KJV King James Version
And some believed the things which were spoken, and some believed not.
VERSE STUDY • KJV
Acts 28:24
And some believed the things which were spoken, and some believed not.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
Some of them were convinced by what he said, but others refused to believe.
WEB World English Bible
Some believed the things which were spoken, and some disbelieved.
ASV American Standard Version
And some believed the things which were spoken, and some disbelieved.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
and, some, indeed, were believing the things spoken, and some were not believing.
Surrounding context — Acts 28
21 And they said unto him, We neither received letters out of Judaea concerning thee, neither any of the brethren that came shewed or spake any harm of thee.
22 But we desire to hear of thee what thou thinkest: for as concerning this sect, we know that every where it is spoken against.
23 And when they had appointed him a day, there came many to him into [his] lodging; to whom he expounded and testified the kingdom of God, persuading them concerning Jesus, both out of the law of Moses, and [out of] the prophets, from morning till evening.
24 And some believed the things which were spoken, and some believed not.
25 And when they agreed not among themselves, they departed, after that Paul had spoken one word, Well spake the Holy Ghost by Esaias the prophet unto our fathers,
26 Saying, Go unto this people, and say, Hearing ye shall hear, and shall not understand; and seeing ye shall see, and not perceive:
27 For the heart of this people is waxed gross, and their ears are dull of hearing, and their eyes have they closed; lest they should see with [their] eyes, and hear with [their] ears, and understand with [their] heart, and should be converted, and I should heal them.
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Acts 14:4But the multitude of the city was divided: and part held with the Jews, and part with the apostles.Acts 17:4-5And some of them believed, and consorted with Paul and Silas; and of the devout Greeks a great multitude, and of the chief women not a few.Acts 19:8-9And he went into the synagogue, and spake boldly for the space of three months, disputing and persuading the things concerning the kingdom of God.Acts 18:6-8And when they opposed themselves, and blasphemed, he shook [his] raiment, and said unto them, Your blood [be] upon your own heads; I [am] clean: from henceforth I will go unto the Gentiles.Romans 3:3For what if some did not believe? shall their unbelief make the faith of God without effect?Romans 11:4-6But what saith the answer of God unto him? I have reserved to myself seven thousand men, who have not bowed the knee to [the image of] Baal.Acts 13:48-50And when the Gentiles heard this, they were glad, and glorified the word of the Lord: and as many as were ordained to eternal life believed.
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