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And they troubled the peopleand the rulers of the city, when they heard these things.
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And when they had takensecurityofJason,and of the other, they letthemgo .
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And the brethrenimmediately sent away*PaulandSilasbynightuntoBerea:whocoming thither wentinto the synagogue of the Jews.
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Thesewere more noble than those inThessalonica, in that theyreceived the wordwithall readiness of mind, and searched the scripturesdaily*, whether those thingswereso.
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Therefore*manyofthembelieved ; also of honourablewomenwhich were Greeks,and of men,not a few.
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Butwhen the JewsofThessalonica had knowledgethattheword of God was preachedofPaulatBerea, they came thither also, and stirred up the people.
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Andthenimmediately the brethren sent awayPaul to go as it wereto the sea:but*SilasandTimotheusabodetherestill .
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And they that conductedPaulbroughthimuntoAthens:andreceiving a commandmentuntoSilasandTimotheus for tocometohim with all speed*, they departed .
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Now while Paul waited forthematAthens,hisspirit was stirredinhim, when he saw the city wholly given to idolatry.
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Thereforedisputedhein the synagogue with the Jews,and with the devout persons , andin the marketdaily**with them that met with him .
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Thencertainphilosophers of the Epicureans,and of the Stoicks,encounteredhim.Andsomesaid , Whatwill*thisbabblersay* ? other some, He seemeth to be a setter forth of strangegods:because he preached unto themJesus,and the resurrection.