Acts 17:15
Acts · New Testament · Chapter 17
“And they that conducted Paul brought him unto Athens: and receiving a commandment unto Silas and Timotheus for to come to him with all speed, they departed.”Acts 17:15
What Does Acts 17:15 Mean?
Acts 17:15 is found in the book of Acts, chapter 17, verse 15 of the New Testament. This verse connects to 13 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Cross-References (13)
These passages are connected to Acts 17:15 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
1 Thessalonians 3:1“Wherefore when we could no longer forbear, we thought it good to be left at Athens alone;”Acts 18:5“And when Silas and Timotheus were come from Macedonia, Paul was pressed in the spirit, and testified to the Jews that Jesus was Christ.”Acts 18:1“After these things Paul departed from Athens, and came to Corinth;”2 Timothy 4:10“For Demas hath forsaken me, having loved this present world, and is departed unto Thessalonica; Crescens to Galatia, Titus unto Dalmatia.”Titus 3:12“When I shall send Artemas unto thee, or Tychicus, be diligent to come unto me to Nicopolis: for I have determined there to winter.”Acts 9:30“Which when the brethren knew, they brought him down to Caesarea, and sent him forth to Tarsus.”Acts 15:3“And being brought on their way by the church, they passed through Phenice and Samaria, declaring the conversion of the Gentiles: and they caused great joy unto all the brethren.”Acts 17:16“Now while Paul waited for them at Athens, his spirit was stirred in him, when he saw the city wholly given to idolatry.”Acts 17:21“(For all the Athenians and strangers which were there spent their time in nothing else, but either to tell, or to hear some new thing.)”Romans 15:19“Through mighty signs and wonders, by the power of the Spirit of God; so that from Jerusalem, and round about unto Illyricum, I have fully preached the gospel of Christ.”1 Corinthians 14:36“What? came the word of God out from you? or came it unto you only?”1 Corinthians 16:6“And it may be that I will abide, yea, and winter with you, that ye may bring me on my journey whithersoever I go.”2 Timothy 4:20“Erastus abode at Corinth: but Trophimus have I left at Miletum sick.”
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