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Not finding them there, they dragged out Jason and some of the other believers instead and took them before the city council. “Paul and Silas have caused trouble all over the world,” they shouted, “and now they are here disturbing our city, too.
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And Jason has welcomed them into his home. They are all guilty of treason against Caesar, for they profess allegiance to another king, named Jesus.”
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The people of the city, as well as the city council, were thrown into turmoil by these reports.
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So the officials forced Jason and the other believers to post bond, and then they released them.
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That very night the believers sent Paul and Silas to Berea. When they arrived there, they went to the Jewish synagogue.
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And the people of Berea were more open-minded than those in Thessalonica, and they listened eagerly to Paul’s message. They searched the Scriptures day after day to see if Paul and Silas were teaching the truth.
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As a result, many Jews believed, as did many of the prominent Greek women and men.
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But when some Jews in Thessalonica learned that Paul was preaching the word of God in Berea, they went there and stirred up trouble.
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The believers acted at once, sending Paul on to the coast, while Silas and Timothy remained behind.
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Those escorting Paul went with him all the way to Athens; then they returned to Berea with instructions for Silas and Timothy to hurry and join him.
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While Paul was waiting for them in Athens, he was deeply troubled by all the idols he saw everywhere in the city.