He addressed both Jews and Greeks in the synagogue every Sabbath, attempting to persuade them.

每逢安息日，保罗在会堂里辩论，劝化犹太人和希腊人。

每逢安息日，保罗在会堂里辩论，劝导犹太人和希腊人。

每逢安息日，保罗在会堂里辩论，劝导犹太人和希腊人。

保罗每个安息日都到会堂与犹太人和希腊人辩论，劝导他们信主。

每逢安息日，保罗在会堂辩论，劝导犹太人和希腊人归主。

每逢安息日，保罗就在会堂里讲论，劝导犹太人和希腊人。

每逢安息日，保羅在會堂裏辯論，勸化猶太人和希臘人。

每逢安息日，保羅在會堂裏辯論，勸導猶太人和希臘人。

每逢安息日，保羅在會堂裏辯論，勸導猶太人和希臘人。

保羅每個安息日都到會堂與猶太人和希臘人辯論，勸導他們信主。

每逢安息日，保羅在會堂辯論，勸導猶太人和希臘人歸主。

每逢安息日、保羅總在會堂裏辯論，勸化了猶太人和希利尼人。

每逢安息日，保羅就在會堂裡講論，勸導猶太人和希臘人。

每安息日、保羅在會堂辯論、勸猶太人與希利尼人、○

每逢安息日、保羅在會堂辯論、勸猶太、希利尼人、

每至安息日、保羅在會堂辯論、勸猶太及希拉人、

每屆禮日、葆樂講道會堂、迪化猶太人與希臘人。

Every Sabbath he reasoned in the synagogue, trying to persuade Jews and Greeks.

Every Sabbath day he went to the synagogue. He was trying to get both Jews and Greeks to believe in the Lord.

And he reasoned in the synagogue every Sabbath, and tried to persuade Jews and Greeks.

Each Sabbath found Paul at the synagogue, trying to convince the Jews and Greeks alike.

He reasoned in the synagogue every Sabbath and tried to persuade both Jews and Greeks.

And Paul was reasoning in the synagogue every Sabbath and trying to persuade Jews and Greeks.

And he reasoned in the synagogue every Sabbath, and persuaded both Jews and Greeks.

And he reasoned in the synagogue every sabbath, and persuaded Jews and Greeks.

He reasoned in the synagogue every Sabbath and tried to persuade both Jews and Greeks.

And he reasoned in the synagogue every sabbath, and persuaded the Jews and the Greeks.

He reasoned in the synagogue every Sabbath and persuaded Jews and Greeks.

So he was addressing the Jews and the God- fearing Gentiles in the synagogue, and in the marketplace every day those who happened to be there.

Therefore, because we know the fear of the Lord, we try to persuade people, but we are well known to God, and I hope we are well known to your consciences too.

Now Jesus came to Nazareth, where he had been brought up, and went into the synagogue on the Sabbath day, as was his custom. He stood up to read,

Hezekiah says,“ The LORD our God will rescue us from the power of the king of Assyria.” But he is misleading you and you will die of hunger and thirst!

These Jews were more open- minded than those in Thessalonica, for they eagerly received the message, examining the scriptures carefully every day to see if these things were so.

saying,“ This man is persuading people to worship God in a way contrary to the law!”

So Paul entered the synagogue and spoke out fearlessly for three months, addressing and convincing them about the kingdom of God.

And you see and hear that this Paul has persuaded and turned away a large crowd, not only in Ephesus but in practically all of the province of Asia, by saying that gods made by hands are not gods at all.

He replied to him,‘ If they do not respond to Moses and the prophets, they will not be convinced even if someone rises from the dead.’”

Moving on from Perga, they arrived at Pisidian Antioch, and on the Sabbath day they went into the synagogue and sat down.After the reading from the law and the prophets, the leaders of the synagogue sent them a message, saying,“ Brothers, if you have any message of exhortation for the people, speak it.”So Paul stood up, gestured with his hand and said,“ Men of Israel, and you Gentiles who fear God, listen:The God of this people Israel chose our ancestors and made the people great during their stay as foreigners in the country of Egypt, and with uplifted arm he led them out of it.For a period of about forty years he put up with them in the wilderness.After he had destroyed seven nations in the land of Canaan, he gave his people their land as an inheritance.All this took about four hundred fifty years. After this he gave them judges until the time of Samuel the prophet.Then they asked for a king, and God gave them Saul son of Kish, a man from the tribe of Benjamin, who ruled forty years.After removing him, God raised up David their king. He testified about him:‘ I have found David the son of Jesse to be a man after my heart, who will accomplish everything I want him to do.’From the descendants of this man God brought to Israel a Savior, Jesus, just as he promised.Before Jesus arrived, John had proclaimed a baptism for repentance to all the people of Israel.But while John was completing his mission, he said repeatedly,‘ What do you think I am? I am not he. But look, one is coming after me. I am not worthy to untie the sandals on his feet!’Brothers, descendants of Abraham’s family, and those Gentiles among you who fear God, the message of this salvation has been sent to us.For the people who live in Jerusalem and their rulers did not recognize him, and they fulfilled the sayings of the prophets that are read every Sabbath by condemning him.Though they found no basis for a death sentence, they asked Pilate to have him executed.When they had accomplished everything that was written about him, they took him down from the cross and placed him in a tomb.But God raised him from the dead,and for many days he appeared to those who had accompanied him from Galilee to Jerusalem. These are now his witnesses to the people.And we proclaim to you the good news about the promise to our ancestors,that this promise God has fulfilled to us, their children, by raising Jesus, as also it is written in the second psalm,‘ You are my Son; today I have fathered you.’But regarding the fact that he has raised Jesus from the dead, never again to be in a state of decay, God has spoken in this way:‘ I will give you the holy and trustworthy promises made to David.’Therefore he also says in another psalm,‘ You will not permit your Holy One to experience decay.’For David, after he had served God’s purpose in his own generation, died, was buried with his ancestors, and experienced decay,but the one whom God raised up did not experience decay.Therefore let it be known to you, brothers, that through this one forgiveness of sins is proclaimed to you,and by this one everyone who believes is justified from everything from which the law of Moses could not justify you.Watch out, then, that what is spoken about by the prophets does not happen to you:‘ Look, you scoffers; be amazed and perish! For I am doing a work in your days, a work you would never believe, even if someone tells you.’”As Paul and Barnabas were going out, the people were urging them to speak about these things on the next Sabbath.When the meeting of the synagogue had broken up, many of the Jews and God- fearing proselytes followed Paul and Barnabas, who were speaking with them and were persuading them to continue in the grace of God.On the next Sabbath almost the whole city assembled together to hear the word of the Lord.But when the Jews saw the crowds, they were filled with jealousy, and they began to contradict what Paul was saying by reviling him.Both Paul and Barnabas replied courageously,“ It was necessary to speak the word of God to you first. Since you reject it and do not consider yourselves worthy of eternal life, we are turning to the Gentiles.For this is what the Lord has commanded us:‘ I have appointed you to be a light for the Gentiles, to bring salvation to the ends of the earth.’”When the Gentiles heard this, they began to rejoice and praise the word of the Lord, and all who had been appointed for eternal life believed.So the word of the Lord was spreading through the entire region.But the Jews incited the God- fearing women of high social standing and the prominent men of the city, stirred up persecution against Paul and Barnabas, and threw them out of their region.So after they shook the dust off their feet in protest against them, they went to Iconium.And the disciples were filled with joy and with the Holy Spirit.The same thing happened in Iconium when Paul and Barnabas went into the Jewish synagogue and spoke in such a way that a large group of both Jews and Greeks believed.

Agrippa said to Paul,“ In such a short time are you persuading me to become a Christian?”

They set a day to meet with him, and they came to him where he was staying in even greater numbers. From morning until evening he explained things to them, testifying about the kingdom of God and trying to convince them about Jesus from both the law of Moses and the prophets.

After they traveled through Amphipolis and Apollonia, they came to Thessalonica, where there was a Jewish synagogue.Paul went to the Jews in the synagogue, as he customarily did, and on three Sabbath days he addressed them from the scriptures,explaining and demonstrating that the Christ had to suffer and to rise from the dead, saying,“ This Jesus I am proclaiming to you is the Christ.”

May God enlarge Japheth’s territory and numbers! May he live in the tents of Shem and may Canaan be his slave!”