That very night the believers sent Paul and Silas to Berea. When they arrived there, they went to the Jewish synagogue.
Parallel translations
- WEB The brothers immediately sent Paul and Silas away by night to Beroea. When they arrived, they went into the Jewish synagogue.
- KJV And the brethren immediately sent away Paul and Silas by night unto Berea: who coming thither went into the synagogue of the Jews.
- 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.
- ESV The brothers immediately sent Paul and Silas away by night to Berea, and when they arrived 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.
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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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- Acts 17:2Paul, as was his custom, went in to them, and for three Sabbath days reasoned with them from the Scriptures,
- Acts 17:13–14But when the Jews of Thessalonica had knowledge that the word of God was proclaimed by Paul at Beroea also, they came there likewise, agitating the multitudes.
- 1 Th 2:2but having suffered before and been shamefully treated, as you know, at Philippi, we grew bold in our God to tell you the Good News of God in much conflict.
- Acts 20:4These accompanied him as far as Asia: Sopater of Beroea; Aristarchus and Secundus of the Thessalonians; Gaius of Derbe; Timothy; and Tychicus and Trophimus of Asia.
- Acts 9:25but his disciples took him by night, and let him down through the wall, lowering him in a basket.
- Acts 14:6–7they became aware of it, and fled to the cities of Lycaonia, Lystra, Derbe, and the surrounding region.
- Josh 2:15–16Then she let them down by a cord through the window; for her house was on the side of the wall, and she lived on the wall.
- 1 Sam 20:42Jonathan said to David, “Go in peace, because we have both sworn in Yahweh’s name, saying, ‘Yahweh is between me and you, and between my offspring and your offspring, forever.’” He arose and departed; and Jonathan went into the city.
- 1 Sam 19:12–17So Michal let David down through the window. He went away, fled, and escaped.
- Acts 23:23–24He called to himself two of the centurions, and said, “Prepare two hundred soldiers to go as far as Caesarea, with seventy horsemen, and two hundred men armed with spears, at the third hour of the night.”
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