Acts 13:44

And in the sabbath (pur)suing (or And on the following Sabbath), almost all the city came together, to hear the word of God.

Wycliffe Modern Spelling

In The King James Version

And the next sabbath day came almost the whole city together to hear the word of God.

In Context

43And when the synagogue was left, many of the Jews and comelings worshipping God (pur)sued Paul and Barnabas; that spake, and counselled them, that they should dwell in the grace of God. (And when the synagogue was let go, many of the Jews and newcomers worshipping God followed after Paul and Barnabas; who spoke, and counselled them, that they should remain in the grace of God.)

45And (the) Jews saw the people, and (they) were filled with envy, and gainsaid these things that were said of Paul (or and spoke against those things that were said by Paul), and blasphemed.

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Cross References

Genesis 49:10The sceptre shall not be taken away from Judah, and a duke (out) of his hip (nor a ruler from between his hips, or out of his loins), till he come that shall be sent, and he shall be the abiding of heathen men;

Isaiah 11:10In that day the root of Jesse, that standeth into the sign of peoples; heathen men shall beseech him, and his sepulchre shall be glorious. (On that day there shall be a root of Jesse, that shall stand for a sign to the peoples; the heathen shall beseech him, and his tomb shall be glorious or and his resting place shall be glorious.)

Matthew Henry on Acts 13:43-52

Paul at Antioch in Pisidia. 42 And when the Jews were gone out of the synagogue, the Gentiles besought that these words might be preached to them the next sabbath. 43 Now when the congregation was broken up, many of the Jews and religious proselytes followed Paul and Barnabas: who, speaking to them, persuaded them to continue in the grace of God. 44 And the next sabbath day came almost the whole city together to hear the word of God. 45 But when the Jews saw the multitudes, they were filled with envy, and spake… Read the whole commentary →

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