And the brethren immediately sent away Paul and Silas by night unto Berea: who coming thither went into the synagogue of the Jews.
Parallel translations
- WEB The brothers immediately sent Paul and Silas away by night to Beroea. When they arrived, they went into the Jewish synagogue.
- BSB As soon as night had fallen, the brothers sent Paul and Silas away to Berea. On arriving there, they went into the Jewish synagogue.
- NKJV Then the brethren immediately sent Paul and Silas away by night to Berea. When they arrived, they went into the synagogue of the Jews.
- NASB The brothers immediately sent Paul and Silas away by night to Berea, and when they arrived, they went into the synagogue of the Jews.
- NLT That very night the believers sent Paul and Silas to Berea. When they arrived there, they went to the Jewish synagogue.
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The believers sent Paul and Silas away by night to Berea, where they went to the synagogue.
Overview
For safety, the church spirited the missionaries off under cover of darkness. Yet Paul did not retreat from mission; he immediately resumed preaching in the next city's synagogue. The pattern of fleeing persecution only to keep proclaiming Christ shows a courage rooted in calling rather than circumstance.
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Cross-references · 10
- Acts 17:2And Paul, as his manner was, went in unto them, and three sabbath days reasoned with them out of the scriptures,
- Acts 17:13–14But when the Jews of Thessalonica had knowledge that the word of God was preached of Paul at Berea, they came thither also, and stirred up the people.
- 1 Th 2:2But even after that we had suffered before, and were shamefully entreated, as ye know, at Philippi, we were bold in our God to speak unto you the gospel of God with much contention.
- Acts 20:4And there accompanied him into Asia Sopater of Berea; and of the Thessalonians, Aristarchus and Secundus; and Gaius of Derbe, and Timotheus; and of Asia, Tychicus and Trophimus.
- Acts 9:25Then the disciples took him by night, and let him down by the wall in a basket.
- Acts 14:6–7They were ware of it, and fled unto Lystra and Derbe, cities of Lycaonia, and unto the region that lieth round about:
- Josh 2:15–16Then she let them down by a cord through the window: for her house was upon the town wall, and she dwelt upon the wall.
- 1 Sam 20:42And Jonathan said to David, Go in peace, forasmuch as we have sworn both of us in the name of the LORD, saying, The LORD be between me and thee, and between my seed and thy seed for ever. And he arose and departed: and Jonathan went into the city.
- 1 Sam 19:12–17So Michal let David down through a window: and he went, and fled, and escaped.
- Acts 23:23–24And he called unto him two centurions, saying, Make ready two hundred soldiers to go to Caesarea, and horsemen threescore and ten, and spearmen two hundred, at the third hour of the night;
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