Acts 17:14 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ And then immediately the brethren sent away Paul to go as it were to the sea: but Silas and Timotheus abode there still. ”

Acts 17:14 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

The brethren - Those who were Christians. Sent away Paul - In order to secure his safety. A similar thing had been done in Thessalonica, Acts 17:10 . The tumult was great; and there was no d...
Acts 17:14 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

(7) And then immediately the brethren sent away Paul to go as it were to the sea: but Silas and Timotheus abode there still. (7) There is neither counsel, nor fury, nor madness against the Lord.
Acts 17:14 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Through Berœ a to Athens. Berœ a was a populous place but off the main route. Paul and Silas at once go to the synagogue; by this time we should think they could scarcely look to the synagogue with...
Acts 17:14 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

sent away . Greek. exapostello. App-174. as it were . Greek. hos , but the texts read heos, as far as. abode . Greek. hupomeno. Gen. translates "endure".
Acts 17:14 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

And then immediately the brethren sent away Paul to go as it were to the sea: but Silas and Timotheus abode there still. To go as it were to the sea - This passage is generally understood to mean tha...
Acts 17:14 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

To go as it were to the sea— Grotius supposes that St. Paul was brought down to the sea-coast, as one about to sail, and that the rumour thereof was spread; but that in reality he hastened by land...
Acts 17:14 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

And then immediately the brethren sent away Paul to go as it were to the sea: but Silas and Timotheus abode there still. And then immediately the brethren - the converts gathered at Berea....
Acts 17:14 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Second Missionary Journey (continued) 1-15. Thessalonica and Berœa. 1. Amphipolis] 32 m. W. of Philippi. Apollonia ] 30 m. W. of Amphipolis. Thessalonica ] now Salonika, was the capital of the...
Acts 17:14 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

To go as it were to the sea. — The English version conveys the impression that the movement was a feint in order to baffle the pursuers. Many of the better MSS., however, give “as far as the sea,”...
Acts 17:14 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Chapter 12 ST. PAUL IN MACEDONIA. Acts 16:29-31 ; Acts 17:1-2 ; Acts 17:10 TROAS was at this time the termination of St. Paul's Asiatic travels. He had passed diagonally right through Asia...
Acts 17:14 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Stirred by Idolatry Acts 17:13-21 From the first, the gospel was baptized in the fire of persecution. How unutterable the loneliness and sorrow of the Apostle as he reached Athens! Did doubt ev...
Acts 17:14 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

At Thessalonica and Berea the apostle visited the synagogues, and again in each case persecution arose from the Jews. A sentence which fell from the lips of the leader of the mob shows with what rapi...
Acts 17:14 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

And the brethren immediately sent away Paul and Silas by night unto Berea: who coming thither went into the synagogue of the Jews. (11) These were more noble than those in Thessalonica, in that they...
Acts 17:14 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

And then immediately the brethren ,.... That were at Berea, the new converts there: sent away Paul , whom they knew the Jews mostly sought after, and were offended with: to go as it were to the...
Acts 17:14 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

And then immediately the brethren sent away Paul to go as it were to the sea: but Silas and Timotheus abode there still. Ver. 14. To go as it were to the sea ] This was a high point of wisdom, no...
Acts 17:14 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

These were more noble , &c. Greek, ευγενεστεροι, more ingenuous , or generous; of a more excellent disposition, more open to conviction, as being less blinded by prejudice. To be teachable in...
Acts 17:14 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

From Philippi Paul and his company travelled westward in Greece to Thessalonica (also in Macedonia). A Jewish synagogue being there, they attended this for three sabbath days, reasoning with the Jews...
Acts 17:14 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

The Noble Bereans; Paul and Silas at Berea. 10 And the brethren immediately sent away Paul and Silas by night unto Berea: who comin...
Acts 17:14 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

To go as it were to the sea; that they might give over the pursuit of him; or, at least, be disappointed if they did pursue him, being he went on foot to Athens. But Silas and Timotheus abode ther...
Acts 17:14 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Paul's Ministry in Europe and Then In Ephesus (17:1-19:20). Ministry in Europe (17:1-18:22). Fruitful Ministry in Thessalonica and Berea (17:1-14). Having been requested to leave Philippi, Paul...
Acts 17:14 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

CRITICAL REMARKS Acts 17:10 . Bœrea .—Presently Pheria , south-west of Thessalonica, and fifty-one miles distant. Acts 17:12 . Many of them believed .— Codex Bezœ adds, “And some disbelieve...
Acts 17:14 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Acts 17:1 . When they had passed through Amphipolis. Boiste adds the Roman name Emboli. It was built by Simon, the Athenian commander. It stood on an island formed in the river Strymon, and was...
Acts 17:14 - The Biblical Illustrator

And the brethren immediately sent away Paul and Silas unto Berea … These were more noble than those in Thessalonica. From Thessalonica to Berea 1. Paul and Silas were sent away “by night.” That...
Acts 17:14 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

EXPOSITION Acts 17:1 Amphipolis . This was the ancient capital of that division of Macedonia (Macedonia Prima); see Acts 16:12 , note. It was situated on the Via Egnatia, thirty-four mil...
Acts 17:14 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Preaching in Berea:
Acts 17:14 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

1 Timothy 1:3 ; Acts 19:22 ; Acts 20:3 ; Acts 17:10 ; Acts 9:25 ; Acts 9:30 ; Joshua 2:16 ; Matthew 10:23 ; Titus 1:5

Acts 17:14 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Acts 17:14 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

Acts 17:14 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Acts 17:14 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Acts 17:14 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Acts 17:14 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Acts 17:14 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Acts 17:14 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Acts 17:14 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Acts 17:14 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Acts 17:14 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Acts 17:14 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Acts 17:14 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

Acts 17:14 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Acts 17:14 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

Acts 17:14 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Acts 17:14 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

Acts 17:14 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Acts 17:14 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Acts 17:14 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Acts 17:14 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Acts 17:14 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Acts 17:14 - The Biblical Illustrator

Acts 17:14 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

Acts 17:14 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Acts 17:14 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge