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.
Parallel translations
- WEB But those who escorted Paul brought him as far as Athens. Receiving a commandment to Silas and Timothy that they should come to him very quickly, they departed.
- BSB Those who escorted Paul brought him to Athens and then returned with instructions for Silas and Timothy to join him as soon as possible.
- NKJV So those who conducted Paul brought him to Athens; and receiving a command for Silas and Timothy to come to him with all speed, they departed.
- NASB Now those who escorted Paul brought him as far as Athens; and receiving a command for Silas and Timothy to come to him as soon as possible, they left.
- NLT Those escorting Paul went with him all the way to Athens; then they returned to Berea with instructions for Silas and Timothy to hurry and join him.
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His escorts brought Paul to Athens, carrying word for Silas and Timothy to rejoin him soon.
Overview
Paul arrives in Athens, the famed center of Greek philosophy and idolatry, ahead of his companions. His desire for them to come quickly shows his reliance on fellow workers even in great cities. The stage is set for one of the most remarkable encounters of the gospel with pagan thought.
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Cross-references · 9
- Acts 18:5And when Silas and Timotheus were come from Macedonia, Paul was pressed in the spirit, and testified to the Jews that Jesus was Christ.
- 1 Th 3:1Wherefore when we could no longer forbear, we thought it good to be left at Athens alone;
- Acts 18:1After these things Paul departed from Athens, and came to Corinth;
- 2 Tim 4:10–11For Demas hath forsaken me, having loved this present world, and is departed unto Thessalonica; Crescens to Galatia, Titus unto Dalmatia.
- Titus 3:12When I shall send Artemas unto thee, or Tychicus, be diligent to come unto me to Nicopolis: for I have determined there to winter.
- Acts 15:3And 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.
- 2 Tim 4:20–21Erastus abode at Corinth: but Trophimus have I left at Miletum sick.
- 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.)
- Acts 17:16Now while Paul waited for them at Athens, his spirit was stirred in him, when he saw the city wholly given to idolatry.
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