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After Paul and Silas a had passed through Amphipolis and Apollonia, they came to Thessalonica, where there was a synagogue of the Jews.
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And Paul went in, as was his custom, and on three sabbath days argued with them from the scriptures,
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explaining and proving that it was necessary for the Messiah b to suffer and to rise from the dead, and saying, "This is the Messiah, c Jesus whom I am proclaiming to you."
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Some of them were persuaded and joined Paul and Silas, as did a great many of the devout Greeks and not a few of the leading women.
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