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Acts 17:1-21

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Paul at Thessalonica

1 Now when they had traveled through Amphipolis and Apollonia, they came to 1Thessalonica, where there was a synagogue of the Jews.
2 And 2according to Paul's custom, he went to them, and for three 3Sabbaths reasoned with them from 4the Scriptures,
3 explaining and giving evidence that the Christ 5had to suffer and 6rise again from the dead, and saying, "7This Jesus whom I am proclaiming to you is the Christ."
4 8And some of them were persuaded and joined 9Paul and Silas, along with a large number of the 10God-fearing 11Greeks and a number * of the 12leading women.
5 But 13the Jews, becoming jealous and taking along some wicked men from the market place, formed a mob and set the city in an uproar; and attacking the house of 14Jason, they were seeking to bring them out to the people.
6 When they did not find them, they began 15dragging Jason and some brethren before the city authorities, shouting, "These men who have upset 16the world have come here also;
7 and Jason 17has welcomed them, and they all act 18contrary to the decrees of Caesar, saying that there is another king, Jesus."
8 They stirred up the crowd and the city authorities who heard these things.
9 And when they had received a pledge from 19Jason and the others, they released them.

Paul at Berea

10 20The brethren immediately sent 21Paul and Silas away by night to 22Berea, and when they arrived, they went into 23the synagogue of the Jews.
11 Now these were more noble-minded than those in 24Thessalonica, for they received the word with great eagerness, examining the Scriptures daily * to see whether these things were so.
12 Therefore 25many of them believed, along with a number * of 26prominent Greek 27women and men.
13 But when the Jews of 28Thessalonica found out that the word of God had been proclaimed by Paul in 29Berea also, they came there as well, agitating and stirring up the crowds.
14 Then immediately 30the brethren sent Paul out to go as far as the sea; and 31Silas and 32Timothy remained there.
15 Now 33those who escorted Paul brought him as far as 34Athens; and receiving a command for 35Silas and Timothy to 36come to him as soon as possible, they left.

Paul at Athens

16 Now while Paul was waiting for them at 37Athens, his spirit was being provoked within him as he was observing the city full of idols.
17 So he was reasoning 38in the synagogue with the Jews and 39the God-fearing Gentiles, and in the market place every day with those who happened to be present.
18 And also some of the Epicurean and Stoic philosophers were conversing with him. Some were saying, "What would 40this idle babbler wish to say?" Others *, "He seems to be a proclaimer of strange deities,"-because he was preaching 41Jesus and the resurrection.
19 And they 42took him and brought him to the 43Areopagus, saying, "May we know what 44this new teaching is which you are proclaiming?
20 "For you are bringing some strange things to our ears; so we want to know what these things mean *."
21 (Now all the Athenians and the strangers 45visiting there used to spend their time in nothing other than telling or hearing something new.)
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