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The brothers who were at Lystra and Iconium gave a good testimony about him.
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Sha'ul wanted to have him go out with him, and he took and circumcised him because of the Yehudim who were in those parts; for they all knew that his father was a Yevanit.
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As they went on their way through the cities, they delivered the decrees to them to keep which had been ordained by the apostles and Zakenim who were at Yerushalayim.
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So the assemblies were strengthened in the faith, and increased in number daily.
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When they had gone through the region of Phrygia and Galatia, they were forbidden by the Ruach HaKodesh to speak the word in Asia.
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When they had come opposite Mysia, they tried to go into Bithynia, but the Spirit didn't allow them.
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Passing by Mysia, they came down to Troas.
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A vision appeared to Sha'ul in the night. There was a man of Macedonia standing, begging him, and saying, "Come over into Macedonia and help us."
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When he had seen the vision, immediately we sought to go out to Macedonia, concluding that the Lord had called us to preach the Good News to them.
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Setting sail therefore from Troas, we made a straight course to Samothrace, and the day following to Neapolis;
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and from there to Philippi, which is a city of Macedonia, the first of the district, a Roman colony. We were staying some days in this city.