Acts 17:14

14 The believers immediately sent Paul to the coast, but Silas and Timothy stayed at Berea.

Acts 17:14 in Other Translations

14 And then immediately the brethren sent away Paul to go as it were to the sea: but Silas and Timotheus abode there still.

14 Then the brothers immediately sent Paul off on his way to the sea, but Silas and Timothy remained there.

14 The believers acted at once, sending Paul on to the coast, while Silas and Timothy remained behind.

14 With the help of his friends, Paul gave them the slip - caught a boat and put out to sea. Silas and Timothy stayed behind.

14 And then immediately the brethren sent forth Paul to go as far as to the sea: and Silas and Timothy abode there still.

14 The believers immediately sent Paul to the seacoast, but Silas and Timothy stayed in Berea.

14 Then the brothers immediately sent Paul away to go to the sea, but Silas and Timothy stayed on there.

14 Right away the believers sent Paul to the coast. But Silas and Timothy stayed in Berea.

Acts 17:14 Meaning and Commentary

Acts 17:14

And then immediately the brethren
That were at Berea, the new converts there:

sent away Paul,
whom they knew the Jews mostly sought after, and were offended with:

to go as it were to the sea;
the Aegean sea, or Archipelago, near to which Berea was: this seems to have been done, in order to make the people conclude that he intended to take shipping, and go into some other parts of the world, when the design was to go to Athens by foot, and so be safe from any lying in wait of his persecutors: the Alexandrian copy, the Vulgate Latin, and the Oriental versions read, "to go to the sea"; to the sea side, whither it seems he did go; and yet it looks as if he did not go by sea, but by land, to Athens:

but Silas and Timotheus abode there still;
at Berea, to confirm and strengthen the young converts there made.

Acts 17:14 In-Context

12 As a result, many of them believed, as did also a number of prominent Greek women and many Greek men.

13 But when the Jews in Thessalonica learned that Paul was preaching the word of God at Berea, some of them went there too, agitating the crowds and stirring them up.

14 The believers immediately sent Paul to the coast, but Silas and Timothy stayed at Berea.

15 Those who escorted Paul brought him to Athens and then left with instructions for Silas and Timothy to join him as soon as possible.

16 While Paul was waiting for them in Athens, he was greatly distressed to see that the city was full of idols.

Cross References

• 1. S Acts 9:30
• 2. S Acts 15:22
• 3. S Acts 16:1