Acts 17:1-3

Expanded Bible

Paul and Silas in Thessalonica

17 ·Paul and Silas [^LThey] traveled through Amphipolis and Apollonia and came to Thessalonica [^Ca city on the Via Egnatia, the major road on the northern Aegean coast] where there was a synagogue. ² Paul went into the synagogue as he ·always [customarily] did [^Cspeaking to the Jews first], and on each Sabbath day for three weeks, he ·talked [discussed; or argued; reasoned] with ·his fellow Jews [^Lthem] about the Scriptures. ³ He explained and proved that the ·Christ [Messiah; ^CChrist in Greek and Messiah in Hebrew mean “anointed one”] must ·die [^Lsuffer] and then rise from the dead [3:18]. He said, “This Jesus I am ·telling you about [proclaiming to you] is the ·Christ [Messiah].”