas in Thessalonica (<a class="outlineItem noTooltips" href="/en/wol/b/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/44/17#h=120:0-122:0">17:1-9</a>)</p></li><li class="L2"><p class="s5">Paul and Silas in Beroea (<a class="outlineItem noTooltips" href="/en/wol/b/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/44/17#h=122:0-123:0">17:10-15</a>)</p></li><li class="L2"><p class="s5">Paul in Athens (<a class="outlineItem noTooltips" href="/en/wol/b/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/44/17#h=123:0-124:113">17:16-22a</a>)</p></li><li class="L2"><p class="s5">Paul’s speech at the Areopagus (<a class="outlineItem noTooltips" href="/en/wol/b/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/44/17#h=123:1011-126:0">17:22b-31</a>)</p></li><li class="L2"><p class="s5">Different reactions to Paul’s speech; some become believers (<a class="outlineItem noTooltips" href="/en/wol/b/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/44/17#h=126:0-127:0">17:32-34</a>)</p></li><li class="L2"><p class="s5">Paul’s ministry in Corinth (<a class="outlineItem noTooltips" href="/en/wol/b/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/44/18#h=127:0-130:0">18:1-17</a>)</p></li><li class="L2"><p class="s5">Paul returns to Antioch of Syria via Ephesus (<a class="outlineItem noTooltips" href="/en/wol/b/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/44/18#h=130:0-131:0">18:18-22</a>)</p></li></ul></li></ul></div> </li></ul></div></div><div class="section" data-key="44-17-1" data-section-citation="044017001044017001"><h3 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Acts 17:1</span></h3><div class="group marginal"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Marginal References</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item collapsible marginal marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/44/17/557" data-extract-id="verseMarginal-558"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">+</span></span><span class="icon"></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">1Th 2:1</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-558" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-558" class="extract"></div></div></li></ul></div><div class="group index collapsible collapsed"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Indexes</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item ref-rsg" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Research Guide</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p1285" data-pid="1285" class="se"></p> <p id="p1286" data-pid="1286" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204434/1232/0"><em>Bearing Witness,</em> p. 133</a></p> <p id="p1287" data-pid="1287" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204434/1233/0"><em>Insight,</em> Volume 1<em>,</em> pp. 101,</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204434/1234/0"> 125</a></p> <p id="p1288" data-pid="1288" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204434/1235/0"><em>Insight,</em> Volume 2<em>,</em> p. 749</a></p> <div id="p1289" data-pid="1289"><p data-pid="1289" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204434/1236/0"><em>Awake!,</em></a></p><p data-pid="1289" class="sk"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204434/1236/0">8/22/1997, pp. 16-18</a></p> </div><p id="p1290" data-pid="1290" class="se"></p> </span></li><li class="item ref-dx" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Publications Index</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p391" data-pid="391" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270044/389/0">bt 133;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270044/389/2"> it-1 101,</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270044/389/4"> 125;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270044/389/6"> it-2 749;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270044/389/8"> g97 8/22 16-18;</a></p> <p id="p392" data-pid="392" class="sx"></p> <p id="p438" data-pid="438" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020044/436/0">g72 11/22 6;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020044/436/2"> w61 414</a></p> <p id="p439" data-pid="439" class="sx"></p> </span></li></ul></div></div><div class="section" data-key="44-17-2" data-section-citation="044017002044017002"><h3 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Acts 17:2</span></h3><div class="studyNoteGroup"><ul class="content"><li class="item studyNote" data-extract-id=""><span class="scalableui"><p id="p4" data-pid="4" class="s5"><strong>reasoned:</strong> Paul did not simply tell them the good news. He explained it and presented proof <strong>from the Scriptures,</strong> that is, from the inspired Hebrew Scriptures. He did more than read the Scriptures; he reasoned from them, and he adapted his reasoning to his audience. The Greek verb <em>di·a·leʹgo·mai</em> has been defined as “to engage in an interchange of speech; to converse; to discuss.” It denotes interacting with people. This Greek word is also used at <a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070706/1/0" data-bid="2-1" class="b">Ac 17:17;</a><a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070706/1/1" data-bid="2-2" class="b"> 18:4,</a><a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070706/1/2" data-bid="2-3" class="b"> 19;</a><a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070706/1/3" data-bid="2-4" class="b"> 19:8, 9;</a><a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070706/1/4" data-bid="2-5" class="b"> 20:7,</a><a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070706/1/5" data-bid="2-6" class="b"> 9</a>.</p> </span></li></ul></div><div class="group marginal"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Marginal References</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item collapsible marginal marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/44/17/558" data-extract-id="verseMarginal-559"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">+</span></span><span class="icon"></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Ac 9:19, 20; 13:13, 14; 14:1; 18:4</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-559" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-559" class="extract"></div></div></li><li class="item collapsible marginal marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/44/17/559" data-extract-id="verseMarginal-560"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">+</span></span><span class="icon"></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Ac 18:19</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-560" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-560" class="extract"></div></div></li></ul></div><div class="group index collapsible collapsed"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Indexes</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item ref-rsg" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Research Guide</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p1290" data-pid="1290" class="se"></p> <p id="p1291" data-pid="1291" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204434/1237/0"><em>Bible Questions Answered,</em> article 88</a></p> <p id="p1292" data-pid="1292" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204434/1238/0"><em>Bearing Witness,</em> pp. 134-135</a></p> <div id="p1293" data-pid="1293"><p data-pid="1293" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204434/1239/0"><em>The Watchtower,</em></a></p><p data-pid="1293" class="sk"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204434/1239/0">6/1/2012, pp. 18-19</a></p><p data-pid="1293" class="sk"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204434/1240/0">12/1/2008, p. 30</a></p><p data-pid="1293" class="sk"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204434/1241/0">3/1/1986, p. 29</a></p> </div><p id="p1294" data-pid="1294" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204434/1242/0"><em>Ministry School,</em> pp. 251-252</a></p> <p id="p1295" data-pid="1295" class="se"></p> </span></li><li class="item ref-dx" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Publications Index</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p392" data-pid="392" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270044/390/0">ijwbq article 88;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270044/390/2"> bt 134-135;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270044/390/4"> w12 6/1 18-19;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270044/390/8"> w08 12/1 30;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270044/390/10"> be 251-252;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270044/390/12"> w86 3/1 29;</a></p> <p id="p393" data-pid="393" class="sx"></p> <p id="p439" data-pid="439" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020044/437/0">hs 100;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020044/437/2"> w73 209-210;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020044/437/4"> g72 11/22 6;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020044/437/6"> w66 16;</a><span class="ni"> im 287;</span><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020044/437/8"> w64 228;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020044/437/9"> w63 486;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020044/437/10"> w61 679</a></p> <p id="p440" data-pid="440" class="sx"></p> </span></li></ul></div></div><div class="section" data-key="44-17-3" data-section-citation="044017003044017003"><h3 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Acts 17:3</span></h3><div class="studyNoteGroup"><ul class="content"><li class="item studyNote" data-extract-id=""><span class="scalableui"><p id="p6" data-pid="6" class="s5"><strong>proving by references:</strong> The Greek word literally means “to put alongside (place beside).” This may imply that Paul carefully compared the Messianic prophecies in the Hebrew Scriptures with the events of Jesus’ life, showing how Jesus had fulfilled those prophecies.</p> </span></li></ul></div><div class="group marginal"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Marginal References</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item collapsible marginal marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/44/17/560" data-extract-id="verseMarginal-561"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">+</span></span><span class="icon"></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Ps 22:7; 34:20; 69:21; 118:22; Isa 50:6; 53:3, 5</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-561" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-561" class="extract"></div></div></li><li class="item collapsible marginal marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/44/17/561" data-extract-id="verseMarginal-562"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">+</span></span><span class="icon"></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Ps 16:10; Lu 24:45, 46</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-562" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-562" class="extract"></div></div></li></ul></div><div class="group index collapsible collapsed"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Indexes</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item ref-rsg" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Research Guide</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p1295" data-pid="1295" class="se"></p> <p id="p1296" data-pid="1296" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204434/1243/0"><em>Bearing Witness,</em> pp. 134-135</a></p> <div id="p1297" data-pid="1297"><p data-pid="1297" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204434/1244/0"><em>The Watchtower,</em></a></p><p data-pid="1297" class="sk"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204434/1244/0">6/1/2012, p. 19</a></p><p data-pid="1297" class="sk"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204434/1245/0">12/1/2008, p. 30</a></p><p data-pid="1297" class="sk"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204434/1246/0">6/15/1990, pp. 17-18</a></p> </div><div id="p1298" data-pid="1298"><p data-pid="1298" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204434/1247/0"><em>Awake!,</em></a></p><p data-pid="1298" class="sk"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204434/1247/0">3/22/1993, p. 6</a></p> </div><p id="p1299" data-pid="1299" class="se"></p> </span></li><li class="item ref-dx" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Publications Index</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p393" data-pid="393" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270044/391/0">bt 134-135;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270044/391/2"> w12 6/1 19;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270044/391/4"> w08 12/1 30;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270044/391/6"> g93 3/22 6;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270044/391/8"> w90 6/15 17;</a></p> <p id="p394" data-pid="394" class="sx"></p> <p id="p440" data-pid="440" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020044/438/0">g79 10/8 6;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020044/438/2"> hs 100;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020044/438/4"> w73 209-210;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020044/438/6"> w64 100,</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020044/438/7"> 228</a></p> <p id="p441" data-pid="441" class="sx"></p> </span></li></ul></div></div><div class="section" data-key="44-17-4" data-section-citation="044017004044017004"><h3 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Acts 17:4</span></h3><div class="group marginal"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Marginal References</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item collapsible marginal marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/44/17/562" data-extract-id="verseMarginal-563"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">+</span></span><span class="icon"></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Ac 15:22, 40</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-563" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-563" class="extract"></div></div></li></ul></div><div class="group index collapsible collapsed"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Indexes</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item ref-rsg" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Research Guide</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p1299" data-pid="1299" class="se"></p> <p id="p1300" data-pid="1300" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204434/1248/0"><em>Bearing Witness,</em> p. 135</a></p> <p id="p1301" data-pid="1301" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204434/1249/0"><em>Insight,</em> Volume 1<em>,</em> p. 1005</a></p> <div id="p1302" data-pid="1302"><p data-pid="1302" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204434/1250/0"><em>The Watchtower,</em></a></p><p data-pid="1302" class="sk"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204434/1250/0">6/1/2012, p. 19</a></p><p data-pid="1302" class="sk"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204434/1251/0">11/1/1997, pp. 10-11</a></p> </div><p id="p1303" data-pid="1303" class="se"></p> </span></li><li class="item ref-dx" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Publications Index</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p394" data-pid="394" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270044/392/0">bt 135;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270044/392/2"> it-1 1005;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270044/392/4"> w12 6/1 19;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270044/392/6"> w97 11/1 11;</a></p> <p id="p395" data-pid="395" class="sx"></p> <p id="p441" data-pid="441" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020044/439/0">ad 691;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020044/439/1"> w64 100</a></p> <p id="p442" data-pid="442" class="sx"></p> </span></li></ul></div></div><div class="section" data-key="44-17-5" data-section-citation="044017005044017005"><h3 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Acts 17:5</span></h3><div class="group marginal"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Marginal References</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item collapsible marginal marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/44/17/563" data-extract-id="verseMarginal-564"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">+</span></span><span class="icon"></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Ac 13:45</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-564" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-564" class="extract"></div></div></li><li class="item collapsible marginal marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/44/17/564" data-extract-id="verseMarginal-565"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">+</span></span><span class="icon"></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Ac 19:29; 2Co 6:4, 5</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-565" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-565" class="extract"></div></div></li></ul></div><div class="group index collapsible collapsed"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Indexes</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item ref-rsg" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Research Guide</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p1303" data-pid="1303" class="se"></p> <p id="p1304" data-pid="1304" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204434/1252/0"><em>Bearing Witness,</em> pp. 135-136,</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204434/1253/0"> 139</a></p> <div id="p1305" data-pid="1305"><p data-pid="1305" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204434/1254/0"><em>The Watchtower,</em></a></p><p data-pid="1305" class="sk"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204434/1254/0">6/1/2012, p. 19</a></p> </div><p id="p1306" data-pid="1306" class="se"></p> </span></li><li class="item ref-dx" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Publications Index</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p395" data-pid="395" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270044/393/0">bt 135-136,</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270044/393/4"> 139;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270044/393/6"> w12 6/1 19</a></p> <p id="p396" data-pid="396" class="sx"></p> </span></li></ul></div></div><div class="section" data-key="44-17-6" data-section-citation="044017006044017006"><h3 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Acts 17:6</span></h3><div class="studyNoteGroup"><ul class="content"><li class="item studyNote" data-extract-id=""><span class="scalableui"><p id="p8" data-pid="8" class="s5"><strong>the city rulers:</strong> Or “rulers of the citizens.” Lit., “politarchs.” This Greek term (<em>po·li·tarʹkhes</em>) is not found in classical Greek literature. Yet, inscriptions bearing this title, some dating to the first century B.C.E., were uncovered in the Thessalonica area as well as elsewhere in the province of Macedonia. These findings confirm the Acts account and the reliability of Luke as a historian.</p> </span></li></ul></div><div class="group footnote"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Footnotes</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item footnote" data-extract-id="verseFootnote-44"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">*</span></span><span class="scalableui"><p id="p249" data-pid="249">Or “stirred up trouble throughout.”</p> </span></li></ul></div><div class="group marginal"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Marginal References</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item collapsible marginal marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/44/17/565" data-extract-id="verseMarginal-566"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">+</span></span><span class="icon"></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Ac 16:19-21</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-566" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-566" class="extract"></div></div></li></ul></div><div class="group index collapsible collapsed"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Indexes</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item ref-rsg" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Research Guide</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p1306" data-pid="1306" class="se"></p> <p id="p1307" data-pid="1307" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204434/1255/0"><em>Bearing Witness,</em> pp. 135-136</a></p> <p id="p1308" data-pid="1308" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204434/1256/0"><em>Insight,</em> Volume 1<em>,</em> pp. 153-154,</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204434/1257/0"> 476</a></p> <p id="p1309" data-pid="1309" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204434/1258/0"><em>Insight,</em> Volume 2<em>,</em> p. 1092</a></p> <div id="p1310" data-pid="1310"><p data-pid="1310" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204434/1259/0"><em>The Watchtower,</em></a></p><p data-pid="1310" class="sk"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204434/1259/0">6/1/2012, pp. 19-20</a></p><p data-pid="1310" class="sk"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204434/1260/0">6/1/1993, p. 3</a></p> </div><p id="p1311" data-pid="1311" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204434/1261/0"><em>“All Scripture,”</em> pp. 200,</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204434/1262/0"> 340-341</a></p> <p id="p1312" data-pid="1312" class="se"></p> </span></li><li class="item ref-dx" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Publications Index</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p396" data-pid="396" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270044/394/0">bt 135-136;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270044/394/4"> it-1 153-154,</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270044/394/6"> 476;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270044/394/8"> it-2 1092;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270044/394/10"> w12 6/1 19-20;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270044/394/13"> w93 6/1 3;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270044/394/15"> si 200,</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270044/394/17"> 341;</a></p> <p id="p397" data-pid="397" class="sx"></p> <p id="p442" data-pid="442" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020044/440/0">w78 3/1 18;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020044/440/2"> ad 1593;</a><span class="ni"> is 68</span></p> <p id="p443" data-pid="443" class="sx"></p> </span></li></ul></div></div><div class="section" data-key="44-17-7" data-section-citation="044017007044017007"><h3 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Acts 17:7</span></h3><div class="studyNoteGroup"><ul class="content"><li class="item studyNote" data-extract-id=""><span class="scalableui"><p id="p10" data-pid="10" class="s5"><strong>Caesar:</strong> Or “the Emperor.” The Roman emperor at this time was Claudius, who ruled from 41 to 54 C.E.—<a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070706/5/0" data-bid="6-1" class="b">Ac 11:28;</a><a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070706/5/1" data-bid="6-2" class="b"> 18:2</a>; see <a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1001070706/0/0">study note on Mt 22:17</a> and <a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1001070706/1/0">Glossary</a>.</p> </span></li></ul></div><div class="group marginal"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Marginal References</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item collapsible marginal marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/44/17/566" data-extract-id="verseMarginal-567"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">+</span></span><span class="icon"></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Lu 23:1, 2; Joh 19:12</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-567" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-567" class="extract"></div></div></li></ul></div><div class="group index collapsible collapsed"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Indexes</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item ref-rsg" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Research Guide</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p1312" data-pid="1312" class="se"></p> <p id="p1313" data-pid="1313" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204434/1263/0"><em>Bearing Witness,</em> pp. 135-136</a></p> <div id="p1314" data-pid="1314"><p data-pid="1314" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204434/1264/0"><em>The Watchtower,</em></a></p><p data-pid="1314" class="sk"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204434/1264/0">6/1/2012, p. 20</a></p> </div><p id="p1315" data-pid="1315" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204434/1265/0"><em>“All Scripture,”</em> p. 231</a></p> <p id="p1316" data-pid="1316" class="se"></p> </span></li><li class="item ref-dx" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Publications Index</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p397" data-pid="397" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270044/395/0">bt 135-136;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270044/395/4"> w12 6/1 20;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270044/395/6"> si 231;</a></p> <p id="p398" data-pid="398" class="sx"></p> <p id="p443" data-pid="443" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020044/441/0">w78 3/1 18</a></p> <p id="p444" data-pid="444" class="sx"></p> </span></li></ul></div></div><div class="section" data-key="44-17-8" data-section-citation="044017008044017008"><h3 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Acts 17:8</span></h3><div class="group index collapsible collapsed"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Indexes</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item ref-rsg" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Research Guide</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p1316" data-pid="1316" class="se"></p> <p id="p1317" data-pid="1317" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204434/1266/0"><em>Insight,</em> Volume 1<em>,</em> pp. 43-44,</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204434/1267/0"> 153-154,</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204434/1268/0"> 476</a></p> <p id="p1318" data-pid="1318" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204434/1269/0"><em>“All Scripture,”</em> p. 200</a></p> <p id="p1319" data-pid="1319" class="se"></p> </span></li><li class="item ref-dx" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Publications Index</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p398" data-pid="398" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270044/396/0">it-1 44,</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270044/396/2"> 153-154,</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270044/396/4"> 476;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270044/396/6"> si 200;</a></p> <p id="p399" data-pid="399" class="sx"></p> <p id="p444" data-pid="444" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020044/442/0">ad 32,</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020044/442/1"> 112;</a><span class="ni"> is 68</span></p> <p id="p445" data-pid="445" class="sx"></p> </span></li></ul></div></div><div class="section" data-key="44-17-9" data-section-citation="044017009044017009"><h3 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Acts 17:9</span></h3><div class="group footnote"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Footnotes</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item footnote" data-extract-id="verseFootnote-45"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">*</span></span><span class="scalableui"><p id="p250" data-pid="250">Or “after taking bail.”</p> </span></li></ul></div><div class="group index collapsible collapsed"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Indexes</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item ref-rsg" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Research Guide</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p1319" data-pid="1319" class="se"></p> <p id="p1320" data-pid="1320" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204434/1270/0"><em>Bearing Witness,</em> p. 136</a></p> <div id="p1321" data-pid="1321"><p data-pid="1321" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204434/1271/0"><em>The Watchtower,</em></a></p><p data-pid="1321" class="sk"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204434/1271/0">6/1/2012, p. 20</a></p> </div><p id="p1322" data-pid="1322" class="se"></p> </span></li><li class="item ref-dx" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Publications Index</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p399" data-pid="399" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270044/397/0">bt 136;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270044/397/2"> w12 6/1 20</a></p> <p id="p400" data-pid="400" class="sx"></p> </span></li></ul></div></div><div class="section" data-key="44-17-10" data-section-citation="044017010044017010"><h3 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Acts 17:10</span></h3><div class="group media"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Media</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="scalableui item"><div class="clearfix"><a class="galleryItem" href="/en/wol/gallery/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/44/1001072223#chapter=17"><img class="studyItemMedia" src="/en/wol/gallery/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/44/1001072223/thumbnail" data-img-large-src="/en/wol/mp/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/2024/843" ><span class="caption"><p>Beroea</p> </span></a></div></li></ul></div><div class="group index collapsible collapsed"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Indexes</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item ref-rsg" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Research Guide</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p1322" data-pid="1322" class="se"></p> <p id="p1323" data-pid="1323" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204434/1272/0"><em>Bearing Witness,</em> pp. 136-137</a></p> <p id="p1324" data-pid="1324" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204434/1273/0"><em>Insight,</em> Volume 1<em>,</em> p. 291</a></p> <p id="p1325" data-pid="1325" class="se"></p> </span></li><li class="item ref-dx" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Publications Index</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p400" data-pid="400" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270044/398/0">bt 136-137;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270044/398/2"> it-1 291;</a></p> <p id="p401" data-pid="401" class="sx"></p> <p id="p445" data-pid="445" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020044/443/0">w80 3/15 22;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020044/443/2"> w61 414,</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020044/443/3"> 689</a></p> <p id="p446" data-pid="446" class="sx"></p> </span></li></ul></div></div><div class="section" data-key="44-17-11" data-section-citation="044017011044017011"><h3 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Acts 17:11</span></h3><div class="studyNoteGroup"><ul class="content"><li class="item studyNote" data-extract-id=""><span class="scalableui"><p id="p12" data-pid="12" class="s5"><strong>carefully examining:</strong> Or “thoroughly studying.” The Greek term <em>a·na·kriʹno</em> has been defined as “to sift; to divide up; to separate.” It is sometimes used in the sense of conducting a judicial hearing. (<a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070706/7/0" data-bid="8-1" class="b">Lu 23:14;</a><a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070706/7/1" data-bid="8-2" class="b"> Ac 4:9;</a><a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070706/7/2" data-bid="8-3" class="b"> 28:18;</a><a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070706/7/3" data-bid="8-4" class="b"> 1Co 4:3</a>) Therefore, in this context, it conveys the idea of doing careful and exact research as in a legal process. The examination done by the Jews in Beroea was therefore not superficial; they probed carefully to confirm that what Paul and Silas were teaching from the Scriptures about Jesus as the long-promised Messiah was true.</p> </span></li></ul></div><div class="group index collapsible collapsed"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Indexes</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item ref-rsg" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Research Guide</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p1325" data-pid="1325" class="se"></p> <p id="p1326" data-pid="1326" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204434/1274/0"><em>Bearing Witness,</em> pp. 137-138</a></p> <p id="p1327" data-pid="1327" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204434/1275/0"><em>Enjoy Life Forever!,</em> lesson 2</a></p> <div id="p1328" data-pid="1328"><p data-pid="1328" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204434/1276/0"><em>The Watchtower,</em></a></p><p data-pid="1328" class="sk"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204434/1276/0">6/15/2011, p. 25</a></p><p data-pid="1328" class="sk"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204434/1277/0">4/15/2007, pp. 14-15</a></p><p data-pid="1328" class="sk"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204434/1278/0">10/15/1998, p. 6</a></p><p data-pid="1328" class="sk"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204434/1279/0">5/15/1996, pp. 16-17</a></p><p data-pid="1328" class="sk"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204434/1280/0">8/15/1990, p. 29</a></p><p data-pid="1328" class="sk"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204434/1281/0">6/15/1990, p. 18</a></p><p data-pid="1328" class="sk"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204434/1282/0">8/1/1989, p. 6</a></p><p data-pid="1328" class="sk"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204434/1283/0">1/15/1989, p. 6</a></p> </div><div id="p1329" data-pid="1329"><p data-pid="1329" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204434/1284/0"><em>Awake!,</em></a></p><p data-pid="1329" class="sk"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204434/1284/0">3/2008, pp. 8-9</a></p><p data-pid="1329" class="sk"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204434/1285/0">8/2007, pp. 10-11</a></p><p data-pid="1329" class="sk"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204434/1286/0">10/8/1991, pp. 12-13</a></p> </div><p id="p1330" data-pid="1330" class="se"></p> </span></li><li class="item ref-dx" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Publications Index</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p401" data-pid="401" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270044/399/0">bt 137-138;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270044/399/2"> lff lesson 2;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270044/399/4"> w11 6/15 25;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270044/399/6"> g 3/08 8-9;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270044/399/8"> w07 4/15 14-15;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270044/399/10"> g 8/07 10-11;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270044/399/12"> w98 10/15 6;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270044/399/14"> w96 5/15 16-17;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270044/399/17"> g91 10/8 12-13;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270044/399/19"> w90 6/15 18;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270044/399/21"> w90 8/15 29;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270044/399/23"> w89 1/15 6;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270044/399/26"> w89 8/1 6;</a></p> <p id="p402" data-pid="402" class="sx"></p> <p id="p446" data-pid="446" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020044/444/0">w83 1/15 13;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020044/444/2"> w81 2/15 18-19;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020044/444/4"> w80 3/15 22;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020044/444/6"> w80 8/1 20;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020044/444/8"> yb78 5;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020044/444/10"> w77 723;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020044/444/12"> w76 478;</a><span class="ni"> g67 7/8 6;</span><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020044/444/15"> w64 227,</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020044/444/16"> 296;</a><span class="ni"> g64 10/22 8;</span><span class="ni"> g64 11/22 5;</span><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020044/444/19"> w63 525,</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020044/444/20"> 664;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020044/444/21"> w62 359;</a><span class="ni"> g62 7/22 6;</span><span class="ni"> g61 7/22 21;</span><span class="ni"> g61 10/8 5;</span><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020044/444/25"> w60 42,</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020044/444/26"> 229,</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020044/444/27"> 597;</a><span class="ni"> g60 10/8 4;</span><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020044/444/29"> w53 623;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020044/444/30"> w52 80,</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020044/444/31"> 636;</a><span class="ni"> lg 17;</span><span class="ni"> gw 31;</span><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020044/444/34"> w51 320;</a><span class="ni"> w43 200</span></p> <p id="p447" data-pid="447" class="sx"></p> </span></li></ul></div></div><div class="section" data-key="44-17-12" data-section-citation="044017012044017012"><h3 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Acts 17:12</span></h3><div class="group index collapsible collapsed"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Indexes</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item ref-rsg" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Research Guide</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p1330" data-pid="1330" class="se"></p> <p id="p1331" data-pid="1331" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204434/1287/0"><em>Insight,</em> Volume 1<em>,</em> p. 1005</a></p> <p id="p1332" data-pid="1332" class="se"></p> </span></li><li class="item ref-dx" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Publications Index</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p402" data-pid="402" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270044/400/0">it-1 1005;</a></p> <p id="p403" data-pid="403" class="sx"></p> <p id="p447" data-pid="447" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020044/445/0">w81 2/15 19;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020044/445/2"> ad 691;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020044/445/3"> w64 296</a></p> <p id="p448" data-pid="448" class="sx"></p> </span></li></ul></div></div><div class="section" data-key="44-17-13" data-section-citation="044017013044017013"><h3 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Acts 17:13</span></h3><div class="group marginal"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Marginal References</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item collapsible marginal marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/44/17/567" data-extract-id="verseMarginal-568"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">+</span></span><span class="icon"></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Ac 14:2, 19</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-568" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-568" class="extract"></div></div></li></ul></div></div><div class="section" data-key="44-17-14" data-section-citation="044017014044017014"><h3 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Acts 17:14</span></h3><div class="group marginal"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Marginal References</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item collapsible marginal marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/44/17/568" data-extract-id="verseMarginal-569"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">+</span></span><span class="icon"></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Mt 10:23</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-569" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-569" class="extract"></div></div></li></ul></div></div><div class="section" data-key="44-17-15" data-section-citation="044017015044017015"><h3 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Acts 17:15</span></h3><div class="group marginal"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Marginal References</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item collapsible marginal marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/44/17/569" data-extract-id="verseMarginal-570"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">+</span></span><span class="icon"></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Ac 16:1, 2; 1Th 3:2</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-570" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-570" class="extract"></div></div></li></ul></div><div class="group index collapsible collapsed"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Indexes</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item ref-rsg" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Research Guide</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p1332" data-pid="1332" class="se"></p> <div id="p1333" data-pid="1333"><p data-pid="1333" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204434/1288/0"><em>The Watchtower,</em></a></p><p data-pid="1333" class="sk"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204434/1288/0">10/15/2004, p. 19</a></p><p data-pid="1333" class="sk"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204434/1289/0">6/15/1990, p. 18</a></p> </div><p id="p1334" data-pid="1334" class="se"></p> </span></li><li class="item ref-dx" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Publications Index</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p403" data-pid="403" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270044/401/0">w04 10/15 19;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270044/401/2"> w90 6/15 18</a></p> <p id="p404" data-pid="404" class="sx"></p> </span></li></ul></div></div><div class="section" data-key="44-17-16" data-section-citation="044017016044017016"><h3 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Acts 17:16</span></h3><div class="group index collapsible collapsed"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Indexes</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item ref-rsg" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Research Guide</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p1334" data-pid="1334" class="se"></p> <p id="p1335" data-pid="1335" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204434/1290/0"><em>Bearing Witness,</em> p. 140</a></p> <div id="p1336" data-pid="1336"><p data-pid="1336" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204434/1291/0"><em>The Watchtower,</em></a></p><p data-pid="1336" class="sk"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204434/1291/0">7/15/1998, pp. 26-27</a></p><p data-pid="1336" class="sk"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204434/1292/0">2/15/1989, p. 5</a></p> </div><p id="p1337" data-pid="1337" class="se"></p> </span></li><li class="item ref-dx" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Publications Index</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p404" data-pid="404" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270044/402/0">bt 140;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270044/402/2"> w98 7/15 26-27;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270044/402/4"> w89 2/15 5;</a></p> <p id="p405" data-pid="405" class="sx"></p> <p id="p448" data-pid="448" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020044/446/0">g78 6/22 26;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020044/446/2"> w73 429</a></p> <p id="p449" data-pid="449" class="sx"></p> </span></li></ul></div></div><div class="section" data-key="44-17-17" data-section-citation="044017017044017017"><h3 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Acts 17:17</span></h3><div class="studyNoteGroup"><ul class="content"><li class="item studyNote" data-extract-id=""><span class="scalableui"><p id="p14" data-pid="14" class="s5"><strong>the marketplace:</strong> Located NW of the Acropolis, Athens’ marketplace (Greek, <em>a·go·raʹ</em>) covered 5 ha (12 ac) or so. The marketplace was much more than a location for buying and selling. It was the center of the city’s economic, political, and cultural life. Athenians enjoyed meeting at this center of public life to engage in intellectual discussions.</p> </span></li></ul></div><div class="group index collapsible collapsed"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Indexes</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item ref-rsg" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Research Guide</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p1337" data-pid="1337" class="se"></p> <p id="p1338" data-pid="1338" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204434/1293/0"><em>Bearing Witness,</em> pp. 140-141</a></p> <p id="p1339" data-pid="1339" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204434/1294/0"><em>Enjoy Life Forever!,</em> lesson 18</a></p> <p id="p1340" data-pid="1340" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204434/1295/0"><em>Insight,</em> Volume 1<em>,</em> p. 210</a></p> <p id="p1341" data-pid="1341" class="se"></p> </span></li><li class="item ref-dx" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Publications Index</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p405" data-pid="405" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270044/403/0">bt 140-141;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270044/403/2"> lff lesson 18;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270044/403/4"> it-1 210;</a></p> <p id="p406" data-pid="406" class="sx"></p> <p id="p449" data-pid="449" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020044/447/0">w81 7/1 28;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020044/447/3"> g78 6/22 25-26;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020044/447/5"> w73 430;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020044/447/7"> ad 159;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020044/447/8"> w66 13;</a><span class="ni"> yb66 20;</span><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020044/447/10"> w63 147;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020044/447/11"> w61 414</a></p> <p id="p450" data-pid="450" class="sx"></p> </span></li></ul></div></div><div class="section" data-key="44-17-18" data-section-citation="044017018044017018"><h3 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Acts 17:18</span></h3><div class="studyNoteGroup"><ul class="content"><li class="item studyNote" data-extract-id=""><span class="scalableui"><p id="p16" data-pid="16" class="s5"><strong>the Epicurean . . . philosophers:</strong> Followers of the Greek philosopher Epicurus (341-270 B.C.E.), they taught that experiencing pleasure was the ultimate goal in life. The Epicureans believed in the existence of gods but thought that the gods had no interest in humans and would neither reward nor punish them, so prayer or sacrifice was useless. The Epicureans’ thinking and actions were devoid of moral principle. They urged moderation, however, on the grounds that it would prevent the negative consequences of overindulgence. And they believed that knowledge should be sought only to rid a person of religious fears and superstition. Neither the Epicureans nor the Stoics believed in a resurrection.—See study note on <strong>the Stoic philosophers</strong> in this verse.</p> <p id="p17" data-pid="17" class="s5"><strong>the Stoic philosophers:</strong> A Greek school of philosophers who believed that happiness consists of living in accord with reason and nature. In their estimation, the truly wise man was indifferent to pain or pleasure. The Stoics believed that all things were part of an impersonal deity and that the human soul emanated from such a source. Some Stoics held that the soul would eventually be destroyed along with the universe. Other Stoics believed that the soul would ultimately be reabsorbed by this deity. Neither the Stoics nor the Epicureans believed in a resurrection.—See study note on <strong>the Epicurean . . . philosophers</strong> in this verse.</p> <p id="p18" data-pid="18" class="s5"><strong>chatterer:</strong> Lit., “seed picker.” The Greek word used here, <em>sper·mo·loʹgos,</em> was applied to a bird that picks up seeds. Figuratively, it was used in a derogatory sense of a person who picks up scraps by begging or stealing or of an unqualified, unsophisticated person who repeats scraps of knowledge, an idle babbler. In effect, those learned men were saying that Paul was ignorantly chattering about things he did not really understand.</p> </span></li></ul></div><div class="group marginal"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Marginal References</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item collapsible marginal marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/44/17/570" data-extract-id="verseMarginal-571"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">+</span></span><span class="icon"></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Joh 5:28, 29; 11:25; 1Co 15:12</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-571" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-571" class="extract"></div></div></li></ul></div><div class="group index collapsible collapsed"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Indexes</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item ref-rsg" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Research Guide</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p1341" data-pid="1341" class="se"></p> <p id="p1342" data-pid="1342" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204434/1296/0"><em>Bearing Witness,</em> pp. 141-142</a></p> <p id="p1343" data-pid="1343" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204434/1297/0"><em>Insight,</em> Volume 1<em>,</em> pp. 210,</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204434/1298/0"> 316,</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204434/1299/0"> 613,</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204434/1300/0"> 756,</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204434/1301/0"> 1000</a></p> <p id="p1344" data-pid="1344" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204434/1302/0"><em>Insight,</em> Volume 2<em>,</em> p. 634</a></p> <div id="p1345" data-pid="1345"><p data-pid="1345" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204434/1303/0"><em>The Watchtower,</em></a></p><p data-pid="1345" class="sk"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204434/1303/0">7/15/2003, p. 22</a></p><p data-pid="1345" class="sk"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204434/1304/0">8/1/2001, p. 8</a></p><p data-pid="1345" class="sk"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204434/1305/0">7/15/1998, pp. 25,</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204434/1306/0"> 27</a></p><p data-pid="1345" class="sk"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204434/1307/0">6/15/1990, p. 18</a></p><p data-pid="1345" class="sk"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204434/1308/0">6/15/1989, pp. 3-4</a></p><p data-pid="1345" class="sk"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204434/1309/0">2/15/1989, pp. 5-6</a></p> </div><p id="p1346" data-pid="1346" class="se"></p> </span></li><li class="item ref-dx" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Publications Index</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p406" data-pid="406" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270044/404/0">bt 141-142;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270044/404/2"> it-1 210,</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270044/404/4"> 316,</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270044/404/6"> 613,</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270044/404/8"> 756,</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270044/404/10"> 1000;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270044/404/12"> it-2 634;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270044/404/14"> w03 7/15 22;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270044/404/16"> w01 8/1 8;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270044/404/18"> w98 7/15 25,</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270044/404/20"> 27;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270044/404/22"> w90 6/15 18;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270044/404/24"> w89 2/15 5-6;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270044/404/28"> w89 6/15 3-4;</a></p> <p id="p407" data-pid="407" class="sx"></p> <p id="p450" data-pid="450" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020044/448/0">w81 7/1 28;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020044/448/2"> w79 3/15 27;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020044/448/4"> w78 5/15 24-25;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020044/448/7"> w73 430;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020044/448/10"> g72 11/22 17;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020044/448/12"> ad 159,</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020044/448/13"> 235,</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020044/448/14"> 527,</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020044/448/15"> 687,</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020044/448/16"> 1307;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020044/448/17"> w65 38;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020044/448/18"> w54 402;</a><span class="ni"> w49 116</span></p> <p id="p451" data-pid="451" class="sx"></p> </span></li></ul></div></div><div class="section" data-key="44-17-19" data-section-citation="044017019044017019"><h3 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Acts 17:19</span></h3><div class="studyNoteGroup"><ul class="content"><li class="item studyNote" data-extract-id=""><span class="scalableui"><p id="p20" data-pid="20" class="s5"><strong>the Areopagus:</strong> Or “Hill of Ares.” Ares was the Greek god of war. Located NW of the Acropolis, the Areopagus was the traditional meeting place of the chief council of Athens. The term “Areopagus” may refer to the actual hill or to the council. (<a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070706/11/0" data-bid="12-1" class="b">Ac 17:34</a>) Therefore, some scholars feel that Paul was brought to this hill or nearby to be questioned, while other scholars believe that he was taken to a meeting of the council held elsewhere, perhaps at the agora. Because Ares corresponds to the Roman god Mars, some translations refer to this place as “Mars’ Hill.”</p> </span></li></ul></div><div class="group index collapsible collapsed"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Indexes</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item ref-rsg" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Research Guide</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p1346" data-pid="1346" class="se"></p> <p id="p1347" data-pid="1347" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204434/1310/0"><em>Insight,</em> Volume 1<em>,</em> pp. 162,</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204434/1311/0"> 210</a></p> <p id="p1348" data-pid="1348" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204434/1312/0"><em>New World Translation,</em> p. 1693</a></p> <div id="p1349" data-pid="1349"><p data-pid="1349" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204434/1313/0"><em>The Watchtower,</em></a></p><p data-pid="1349" class="sk"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204434/1313/0">6/15/1990, p. 18</a></p><p data-pid="1349" class="sk"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204434/1314/0">2/15/1989, pp. 5-6</a></p> </div><p id="p1350" data-pid="1350" class="se"></p> </span></li><li class="item ref-dx" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Publications Index</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p407" data-pid="407" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270044/405/0">it-1 162,</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270044/405/3"> 210;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270044/405/5"> nwt 1693;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270044/405/7"> w90 6/15 18;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270044/405/10"> w89 2/15 6;</a></p> <p id="p408" data-pid="408" class="sx"></p> <p id="p451" data-pid="451" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020044/449/0">w81 7/1 28;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020044/449/2"> w73 430;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020044/449/4"> ad 118;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020044/449/5"> w54 402</a></p> <p id="p452" data-pid="452" class="sx"></p> </span></li></ul></div></div><div class="section" data-key="44-17-20" data-section-citation="044017020044017020"><h3 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Acts 17:20</span></h3><div class="group index collapsible collapsed"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Indexes</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item ref-dx" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Publications Index</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p452" data-pid="452" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020044/450/0">w73 430</a></p> <p id="p453" data-pid="453" class="sx"></p> </span></li></ul></div></div><div class="section" data-key="44-17-21" data-section-citation="044017021044017021"><h3 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Acts 17:21</span></h3><div class="studyNoteGroup"><ul class="content"><li class="item studyNote" data-extract-id=""><span class="scalableui"><p id="p22" data-pid="22" class="s5"><strong>staying:</strong> Or “visiting.” The Greek word used here, <em>e·pi·de·meʹo,</em> has been defined “to stay in a place as a stranger or visitor.”</p> </span></li></ul></div><div class="group index collapsible collapsed"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Indexes</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item ref-rsg" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Research Guide</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p1350" data-pid="1350" class="se"></p> <p id="p1351" data-pid="1351" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204434/1315/0"><em>Insight,</em> Volume 1<em>,</em> pp. 210,</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204434/1316/0"> 1000</a></p> <div id="p1352" data-pid="1352"><p data-pid="1352" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204434/1317/0"><em>Awake!,</em></a></p><p data-pid="1352" class="sk"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204434/1317/0">3/2011, p. 18</a></p> </div><p id="p1353" data-pid="1353" class="se"></p> </span></li><li class="item ref-dx" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Publications Index</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p408" data-pid="408" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270044/406/0">it-1 210,</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270044/406/2"> 1000;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270044/406/4"> g 3/11 18;</a></p> <p id="p409" data-pid="409" class="sx"></p> <p id="p453" data-pid="453" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020044/451/0">w73 430;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020044/451/2"> g72 11/22 17;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020044/451/4"> ad 159,</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020044/451/5"> 687</a></p> <p id="p454" data-pid="454" class="sx"></p> </span></li></ul></div></div><div class="section" data-key="44-17-22" data-section-citation="044017022044017022"><h3 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Acts 17:22</span></h3><div class="group footnote"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Footnotes</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item footnote" data-extract-id="verseFootnote-46"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">*</span></span><span class="scalableui"><p id="p251" data-pid="251">Or “more religious.”</p> </span></li></ul></div><div class="group marginal"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Marginal References</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item collapsible marginal marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/44/17/571" data-extract-id="verseMarginal-572"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">+</span></span><span class="icon"></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Ac 17:33, 34</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-572" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-572" class="extract"></div></div></li><li class="item collapsible marginal marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/44/17/572" data-extract-id="verseMarginal-573"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">+</span></span><span class="icon"></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Ac 17:16</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-573" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-573" class="extract"></div></div></li></ul></div><div class="group index collapsible collapsed"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Indexes</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item ref-rsg" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Research Guide</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p1353" data-pid="1353" class="se"></p> <p id="p1354" data-pid="1354" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204434/1318/0"><em>Love People,</em> lesson 5</a></p> <p id="p1355" data-pid="1355" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204434/1319/0"><em>Bearing Witness,</em> pp. 142-143</a></p> <p id="p1356" data-pid="1356" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204434/1320/0"><em>Insight,</em> Volume 1<em>,</em> pp. 209-210,</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204434/1321/0"> 613</a></p> <div id="p1357" data-pid="1357"><p data-pid="1357" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204434/1322/0"><em>The Watchtower,</em></a></p><p data-pid="1357" class="sk"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204434/1322/0">7/15/2010, p. 30</a></p><p data-pid="1357" class="sk"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204434/1323/0">9/1/2007, p. 14</a></p><p data-pid="1357" class="sk"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204434/1324/0">2/15/1989, pp. 6-7</a></p><p data-pid="1357" class="sk"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204434/1325/0">3/1/1986, p. 30</a></p> </div><p id="p1358" data-pid="1358" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204434/1326/0"><em>Ministry School,</em> p. 252</a></p> <p id="p1359" data-pid="1359" class="se"></p> </span></li><li class="item ref-dx" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Publications Index</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p409" data-pid="409" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270044/407/0">lmd lesson 5;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270044/407/2"> bt 142-143;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270044/407/4"> it-1 209-210,</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270044/407/7"> 613;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270044/407/9"> w10 7/15 30;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270044/407/11"> w07 9/1 14;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270044/407/13"> be 252;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270044/407/15"> w89 2/15 6-7;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270044/407/18"> w86 3/1 30;</a></p> <p id="p410" data-pid="410" class="sx"></p> <p id="p454" data-pid="454" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020044/452/0">w81 7/1 27;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020044/452/2"> w73 430;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020044/452/5"> ad 158;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020044/452/6"> w63 635;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020044/452/7"> w53 237;</a><span class="ni"> w40 68</span></p> <p id="p455" data-pid="455" class="sx"></p> </span></li></ul></div></div><div class="section" data-key="44-17-23" data-section-citation="044017023044017023"><h3 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Acts 17:23</span></h3><div class="studyNoteGroup"><ul class="content"><li class="item studyNote" data-extract-id=""><span class="scalableui"><p id="p24" data-pid="24" class="s5"><strong>To an Unknown God:</strong> The Greek words <em>A·gnoʹstoi the·oiʹ</em> were part of an inscription on an altar in Athens. The Athenians expressed their fear of deities by building many temples and altars, even making altars to abstract deities, such as Fame, Modesty, Energy, Persuasion, and Pity. Perhaps fearing that they might omit a god and thereby incur that god’s disfavor, they dedicated an altar “to an Unknown God.” By means of such an altar, the people admitted the existence of a God about whom they knew nothing. Paul skillfully used the presence of this altar as a basis for his preaching to introduce his audience to the God—the true God—who until then was unknown to them.</p> </span></li></ul></div><div class="group media"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Media</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="scalableui item"><div class="clearfix"><a class="galleryItem" href="/en/wol/gallery/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/44/1001072145#chapter=17"><img class="studyItemMedia" src="/en/wol/gallery/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/44/1001072145/thumbnail" data-img-large-src="/en/wol/mp/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/2024/763" ><span class="caption"><p>Altars to Unknown Gods</p> </span></a></div></li></ul></div><div class="group footnote"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Footnotes</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item footnote" data-extract-id="verseFootnote-47"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">*</span></span><span class="scalableui"><p id="p252" data-pid="252">Or “worship.”</p> </span></li></ul></div><div class="group index collapsible collapsed"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Indexes</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item ref-rsg" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Research Guide</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p1359" data-pid="1359" class="se"></p> <p id="p1360" data-pid="1360" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204434/1327/0"><em>Love People,</em> lesson 5</a></p> <p id="p1361" data-pid="1361" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204434/1328/0"><em>Bearing Witness,</em> p. 143</a></p> <p id="p1362" data-pid="1362" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204434/1329/0"><em>Insight,</em> Volume 1<em>,</em> pp. 85,</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204434/1330/0"> 209</a></p> <p id="p1363" data-pid="1363" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204434/1331/0"><em>Insight,</em> Volume 2<em>,</em> p. 1141</a></p> <div id="p1364" data-pid="1364"><p data-pid="1364" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204434/1332/0"><em>The Watchtower,</em></a></p><p data-pid="1364" class="sk"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204434/1332/0">3/1/2012, p. 18</a></p><p data-pid="1364" class="sk"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204434/1333/0">7/15/2010, p. 30</a></p><p data-pid="1364" class="sk"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204434/1334/0">7/15/2002, p. 32</a></p><p data-pid="1364" class="sk"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204434/1335/0">2/15/1989, pp. 6-7</a></p> </div><div id="p1365" data-pid="1365"><p data-pid="1365" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204434/1336/0"><em>Awake!,</em></a></p><p data-pid="1365" class="sk"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204434/1336/0">3/2011, p. 18</a></p> </div><p id="p1366" data-pid="1366" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204434/1337/0"><em>Creator,</em> pp. 75-77</a></p> <p id="p1367" data-pid="1367" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204434/1338/0"><em>Mankind’s Search for God,</em> p. 69</a></p> <p id="p1368" data-pid="1368" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204434/1339/0"><em>God’s Word,</em> p. 64</a></p> <p id="p1369" data-pid="1369" class="se"></p> </span></li><li class="item ref-dx" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Publications Index</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p410" data-pid="410" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270044/408/0">lmd lesson 5;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270044/408/2"> bt 143;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270044/408/4"> it-1 85,</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270044/408/6"> 209;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270044/408/8"> it-2 1141;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270044/408/10"> w12 3/1 18;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270044/408/12"> g 3/11 18;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270044/408/14"> w10 7/15 30;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270044/408/16"> w02 7/15 32;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270044/408/18"> ct 75-77;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270044/408/20"> sh 69;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270044/408/22"> w89 2/15 6-7;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270044/408/25"> gm 64;</a></p> <p id="p411" data-pid="411" class="sx"></p> <p id="p455" data-pid="455" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020044/453/0">w84 8/1 22-23;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020044/453/2"> g84 3/8 9;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020044/453/4"> w81 7/1 28;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020044/453/7"> w80 2/15 32;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020044/453/9"> w73 429-431;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020044/453/11"> ad 60-61,</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020044/453/12"> 158,</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020044/453/13"> 1625;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020044/453/14"> w63 305;</a><span class="ni"> g63 8/22 10;</span><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020044/453/16"> w61 48;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020044/453/17"> w57 229;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020044/453/18"> w54 403</a></p> <p id="p456" data-pid="456" class="sx"></p> </span></li></ul></div></div><div class="section" data-key="44-17-24" data-section-citation="044017024044017024"><h3 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Acts 17:24</span></h3><div class="studyNoteGroup"><ul class="content"><li class="item studyNote" data-extract-id=""><span class="scalableui"><p id="p26" data-pid="26" class="s5"><strong>the world:</strong> The Greek word <em>koʹsmos</em> is closely linked with mankind in secular Greek literature and particularly in the Bible. (See <a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1001070706/2/0">study note on Joh 1:10</a>.) In secular Greek writings, however, the term was also used to refer to the universe and to creation in general. It is possible that Paul, who was trying to establish common ground with his Greek audience, here used the term in that sense.</p> <p id="p27" data-pid="27" class="s5"><strong>handmade temples:</strong> Or “temples made by human hands.” The Greek word <em>khei·ro·poiʹe·tos</em> is also used at <a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070706/15/0" data-bid="16-1" class="b">Ac 7:48</a> and <a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070706/16/0" data-bid="17-1" class="b">Heb 9:11,</a><a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070706/16/1" data-bid="17-2" class="b"> 24</a>, where it is rendered “made with hands.” Unlike the Greek goddess Athena or the other deities whose glory depended on temples, shrines, and altars made by humans, the Sovereign Lord of heaven and earth cannot be contained in physical temples. (<a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070706/17/0" data-bid="18-1" class="b">1Ki 8:27</a>) The true God is grander than any idols found in man-made temples. (<a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070706/18/0" data-bid="19-1" class="b">Isa 40:18-26</a>) Paul may have made this comment because he saw the many temples, shrines, and sanctuaries devoted to various deities.</p> </span></li></ul></div><div class="group marginal"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Marginal References</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item collapsible marginal marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/44/17/573" data-extract-id="verseMarginal-574"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">+</span></span><span class="icon"></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Ps 146:6</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-574" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-574" class="extract"></div></div></li><li class="item collapsible marginal marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/44/17/574" data-extract-id="verseMarginal-575"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">+</span></span><span class="icon"></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">1Ki 8:27</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-575" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-575" class="extract"></div></div></li></ul></div><div class="group index collapsible collapsed"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Indexes</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item ref-rsg" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Research Guide</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p1369" data-pid="1369" class="se"></p> <p id="p1370" data-pid="1370" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204434/1340/0"><em>Bearing Witness,</em> p. 144</a></p> <p id="p1371" data-pid="1371" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204434/1341/0"><em>Insight,</em> Volume 1<em>,</em> p. 1002</a></p> <p id="p1372" data-pid="1372" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204434/1342/0"><em>Insight,</em> Volume 2<em>,</em> p. 1206</a></p> <div id="p1373" data-pid="1373"><p data-pid="1373" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204434/1343/0"><em>The Watchtower,</em></a></p><p data-pid="1373" class="sk"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204434/1343/0">7/15/2010, p. 30</a></p><p data-pid="1373" class="sk"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204434/1344/0">7/1/2008, p. 10</a></p><p data-pid="1373" class="sk"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204434/1345/0">2/15/1989, pp. 7-8</a></p> </div><p id="p1374" data-pid="1374" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204434/1346/0"><em>Mankind’s Search for God,</em> pp. 29-31</a></p> <p id="p1375" data-pid="1375" class="se"></p> </span></li><li class="item ref-dx" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Publications Index</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p411" data-pid="411" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270044/409/0">bt 144;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270044/409/3"> it-1 1002;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270044/409/5"> it-2 1206;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270044/409/7"> w10 7/15 30;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270044/409/9"> w08 7/1 10;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270044/409/11"> sh 30;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270044/409/13"> w89 2/15 7-8;</a></p> <p id="p412" data-pid="412" class="sx"></p> <p id="p456" data-pid="456" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020044/454/0">w77 477;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020044/454/2"> hs 6-7;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020044/454/4"> w74 491;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020044/454/6"> w73 431;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020044/454/8"> w72 751;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020044/454/10"> ad 1671;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020044/454/11"> kj 274;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020044/454/12"> w67 3;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020044/454/13"> w65 742;</a><span class="ni"> g62 4/22 8;</span><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020044/454/15"> w60 39;</a><span class="ni"> sr55 69;</span><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020044/454/17"> w53 627;</a><span class="ni"> tf 36</span></p> <p id="p457" data-pid="457" class="sx"></p> </span></li></ul></div></div><div class="section" data-key="44-17-25" data-section-citation="044017025044017025"><h3 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Acts 17:25</span></h3><div class="group marginal"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Marginal References</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item collapsible marginal marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/44/17/575" data-extract-id="verseMarginal-576"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">+</span></span><span class="icon"></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Ps 50:12</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-576" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-576" class="extract"></div></div></li><li class="item collapsible marginal marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/44/17/576" data-extract-id="verseMarginal-577"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">+</span></span><span class="icon"></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Isa 42:5</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-577" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-577" class="extract"></div></div></li></ul></div><div class="group index collapsible collapsed"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Indexes</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item ref-rsg" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Research Guide</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p1375" data-pid="1375" class="se"></p> <p id="p1376" data-pid="1376" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204434/1347/0"><em>Bearing Witness,</em> p. 144</a></p> <p id="p1377" data-pid="1377" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204434/1348/0"><em>Enjoy Life Forever!,</em> lesson 38</a></p> <div id="p1378" data-pid="1378"><p data-pid="1378" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204434/1349/0"><em>The Watchtower,</em></a></p><p data-pid="1378" class="sk"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204434/1349/0">7/15/2010, p. 30</a></p><p data-pid="1378" class="sk"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204434/1350/0">7/1/2008, p. 10</a></p><p data-pid="1378" class="sk"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204434/1351/0">2/15/1989, pp. 7-8</a></p> </div><p id="p1379" data-pid="1379" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204434/1352/0"><em>Mankind’s Search for God,</em> pp. 29-31</a></p> <p id="p1380" data-pid="1380" class="se"></p> </span></li><li class="item ref-dx" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Publications Index</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p412" data-pid="412" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270044/410/0">bt 144;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270044/410/2"> lff lesson 38;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270044/410/4"> w10 7/15 30;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270044/410/6"> w08 7/1 10;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270044/410/8"> sh 30;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270044/410/10"> w89 2/15 7-8;</a></p> <p id="p413" data-pid="413" class="sx"></p> <p id="p457" data-pid="457" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020044/455/0">w74 120;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020044/455/2"> w73 431;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020044/455/4"> w72 592;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020044/455/6"> w71 345;</a><span class="ni"> g66 7/8 7;</span><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020044/455/9"> w65 5;</a><span class="ni"> yb65 7;</span><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020044/455/11"> w61 227</a></p> <p id="p458" data-pid="458" class="sx"></p> </span></li></ul></div></div><div class="section" data-key="44-17-26" data-section-citation="044017026044017026"><h3 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Acts 17:26</span></h3><div class="group marginal"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Marginal References</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item collapsible marginal marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/44/17/577" data-extract-id="verseMarginal-578"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">+</span></span><span class="icon"></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Ge 5:2</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-578" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-578" class="extract"></div></div></li><li class="item collapsible marginal marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/44/17/578" data-extract-id="verseMarginal-579"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">+</span></span><span class="icon"></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Ge 1:28</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-579" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-579" class="extract"></div></div></li><li class="item collapsible marginal marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/44/17/579" data-extract-id="verseMarginal-580"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">+</span></span><span class="icon"></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">De 2:5, 19; 32:8; Ps 74:17</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-580" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-580" class="extract"></div></div></li></ul></div><div class="group index collapsible collapsed"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Indexes</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item ref-rsg" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Research Guide</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p1380" data-pid="1380" class="se"></p> <p id="p1381" data-pid="1381" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204434/1353/0"><em>Frequently Asked Questions About Jehovah’s Witnesses,</em> article 64</a></p> <p id="p1382" data-pid="1382" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204434/1354/0"><em>Bearing Witness,</em> pp. 144-145</a></p> <p id="p1383" data-pid="1383" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204434/1355/0"><em>Insight,</em> Volume 1<em>,</em> pp. 358,</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204434/1356/0"> 913-914</a></p> <p id="p1384" data-pid="1384" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204434/1357/0"><em>Insight,</em> Volume 2<em>,</em> p. 885</a></p> <div id="p1385" data-pid="1385"><p data-pid="1385" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204434/1358/0"><em>The Watchtower,</em></a></p><p data-pid="1385" class="sk"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204434/1358/0">7/15/2010, p. 30</a></p><p data-pid="1385" class="sk"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204434/1359/0">7/1/2008, p. 10</a></p><p data-pid="1385" class="sk"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204434/1360/0">9/15/1998, pp. 11-12</a></p><p data-pid="1385" class="sk"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204434/1361/0">6/15/1990, p. 18</a></p><p data-pid="1385" class="sk"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204434/1362/0">2/15/1989, pp. 8-9</a></p><p data-pid="1385" class="sk"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204434/1363/0">5/15/1988, p. 10</a></p> </div><p id="p1386" data-pid="1386" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204434/1364/0"><em>Book for All,</em> pp. 24-25</a></p> <div id="p1387" data-pid="1387"><p data-pid="1387" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204434/1365/0"><em>Awake!,</em></a></p><p data-pid="1387" class="sk"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204434/1365/0">8/22/1993, p. 9</a></p><p data-pid="1387" class="sk"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204434/1366/0">4/22/1989, p. 27</a></p> </div><p id="p1388" data-pid="1388" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204434/1367/0"><em>Mankind’s Search for God,</em> pp. 30-31</a></p> <p id="p1389" data-pid="1389" class="se"></p> </span></li><li class="item ref-dx" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Publications Index</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p413" data-pid="413" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270044/411/0">ijwfq article 64;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270044/411/2"> bt 144-145;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270044/411/4"> it-1 358,</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270044/411/6"> 913;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270044/411/8"> it-2 885;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270044/411/10"> w10 7/15 30;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270044/411/12"> w08 7/1 10;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270044/411/14"> w98 9/15 11-12;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270044/411/16"> ba 24-25;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270044/411/18"> g93 8/22 9;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270044/411/20"> w90 6/15 18;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270044/411/23"> sh 30-31;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270044/411/25"> w89 2/15 8-9;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270044/411/27"> g89 4/22 27;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270044/411/29"> w88 5/15 10;</a></p> <p id="p414" data-pid="414" class="sx"></p> <p id="p458" data-pid="458" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020044/456/0">g82 2/8 12;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020044/456/2"> w79 3/15 23;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020044/456/4"> w77 708;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020044/456/7"> g77 10/8 20-22;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020044/456/10"> w76 255-256;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020044/456/12"> w75 617;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020044/456/14"> og 15-16;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020044/456/16"> w74 220;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020044/456/18"> po 47;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020044/456/20"> w73 431-433;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020044/456/23"> w73 516-517;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020044/456/25"> w73 735;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020044/456/27"> ad 254,</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020044/456/28"> 1463;</a><span class="ni"> g67 10/8 5;</span><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020044/456/30"> w65 5;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020044/456/31"> w64 263;</a><span class="ni"> g64 7/22 13;</span><span class="ni"> g64 12/8 3;</span><span class="ni"> g63 2/8 3;</span><span class="ni"> g63 12/22 4;</span><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020044/456/36"> w62 201,</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020044/456/37"> 250,</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020044/456/38"> 687;</a><span class="ni"> g62 1/22 5;</span><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020044/456/40"> w61 238;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020044/456/41"> w57 711;</a><span class="ni"> g56 2/22 18;</span><span class="ni"> g56 4/22 17;</span><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020044/456/44"> w53 402;</a><span class="ni"> w47 3</span></p> <p id="p459" data-pid="459" class="sx"></p> </span></li></ul></div></div><div class="section" data-key="44-17-27" data-section-citation="044017027044017027"><h3 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Acts 17:27</span></h3><div class="group marginal"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Marginal References</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item collapsible marginal marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/44/17/580" data-extract-id="verseMarginal-581"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">+</span></span><span class="icon"></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">De 4:29; Ps 145:18; Isa 55:6; Ro 1:20</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-581" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-581" class="extract"></div></div></li></ul></div><div class="group index collapsible collapsed"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Indexes</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item ref-rsg" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Research Guide</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p1389" data-pid="1389" class="se"></p> <p id="p1390" data-pid="1390" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204434/1368/0"><em>Bible Questions Answered,</em> article 42</a></p> <p id="p1391" data-pid="1391" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204434/1369/0"><em>Bearing Witness,</em> p. 145</a></p> <p id="p1392" data-pid="1392" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204434/1370/0"><em>Insight,</em> Volume 1<em>,</em> p. 135</a></p> <div id="p1393" data-pid="1393"><p data-pid="1393" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204434/1371/0"><em>The Watchtower,</em></a></p><p data-pid="1393" class="sk"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204434/1371/0">7/15/2010, p. 30</a></p><p data-pid="1393" class="sk"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204434/1372/0">7/1/2008, p. 10</a></p><p data-pid="1393" class="sk"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204434/1373/0">2/15/1989, p. 9</a></p> </div><p id="p1394" data-pid="1394" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204434/1374/0"><em>Mankind’s Search for God,</em> pp. 30-31</a></p> <p id="p1395" data-pid="1395" class="se"></p> </span></li><li class="item ref-dx" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Publications Index</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p414" data-pid="414" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270044/412/0">ijwbq article 42;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270044/412/2"> bt 145;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270044/412/4"> it-1 135;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270044/412/6"> w10 7/15 30;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270044/412/8"> w08 7/1 10;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270044/412/10"> sh 30-31;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270044/412/12"> w89 2/15 9;</a></p> <p id="p415" data-pid="415" class="sx"></p> <p id="p459" data-pid="459" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020044/457/0">w80 3/15 19;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020044/457/2"> w79 4/15 12;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020044/457/4"> g79 4/8 7;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020044/457/6"> lp 99-100;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020044/457/8"> w76 227-228;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020044/457/10"> w75 617;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020044/457/12"> g75 5/8 4;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020044/457/14"> w74 220;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020044/457/16"> w73 176;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020044/457/18"> w73 431-433;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020044/457/22"> w73 735;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020044/457/24"> g72 11/22 18;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020044/457/27"> w71 429;</a><span class="ni"> g68 3/8 5;</span><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020044/457/30"> w67 4;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020044/457/31"> w65 467,</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020044/457/32"> 470;</a><span class="ni"> g63 8/22 28;</span><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020044/457/34"> w53 402</a></p> <p id="p460" data-pid="460" class="sx"></p> </span></li></ul></div></div><div class="section" data-key="44-17-28" data-section-citation="044017028044017028"><h3 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Acts 17:28</span></h3><div class="studyNoteGroup"><ul class="content"><li class="item studyNote" data-extract-id=""><span class="scalableui"><p id="p29" data-pid="29" class="s5"><strong>we have life and move and exist:</strong> Some suggest that this statement reflects a Greek rhetorical style called tricolon, which uses three parallel words to express a thought. Such authors as Plato, Sophocles, and Aristotle used this technique. Others suggest that this was an allusion to a poem by Epimenides, a Cretan poet of the sixth century B.C.E.</p> <p id="p30" data-pid="30" class="s5"><strong>some of your own poets:</strong> Paul apparently quoted the expression “for we are also his children” from the poem <em>Phaenomena,</em> by the Stoic poet Aratus, and similar words are found in other Greek writings, including <em>Hymn to Zeus,</em> by the Stoic writer Cleanthes. Paul may have quoted Greek poets because educated speakers were expected to offer classical quotations among their proofs.</p> </span></li></ul></div><div class="group footnote"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Footnotes</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item footnote" data-extract-id="verseFootnote-48"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">*</span></span><span class="scalableui"><p id="p253" data-pid="253">Or “because of.” Lit., “in.”</p> </span></li><li class="item footnote" data-extract-id="verseFootnote-49"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">*</span></span><span class="scalableui"><p id="p254" data-pid="254">Or “progeny.”</p> </span></li></ul></div><div class="group marginal"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Marginal References</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item collapsible marginal marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/44/17/581" data-extract-id="verseMarginal-582"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">+</span></span><span class="icon"></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Ps 36:9</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-582" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-582" class="extract"></div></div></li></ul></div><div class="group index collapsible collapsed"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Indexes</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item ref-rsg" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Research Guide</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p1395" data-pid="1395" class="se"></p> <p id="p1396" data-pid="1396" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204434/1375/0"><em>Bearing Witness,</em> pp. 145-146</a></p> <p id="p1397" data-pid="1397" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204434/1376/0"><em>Enjoy Life Forever!,</em> lesson 38</a></p> <p id="p1398" data-pid="1398" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204434/1377/0"><em>Insight,</em> Volume 1<em>,</em> p. 210</a></p> <p id="p1399" data-pid="1399" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204434/1378/0"><em>Insight,</em> Volume 2<em>,</em> p. 1036</a></p> <div id="p1400" data-pid="1400"><p data-pid="1400" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204434/1379/0"><em>Awake!,</em></a></p><p data-pid="1400" class="sk"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204434/1379/0">3/2011, p. 18</a></p> </div><div id="p1401" data-pid="1401"><p data-pid="1401" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204434/1380/0"><em>The Watchtower,</em></a></p><p data-pid="1401" class="sk"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204434/1380/0">7/15/2010, pp. 30-31</a></p><p data-pid="1401" class="sk"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204434/1381/0">6/15/2004, p. 14</a></p><p data-pid="1401" class="sk"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204434/1382/0">2/15/1989, pp. 9-10</a></p><p data-pid="1401" class="sk"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204434/1383/0">3/1/1986, p. 30</a></p> </div><p id="p1402" data-pid="1402" class="se"></p> </span></li><li class="item ref-dx" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Publications Index</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p415" data-pid="415" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270044/413/0">bt 145-146;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270044/413/3"> lff lesson 38;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270044/413/5"> it-1 210;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270044/413/7"> it-2 1036;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270044/413/9"> g 3/11 18;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270044/413/11"> w10 7/15 30-31;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270044/413/13"> w04 6/15 14;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270044/413/15"> w89 2/15 9-10;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270044/413/17"> w86 3/1 30;</a></p> <p id="p416" data-pid="416" class="sx"></p> <p id="p460" data-pid="460" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020044/458/0">w81 7/1 28;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020044/458/3"> w74 190;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020044/458/5"> w73 432-433;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020044/458/7"> ad 159,</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020044/458/8"> 1554;</a><span class="ni"> g63 8/22 28;</span><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020044/458/10"> w54 404</a></p> <p id="p461" data-pid="461" class="sx"></p> </span></li></ul></div></div><div class="section" data-key="44-17-29" data-section-citation="044017029044017029"><h3 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Acts 17:29</span></h3><div class="group footnote"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Footnotes</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item footnote" data-extract-id="verseFootnote-50"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">*</span></span><span class="scalableui"><p id="p255" data-pid="255">Or “progeny.”</p> </span></li></ul></div><div class="group marginal"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Marginal References</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item collapsible marginal marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/44/17/582" data-extract-id="verseMarginal-583"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">+</span></span><span class="icon"></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Ge 1:27</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-583" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-583" class="extract"></div></div></li><li class="item collapsible marginal marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/44/17/583" data-extract-id="verseMarginal-584"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">+</span></span><span class="icon"></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">De 5:8; Isa 37:19; 40:18-20; 46:5; Joh 4:24</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-584" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-584" class="extract"></div></div></li></ul></div><div class="group index collapsible collapsed"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Indexes</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item ref-rsg" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Research Guide</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p1402" data-pid="1402" class="se"></p> <p id="p1403" data-pid="1403" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204434/1384/0"><em>Bearing Witness,</em> p. 146</a></p> <p id="p1404" data-pid="1404" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204434/1385/0"><em>Insight,</em> Volume 1<em>,</em> pp. 181,</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204434/1386/0"> 639,</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204434/1387/0"> 1002</a></p> <div id="p1405" data-pid="1405"><p data-pid="1405" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204434/1388/0"><em>The Watchtower,</em></a></p><p data-pid="1405" class="sk"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204434/1388/0">7/15/2010, pp. 30-31</a></p><p data-pid="1405" class="sk"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204434/1389/0">1/15/2004, p. 32</a></p> </div><p id="p1406" data-pid="1406" class="se"></p> </span></li><li class="item ref-dx" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Publications Index</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p416" data-pid="416" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270044/414/0">bt 146;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270044/414/2"> it-1 181,</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270044/414/4"> 639,</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270044/414/6"> 1002;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270044/414/8"> w10 7/15 30-31;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270044/414/10"> w04 1/15 32;</a></p> <p id="p417" data-pid="417" class="sx"></p> <p id="p461" data-pid="461" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020044/459/0">w76 212-213;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020044/459/3"> w73 432-433;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020044/459/5"> ad 458</a></p> <p id="p462" data-pid="462" class="sx"></p> </span></li></ul></div></div><div class="section" data-key="44-17-30" data-section-citation="044017030044017030"><h3 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Acts 17:30</span></h3><div class="group marginal"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Marginal References</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item collapsible marginal marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/44/17/584" data-extract-id="verseMarginal-585"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">+</span></span><span class="icon"></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Ac 14:16; Eph 4:17, 18</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-585" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-585" class="extract"></div></div></li></ul></div><div class="group index collapsible collapsed"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Indexes</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item ref-rsg" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Research Guide</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p1406" data-pid="1406" class="se"></p> <p id="p1407" data-pid="1407" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204434/1390/0"><em>Bearing Witness,</em> p. 146</a></p> <div id="p1408" data-pid="1408"><p data-pid="1408" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204434/1391/0"><em>The Watchtower,</em></a></p><p data-pid="1408" class="sk"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204434/1391/0">7/15/2010, p. 31</a></p><p data-pid="1408" class="sk"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204434/1392/0">7/1/1992, p. 32</a></p><p data-pid="1408" class="sk"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204434/1393/0">2/15/1989, pp. 10-11</a></p> </div><p id="p1409" data-pid="1409" class="se"></p> </span></li><li class="item ref-dx" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Publications Index</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p417" data-pid="417" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270044/415/0">bt 146;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270044/415/2"> w10 7/15 31;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270044/415/4"> w92 7/1 32;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270044/415/6"> w89 2/15 10-11;</a></p> <p id="p418" data-pid="418" class="sx"></p> <p id="p462" data-pid="462" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020044/460/0">w82 10/1 20;</a><span class="ni"> cj 183;</span><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020044/460/4"> g76 12/22 28;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020044/460/6"> w75 751;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020044/460/8"> w73 432-433,</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020044/460/10"> 441;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020044/460/13"> w73 636;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020044/460/15"> g73 1/22 27;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020044/460/17"> w72 119,</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020044/460/19"> 694-695;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020044/460/21"> w65 179;</a><span class="ni"> g65 1/8 29;</span><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020044/460/23"> w64 496;</a><span class="ni"> bd 57;</span><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020044/460/25"> w60 135;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020044/460/26"> w57 238;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020044/460/27"> w52 347,</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020044/460/28"> 505;</a><span class="ni"> w48 148</span></p> <p id="p463" data-pid="463" class="sx"></p> </span></li></ul></div></div><div class="section" data-key="44-17-31" data-section-citation="044017031044017031"><h3 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Acts 17:31</span></h3><div class="studyNoteGroup"><ul class="content"><li class="item studyNote" data-extract-id=""><span class="scalableui"><p id="p32" data-pid="32" class="s5"><strong>the inhabited earth:</strong> Here the Greek word for “inhabited earth” (<em>oi·kou·meʹne</em>) is used in a broad sense and refers to the earth as the dwelling place of mankind. (<a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070706/21/0" data-bid="22-1" class="b">Lu 4:5;</a><a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070706/21/1" data-bid="22-2" class="b"> Ro 10:18;</a><a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070706/21/2" data-bid="22-3" class="b"> Re 12:9;</a><a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070706/21/3" data-bid="22-4" class="b"> 16:14</a>) In the first century, this term was also used in reference to the vast Roman Empire, where the Jews had been dispersed.—<a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070706/22/0" data-bid="23-1" class="b">Ac 24:5</a>.</p> <p id="p33" data-pid="33" class="s5"><strong>guarantee:</strong> Or “proof.” Lit., “faith.” The Greek word <em>piʹstis,</em> most often rendered “faith,” is apparently used in this context to convey the idea of a proof that gives reason for complete confidence in something promised.</p> </span></li></ul></div><div class="group marginal"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Marginal References</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item collapsible marginal marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/44/17/585" data-extract-id="verseMarginal-586"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">+</span></span><span class="icon"></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Ps 96:13; 98:9; Joh 5:22; Ac 10:42</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-586" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-586" class="extract"></div></div></li><li class="item collapsible marginal marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/44/17/586" data-extract-id="verseMarginal-587"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">+</span></span><span class="icon"></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Joh 11:25; Ac 2:24; 13:32, 33; 1Co 15:3-8</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-587" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-587" class="extract"></div></div></li></ul></div><div class="group index collapsible collapsed"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Indexes</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item ref-rsg" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Research Guide</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p1409" data-pid="1409" class="se"></p> <p id="p1410" data-pid="1410" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204434/1394/0"><em>Bearing Witness,</em> p. 147</a></p> <p id="p1411" data-pid="1411" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204434/1395/0"><em>Insight,</em> Volume 2<em>,</em> p. 786</a></p> <div id="p1412" data-pid="1412"><p data-pid="1412" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204434/1396/0"><em>The Watchtower,</em></a></p><p data-pid="1412" class="sk"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204434/1396/0">7/15/2010, p. 31</a></p><p data-pid="1412" class="sk"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204434/1397/0">1/15/2008, p. 20</a></p><p data-pid="1412" class="sk"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204434/1398/0">7/1/1992, p. 32</a></p><p data-pid="1412" class="sk"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204434/1399/0">6/15/1990, p. 18</a></p><p data-pid="1412" class="sk"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204434/1400/0">6/15/1989, p. 7</a></p><p data-pid="1412" class="sk"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204434/1401/0">2/15/1989, pp. 11-15</a></p><p data-pid="1412" class="sk"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204434/1402/0">3/1/1987, p. 29</a></p> </div><p id="p1413" data-pid="1413" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204434/1403/0"><em>Revelation Climax,</em> pp. 295-296</a></p> <p id="p1414" data-pid="1414" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204434/1404/0"><em>Live Forever,</em> p. 175</a></p> <p id="p1415" data-pid="1415" class="se"></p> </span></li><li class="item ref-dx" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Publications Index</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p418" data-pid="418" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270044/416/0">bt 147;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270044/416/2"> it-2 786;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270044/416/4"> w10 7/15 31;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270044/416/6"> w08 1/15 20;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270044/416/8"> re 295-296;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270044/416/10"> w92 7/1 32;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270044/416/12"> w90 6/15 18;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270044/416/15"> w89 2/15 11-15;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270044/416/17"> w89 6/15 7;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270044/416/19"> pe 175;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270044/416/21"> w87 3/1 29;</a></p> <p id="p419" data-pid="419" class="sx"></p> <p id="p463" data-pid="463" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020044/461/0">w83 7/1 17;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020044/461/2"> w82 10/1 20;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020044/461/4"> w79 1/15 11-12;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020044/461/6"> w79 10/1 4-5;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020044/461/10"> w78 9/1 20,</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020044/461/12"> 23;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020044/461/14"> g76 5/8 28;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020044/461/16"> g75 10/8 26;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020044/461/18"> w74 278-279;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020044/461/20"> ts 168-169;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020044/461/22"> w73 248;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020044/461/24"> w73 262;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020044/461/26"> w73 433;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020044/461/28"> w73 583;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020044/461/30"> w73 740;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020044/461/32"> ka 31;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020044/461/34"> w72 119,</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020044/461/36"> 694-695;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020044/461/38"> g72 11/22 18;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020044/461/40"> ad 432,</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020044/461/41"> 1395;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020044/461/42"> w68 452;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020044/461/43"> w65 179,</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020044/461/44"> 181;</a><span class="ni"> im 364;</span><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020044/461/46"> w64 713;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020044/461/47"> w63 135,</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020044/461/48"> 229;</a><span class="ni"> bf 635,</span><span class="ni"> 644;</span><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020044/461/51"> w62 326,</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020044/461/52"> 619;</a><span class="ni"> tc 18;</span><span class="ni"> bd 57;</span><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020044/461/55"> w55 197;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020044/461/56"> w52 347;</a><span class="ni"> lg 285;</span><span class="ni"> w43 147;</span><span class="ni"> wl 112;</span><span class="ni"> s 343;</span><span class="ni"> w38 327;</span><span class="ni"> nw 44</span></p> <p id="p464" data-pid="464" class="sx"></p> </span></li></ul></div></div><div class="section" data-key="44-17-32" data-section-citation="044017032044017032"><h3 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Acts 17:32</span></h3><div class="group marginal"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Marginal References</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item collapsible marginal marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/44/17/587" data-extract-id="verseMarginal-588"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">+</span></span><span class="icon"></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">1Co 1:23</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-588" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-588" class="extract"></div></div></li></ul></div><div class="group index collapsible collapsed"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Indexes</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item ref-rsg" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Research Guide</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p1415" data-pid="1415" class="se"></p> <p id="p1416" data-pid="1416" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204434/1405/0"><em>Bearing Witness,</em> p. 147</a></p> <p id="p1417" data-pid="1417" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204434/1406/0"><em>Insight,</em> Volume 1<em>,</em> p. 162</a></p> <div id="p1418" data-pid="1418"><p data-pid="1418" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204434/1407/0"><em>The Watchtower,</em></a></p><p data-pid="1418" class="sk"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204434/1407/0">7/15/2010, p. 31</a></p><p data-pid="1418" class="sk"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204434/1408/0">7/1/1998, p. 12</a></p> </div><p id="p1419" data-pid="1419" class="se"></p> </span></li><li class="item ref-dx" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Publications Index</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p419" data-pid="419" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270044/417/0">bt 147;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270044/417/2"> it-1 162;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270044/417/4"> w10 7/15 31;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270044/417/6"> w98 7/1 12;</a></p> <p id="p420" data-pid="420" class="sx"></p> <p id="p464" data-pid="464" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020044/462/0">w84 9/1 16;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020044/462/2"> w73 433;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020044/462/4"> w71 323-324;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020044/462/6"> ad 118;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020044/462/7"> w65 38;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020044/462/8"> w63 229;</a><span class="ni"> w49 116</span></p> <p id="p465" data-pid="465" class="sx"></p> </span></li></ul></div></div><div class="section" data-key="44-17-33" data-section-citation="044017033044017033"><h3 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Acts 17:33</span></h3><div class="group index collapsible collapsed"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Indexes</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item ref-dx" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Publications Index</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p465" data-pid="465" class="sx"><span class="ni">g63 6/8 4;</span><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020044/463/1"> w61 49;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020044/463/2"> w54 404</a></p> <p id="p466" data-pid="466" class="sx"></p> </span></li></ul></div></div><div class="section" data-key="44-17-34" data-section-citation="044017034044017034"><h3 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Acts 17:34</span></h3><div class="studyNoteGroup"><ul class="content"><li class="item studyNote" data-extract-id=""><span class="scalableui"><p id="p35" data-pid="35" class="s5"><strong>who was a judge of the court of the Areopagus:</strong> Or “an Areopagite,” that is, a member of the council or court of the Areopagus.—See <a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1001070706/3/0">study note on Ac 17:19</a>.</p> </span></li></ul></div><div class="group index collapsible collapsed"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Indexes</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item ref-rsg" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Research Guide</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p1419" data-pid="1419" class="se"></p> <p id="p1420" data-pid="1420" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204434/1409/0"><em>Insight,</em> Volume 1<em>,</em> p. 571</a></p> <div id="p1421" data-pid="1421"><p data-pid="1421" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204434/1410/0"><em>The Watchtower,</em></a></p><p data-pid="1421" class="sk"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204434/1410/0">7/15/2010, p. 31</a></p> </div><p id="p1422" data-pid="1422" class="se"></p> </span></li><li class="item ref-dx" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Publications Index</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p420" data-pid="420" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270044/418/0">it-1 571;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270044/418/2"> w10 7/15 31;</a></p> <p id="p421" data-pid="421" class="sx"></p> <p id="p466" data-pid="466" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020044/464/0">g72 11/22 18;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020044/464/2"> w61 49</a></p> <p id="p467" data-pid="467" class="sx"></p> </span></li></ul></div></div> </div> <div id="studyParallel" class="studyPane tabContent"> <div class="section"> <h3 class="title">Parallel Translations</h3> <div class="helpText">Click a verse number to display parallel Bible verses.</div> <div class="parallel"> <div class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div> <div class="extract"></div> </div> </div> </div> <div id="studyMarginals" class="studyPane tabContent"> <div class="section marginalsGeneral"><h3 class="title"><span class="sectionIcon"></span><span class="scalableui">General</span></h3><div class="content categorizedMarginal"><div><div><div class="item collapsible marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/44/17/557/1" data-extract-id="categorizedMarginal-558-1"><div class="header"><span class="icon"></span><span class="source"><span class="scalableui">Acts 17:1</span></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">1Th 2:1</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-558-1" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-558-1" class="extract"></div></div></div></div></div><div><div><div class="item collapsible marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/44/17/558/1" data-extract-id="categorizedMarginal-559-1"><div class="header"><span class="icon"></span><span class="source"><span class="scalableui">Acts 17:2</span></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Ac 9:19, 20; 13:13, 14; 14:1; 18:4</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-559-1" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-559-1" class="extract"></div></div></div></div></div><div><div><div class="item collapsible marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/44/17/559/1" data-extract-id="categorizedMarginal-560-1"><div class="header"><span class="icon"></span><span class="source"><span class="scalableui">Acts 17:2</span></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Ac 18:19</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-560-1" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-560-1" class="extract"></div></div></div></div></div><div><div><div class="item collapsible marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/44/17/560/1" data-extract-id="categorizedMarginal-561-1"><div class="header"><span class="icon"></span><span class="source"><span class="scalableui">Acts 17:3</span></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Ps 22:7; 34:20; 69:21; 118:22; Isa 50:6; 53:3, 5</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-561-1" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-561-1" class="extract"></div></div></div></div></div><div><div><div class="item collapsible marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/44/17/561/1" data-extract-id="categorizedMarginal-562-1"><div class="header"><span class="icon"></span><span class="source"><span class="scalableui">Acts 17:3</span></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Ps 16:10; Lu 24:45, 46</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-562-1" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-562-1" class="extract"></div></div></div></div></div><div><div><div class="item collapsible marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/44/17/562/1" data-extract-id="categorizedMarginal-563-1"><div class="header"><span class="icon"></span><span class="source"><span class="scalableui">Acts 17:4</span></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Ac 15:22, 40</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-563-1" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-563-1" class="extract"></div></div></div></div></div><div><div><div class="item collapsible marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/44/17/563/1" data-extract-id="categorizedMarginal-564-1"><div class="header"><span class="icon"></span><span class="source"><span class="scalableui">Acts 17:5</span></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Ac 13:45</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-564-1" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-564-1" class="extract"></div></div></div></div></div><div><div><div class="item collapsible marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/44/17/564/1" data-extract-id="categorizedMarginal-565-1"><div class="header"><span class="icon"></span><span class="source"><span class="scalableui">Acts 17:5</span></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Ac 19:29; 2Co 6:4, 5</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-565-1" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-565-1" class="extract"></div></div></div></div></div><div><div><div class="item collapsible marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/44/17/565/1" data-extract-id="categorizedMarginal-566-1"><div class="header"><span class="icon"></span><span class="source"><span class="scalableui">Acts 17:6</span></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Ac 16:19-21</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-566-1" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-566-1" class="extract"></div></div></div></div></div><div><div><div class="item collapsible marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/44/17/566/1" data-extract-id="categorizedMarginal-567-1"><div class="header"><span class="icon"></span><span class="source"><span class="scalableui">Acts 17:7</span></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Lu 23:1, 2; Joh 19:12</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-567-1" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-567-1" class="extract"></div></div></div></div></div><div><div><div class="item collapsible 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data-extract-id="categorizedMarginal-571-1"><div class="header"><span class="icon"></span><span class="source"><span class="scalableui">Acts 17:18</span></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Joh 5:28, 29; 11:25; 1Co 15:12</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-571-1" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-571-1" class="extract"></div></div></div></div></div><div><div><div class="item collapsible marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/44/17/571/1" data-extract-id="categorizedMarginal-572-1"><div class="header"><span class="icon"></span><span class="source"><span class="scalableui">Acts 17:22</span></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Ac 17:33, 34</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-572-1" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-572-1" class="extract"></div></div></div></div></div><div><div><div class="item collapsible marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/44/17/572/1" data-extract-id="categorizedMarginal-573-1"><div class="header"><span class="icon"></span><span class="source"><span class="scalableui">Acts 17:22</span></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Ac 17:16</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-573-1" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-573-1" class="extract"></div></div></div></div></div><div><div><div class="item collapsible marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/44/17/573/1" data-extract-id="categorizedMarginal-574-1"><div class="header"><span class="icon"></span><span class="source"><span class="scalableui">Acts 17:24</span></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Ps 146:6</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-574-1" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-574-1" class="extract"></div></div></div></div></div><div><div><div class="item collapsible marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/44/17/574/1" data-extract-id="categorizedMarginal-575-1"><div class="header"><span class="icon"></span><span class="source"><span class="scalableui">Acts 17:24</span></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">1Ki 8:27</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-575-1" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-575-1" class="extract"></div></div></div></div></div><div><div><div class="item collapsible marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/44/17/575/1" data-extract-id="categorizedMarginal-576-1"><div class="header"><span class="icon"></span><span class="source"><span class="scalableui">Acts 17:25</span></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Ps 50:12</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-576-1" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-576-1" class="extract"></div></div></div></div></div><div><div><div class="item collapsible marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/44/17/576/1" data-extract-id="categorizedMarginal-577-1"><div class="header"><span class="icon"></span><span class="source"><span class="scalableui">Acts 17:25</span></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Isa 42:5</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-577-1" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-577-1" class="extract"></div></div></div></div></div><div><div><div class="item collapsible marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/44/17/577/1" data-extract-id="categorizedMarginal-578-1"><div class="header"><span class="icon"></span><span class="source"><span class="scalableui">Acts 17:26</span></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Ge 5:2</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-578-1" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-578-1" class="extract"></div></div></div></div></div><div><div><div class="item collapsible marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/44/17/578/1" data-extract-id="categorizedMarginal-579-1"><div class="header"><span class="icon"></span><span class="source"><span class="scalableui">Acts 17:26</span></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Ge 1:28</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-579-1" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-579-1" class="extract"></div></div></div></div></div><div><div><div class="item collapsible marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/44/17/579/1" data-extract-id="categorizedMarginal-580-1"><div class="header"><span class="icon"></span><span class="source"><span class="scalableui">Acts 17:26</span></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">De 2:5, 19; 32:8; Ps 74:17</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-580-1" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-580-1" class="extract"></div></div></div></div></div><div><div><div class="item collapsible marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/44/17/580/1" data-extract-id="categorizedMarginal-581-1"><div class="header"><span class="icon"></span><span class="source"><span class="scalableui">Acts 17:27</span></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">De 4:29; Ps 145:18; Isa 55:6; Ro 1:20</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-581-1" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-581-1" class="extract"></div></div></div></div></div><div><div><div class="item collapsible marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/44/17/581/1" data-extract-id="categorizedMarginal-582-1"><div class="header"><span class="icon"></span><span class="source"><span class="scalableui">Acts 17:28</span></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Ps 36:9</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-582-1" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-582-1" class="extract"></div></div></div></div></div><div><div><div class="item collapsible marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/44/17/582/1" data-extract-id="categorizedMarginal-583-1"><div class="header"><span class="icon"></span><span class="source"><span class="scalableui">Acts 17:29</span></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Ge 1:27</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-583-1" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-583-1" class="extract"></div></div></div></div></div><div><div><div class="item 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18</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-585-1" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-585-1" class="extract"></div></div></div></div></div><div><div><div class="item collapsible marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/44/17/585/1" data-extract-id="categorizedMarginal-586-1"><div class="header"><span class="icon"></span><span class="source"><span class="scalableui">Acts 17:31</span></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Ps 96:13; 98:9; Joh 5:22; Ac 10:42</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-586-1" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-586-1" class="extract"></div></div></div></div></div><div><div><div class="item collapsible marginalExpander collapsed" 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showRuby ml-E ms-ROMAN dir-ltr" lang="en" data-lang="E" dir="ltr"> </div> <article id="article" class="article bible html5 pub-nwtsty jwac showRuby ml-E ms-ROMAN dir-ltr includeSecondaryNav" lang="en" data-lang="E" dir="ltr" role="article"> <div class="scalableui"> <header> <h1>Acts of Apostles</h1> </header> <p id="p120" data-pid="120" class="sb"><span id="v44-17-1-1" class="v"><a href="/en/wol/dx/r1/lp-e/1001070148/27616" class="cl vx vp"><strong>17</strong> </a>They now traveled through Am·phipʹo·lis and Ap·ol·loʹni·a and came to Thes·sa·lo·niʹca,<a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070148/557" data-bid="558-1" class="b">+</a> where there was a synagogue of the Jews. </span><span id="v44-17-2-1" class="v"><a href="/en/wol/dx/r1/lp-e/1001070148/27617" class="vl vx vp study">2 </a>So according to Paul’s custom<a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070148/558" data-bid="559-1" class="b">+</a> he went inside to them, and for three sabbaths he reasoned with them from the Scriptures,<a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070148/559" data-bid="560-1" class="b">+</a> </span><span id="v44-17-3-1" class="v"><a href="/en/wol/dx/r1/lp-e/1001070148/27618" class="vl vx vp study">3 </a>explaining and proving by references that it was necessary for the Christ to suffer<a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070148/560" data-bid="561-1" class="b">+</a> and to rise from the dead,<a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070148/561" data-bid="562-1" class="b">+</a> saying: “This is the Christ, this Jesus whom I am proclaiming to you.” </span><span id="v44-17-4-1" class="v"><a href="/en/wol/dx/r1/lp-e/1001070148/27619" class="vl vx vp">4 </a>As a result, some of them became believers and associated themselves with Paul and Silas,<a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070148/562" data-bid="563-1" class="b">+</a> and so did a great multitude of the Greeks who worshipped God, along with quite a few of the principal women.</span></p> <p id="p121" data-pid="121" class="sb"><span id="v44-17-5-1" class="v"><a href="/en/wol/dx/r1/lp-e/1001070148/27620" class="vl vx vp">5 </a>But the Jews, getting jealous,<a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070148/563" data-bid="564-1" class="b">+</a> gathered together some wicked men who were loitering at the marketplace and formed a mob and proceeded to throw the city into an uproar. They assaulted the house of Jaʹson and were seeking to have Paul and Silas brought out to the mob.<a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070148/564" data-bid="565-1" class="b">+</a> </span><span id="v44-17-6-1" class="v"><a href="/en/wol/dx/r1/lp-e/1001070148/27621" class="vl vx vp study">6 </a>When they did not find them, they dragged Jaʹson and some of the brothers to the city rulers, crying out: “These men who have overturned<a id="footnotesource44" data-fnid="44" class="fn" href="/en/wol/fn/r1/lp-e/1001070148/43">*</a> the inhabited earth are present here also,<a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070148/565" data-bid="566-1" class="b">+</a> </span><span id="v44-17-7-1" class="v"><a href="/en/wol/dx/r1/lp-e/1001070148/27622" class="vl vx vp study">7 </a>and Jaʹson has received them as his guests. All these men act in opposition to the decrees of Caesar, saying there is another king, Jesus.”<a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070148/566" data-bid="567-1" class="b">+</a> </span><span id="v44-17-8-1" class="v"><a href="/en/wol/dx/r1/lp-e/1001070148/27623" class="vl vx vp">8 </a>When they heard these things, the crowd and the city rulers were alarmed; </span><span id="v44-17-9-1" class="v"><a href="/en/wol/dx/r1/lp-e/1001070148/27624" class="vl vx vp">9 </a>and after taking sufficient security<a id="footnotesource45" data-fnid="45" class="fn" href="/en/wol/fn/r1/lp-e/1001070148/44">*</a> from Jaʹson and the others, they let them go.</span></p> <p id="p122" data-pid="122" class="sb"><span id="v44-17-10-1" class="v"><a href="/en/wol/dx/r1/lp-e/1001070148/27625" class="vl vx vp">10 </a>Immediately by night the brothers sent both Paul and Silas to Be·roeʹa. On arriving, they went into the synagogue of the Jews. </span><span id="v44-17-11-1" class="v"><a href="/en/wol/dx/r1/lp-e/1001070148/27626" class="vl vx vp study">11 </a>Now these were more noble-minded than those in Thes·sa·lo·niʹca, for they accepted the word with the greatest eagerness of mind, carefully examining the Scriptures daily to see whether these things were so. </span><span id="v44-17-12-1" class="v"><a href="/en/wol/dx/r1/lp-e/1001070148/27627" class="vl vx vp">12 </a>Therefore, many of them became believers, and so did quite a few of the reputable Greek women as well as some of the men. </span><span id="v44-17-13-1" class="v"><a href="/en/wol/dx/r1/lp-e/1001070148/27628" class="vl vp">13 </a>But when the Jews from Thes·sa·lo·niʹca learned that the word of God was also being proclaimed by Paul in Be·roeʹa, they came there to incite and agitate the crowds.<a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070148/567" data-bid="568-1" class="b">+</a> </span><span id="v44-17-14-1" class="v"><a href="/en/wol/dx/r1/lp-e/1001070148/27629" class="vl vp">14 </a>Then the brothers immediately sent Paul away to the sea,<a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070148/568" data-bid="569-1" class="b">+</a> but both Silas and Timothy remained behind there. </span><span id="v44-17-15-1" class="v"><a href="/en/wol/dx/r1/lp-e/1001070148/27630" class="vl vx vp">15 </a>However, those accompanying Paul brought him as far as Athens, and they departed after receiving instructions that Silas and Timothy<a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070148/569" data-bid="570-1" class="b">+</a> should come to Paul as quickly as possible.</span></p> <p id="p123" data-pid="123" class="sb"><span id="v44-17-16-1" class="v"><a href="/en/wol/dx/r1/lp-e/1001070148/27631" class="vl vx vp">16 </a>Now while Paul was waiting for them in Athens, his spirit within him became irritated on seeing that the city was full of idols. </span><span id="v44-17-17-1" class="v"><a href="/en/wol/dx/r1/lp-e/1001070148/27632" class="vl vx vp study">17 </a>So he began to reason in the synagogue with the Jews and the other people who worshipped God and every day in the marketplace with those who happened to be on hand. </span><span id="v44-17-18-1" class="v"><a href="/en/wol/dx/r1/lp-e/1001070148/27633" class="vl vx vp study">18 </a>But some of both the Ep·i·cu·reʹan and the Stoʹic philosophers began disputing with him, and some were saying: “What is it this chatterer would like to tell?” Others: “He seems to be a proclaimer of foreign deities.” This was because he was declaring the good news of Jesus and the resurrection.<a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070148/570" data-bid="571-1" class="b">+</a> </span><span id="v44-17-19-1" class="v"><a href="/en/wol/dx/r1/lp-e/1001070148/27634" class="vl vx vp study">19 </a>So they took hold of him and led him to the Ar·e·opʹa·gus, saying: “Can we get to know what this new teaching is that you are speaking about? </span><span id="v44-17-20-1" class="v"><a href="/en/wol/dx/r1/lp-e/1001070148/27635" class="vl vx vp">20 </a>For you are introducing some things that are strange to our ears, and we want to know what these things mean.” </span><span id="v44-17-21-1" class="v"><a href="/en/wol/dx/r1/lp-e/1001070148/27636" class="vl vx vp study">21 </a>In fact, all Athenians and the foreigners staying there would spend their leisure time doing nothing else but telling or listening to something new. </span><span id="v44-17-22-1" class="v"><a href="/en/wol/dx/r1/lp-e/1001070148/27637" class="vl vx vp">22 </a>Paul now stood in the midst of the Ar·e·opʹa·gus<a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070148/571" data-bid="572-1" class="b">+</a> and said:</span></p> <p id="p124" data-pid="124" class="sb"><span id="v44-17-22-2" class="v">“Men of Athens, I see that in all things you seem to be more given to the fear of the deities<a id="footnotesource46" data-fnid="46" class="fn" href="/en/wol/fn/r1/lp-e/1001070148/45">*</a> than others are.<a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070148/572" data-bid="573-1" class="b">+</a> </span><span id="v44-17-23-1" class="v"><a href="/en/wol/dx/r1/lp-e/1001070148/27638" class="vl vx vp study">23 </a>For instance, while passing along and carefully observing your objects of veneration,<a id="footnotesource47" data-fnid="47" class="fn" href="/en/wol/fn/r1/lp-e/1001070148/46">*</a> I found even an altar on which had been inscribed ‘To an Unknown God.’ Therefore, what you are unknowingly worshipping, this I am declaring to you. </span><span id="v44-17-24-1" class="v"><a href="/en/wol/dx/r1/lp-e/1001070148/27639" class="vl vx vp study">24 </a>The God who made the world and all the things in it, being, as he is, Lord of heaven and earth,<a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070148/573" data-bid="574-1" class="b">+</a> does not dwell in handmade temples;<a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070148/574" data-bid="575-1" class="b">+</a> </span><span id="v44-17-25-1" class="v"><a href="/en/wol/dx/r1/lp-e/1001070148/27640" class="vl vx vp">25 </a>nor is he served by human hands as if he needed anything,<a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070148/575" data-bid="576-1" class="b">+</a> because he himself gives to all people life and breath<a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070148/576" data-bid="577-1" class="b">+</a> and all things. </span><span id="v44-17-26-1" class="v"><a href="/en/wol/dx/r1/lp-e/1001070148/27641" class="vl vx vp">26 </a>And he made out of one man<a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070148/577" data-bid="578-1" class="b">+</a> every nation of men to dwell on the entire surface of the earth,<a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070148/578" data-bid="579-1" class="b">+</a> and he decreed the appointed times and the set limits of where men would dwell,<a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070148/579" data-bid="580-1" class="b">+</a> </span><span id="v44-17-27-1" class="v"><a href="/en/wol/dx/r1/lp-e/1001070148/27642" class="vl vx vp">27 </a>so that they would seek God, if they might grope for him and really find him,<a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070148/580" data-bid="581-1" class="b">+</a> although, in fact, he is not far off from each one of us. </span><span id="v44-17-28-1" class="v"><a href="/en/wol/dx/r1/lp-e/1001070148/27643" class="vl vx vp study">28 </a>For by<a id="footnotesource48" data-fnid="48" class="fn" href="/en/wol/fn/r1/lp-e/1001070148/47">*</a> him we have life and move and exist,<a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070148/581" data-bid="582-1" class="b">+</a> even as some of your own poets have said, ‘For we are also his children.’<a id="footnotesource49" data-fnid="49" class="fn" href="/en/wol/fn/r1/lp-e/1001070148/48">*</a></span></p> <p id="p125" data-pid="125" class="sb"><span id="v44-17-29-1" class="v"><a href="/en/wol/dx/r1/lp-e/1001070148/27644" class="vl vx vp">29 </a>“Therefore, since we are the children<a id="footnotesource50" data-fnid="50" class="fn" href="/en/wol/fn/r1/lp-e/1001070148/49">*</a> of God,<a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070148/582" data-bid="583-1" class="b">+</a> we should not think that the Divine Being is like gold or silver or stone, like something sculptured by the art and design of humans.<a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070148/583" data-bid="584-1" class="b">+</a> </span><span id="v44-17-30-1" class="v"><a href="/en/wol/dx/r1/lp-e/1001070148/27645" class="vl vx vp">30 </a>True, God has overlooked the times of such ignorance;<a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070148/584" data-bid="585-1" class="b">+</a> but now he is declaring to all people everywhere that they should repent. </span><span id="v44-17-31-1" class="v"><a href="/en/wol/dx/r1/lp-e/1001070148/27646" class="vl vx vp study">31 </a>Because he has set a day on which he purposes to judge<a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070148/585" data-bid="586-1" class="b">+</a> the inhabited earth in righteousness by a man whom he has appointed, and he has provided a guarantee to all men by resurrecting him from the dead.”<a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070148/586" data-bid="587-1" class="b">+</a></span></p> <p id="p126" data-pid="126" class="sb"><span id="v44-17-32-1" class="v"><a href="/en/wol/dx/r1/lp-e/1001070148/27647" class="vl vx vp">32 </a>Now when they heard of a resurrection of the dead, some began to scoff,<a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070148/587" data-bid="588-1" class="b">+</a> while others said: “We will hear you again about this.” </span><span id="v44-17-33-1" class="v"><a href="/en/wol/dx/r1/lp-e/1001070148/27648" class="vl vx vp">33 </a>So Paul left them, </span><span id="v44-17-34-1" class="v"><a href="/en/wol/dx/r1/lp-e/1001070148/27649" class="vl vx vp study">34 </a>but some men joined him and became believers. 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