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1 Now when they had traveled through Amphipolis and Apollonia, they came to Thessalonica, R957 where there was a synagogue of the Jews. 2 And according R958 to Paul's custom, he went to them, and for three Sabbaths R959 reasoned with them from the R960 Scriptures, 3 explaining F384 and giving F385 evidence that the Christ F386 had R961 to suffer and rise R962 again from the dead, and {saying,} "This Jesus whom I am proclaiming to you is the Christ." F3864 And R963 some of them were persuaded and joined Paul R964 and Silas, along F387 with a large number of the God-fearing R965 Greeks R966 and a F388 number of the leading R967 women. 5 But the R968 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 Jason, R969 they were seeking to bring them out to the people. 6 When they did not find them, they {began} dragging R970 Jason and some brethren before the city authorities, shouting, "These men who have upset the F389R971 world have come here also; 7 and F390 Jason has R972 welcomed them, and they all act contrary R973 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 F391 from Jason R974 and the others, they released them.
10 The R975 brethren immediately sent Paul R976 and Silas away by night to Berea, R977 and F392 when they arrived, they went into the R978 synagogue of the Jews. 11 Now these were more noble-minded than those in Thessalonica, R979 for F393 they received the word with great F394 eagerness, examining the Scriptures daily {to see} whether these things were so. 12 Therefore many R980 of them believed, along F395 with a number of prominent R981 Greek women R982 and men. 13 But when the Jews of Thessalonica R983 found out that the word of God had been proclaimed by Paul in Berea R984 also, they came there as well, agitating and stirring up the crowds. 14 Then immediately the R985 brethren sent Paul out to go as far as the sea; and Silas R986 and Timothy R987 remained there. 15 Now those R988 who escorted Paul brought him as far as Athens; R989 and receiving a command for Silas R990 and Timothy to come R991 to him as soon as possible, they left.
16 Now while Paul was waiting for them at Athens, R992 his spirit was being provoked within him as he was observing the city full of idols. 17 So he was reasoning in R993 the synagogue with the Jews and the R994 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 F396 with him. Some were saying, "What would this R995 idle F397 babbler wish to say?" Others, "He seems to be a proclaimer of strange deities,"--because he was preaching Jesus R996 and the resurrection. 19 And they took R997 him and brought him to F398 the Areopagus, F399R998 saying, "May we know what this R999 new teaching is which F400 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 visiting R1000 there used to spend their time in nothing other than telling or hearing something new.)
22 So Paul stood in the midst of the Areopagus F401 and said, "Men of Athens, R1001 I observe that you are very religious R1002 in all respects. 23 "For while I was passing through and examining the objects R1003 of your worship, I also found an altar with this inscription, 'TO AN UNKNOWN GOD.' Therefore what you R1004 worship in ignorance, this I proclaim to you. 24 "The God who made the world and all things in it, since He is Lord R1005 of heaven and earth, does not dwell R1006 in temples made with hands; 25 nor is He served by human hands, as R1007 though He needed anything, since He Himself gives to all {people} life and breath and all things; 26 and He R1008 made from one {man} every nation of mankind to live on all the face of the earth, having determined R1009 {their} appointed times and the boundaries of their habitation, 27 that they would seek God, if perhaps they might grope for Him and find Him, though R1010 He is not far from each one of us; 28 for in R1011 Him we live and move and exist, F402 as even some of your own poets have said, 'For we also are His children.' 29 "Being then the children of God, we ought R1012 not to think that the Divine Nature is like gold or silver or stone, an image formed by the art and thought of man. 30 "Therefore having overlooked R1013 the R1014 times of ignorance, God is now R1015 declaring to men that all {people} everywhere should repent, 31 because He has fixed a R1016 day in which He R1017 will judge the F403R1018 world in righteousness through F404 a Man whom He has appointed, R1019 having furnished proof to all men by F405 raising R1020 Him from the dead."
32 Now when they heard of the R1021 resurrection of the dead, some {began} to sneer, but others said, "We shall hear you again F406 concerning this." 33 So Paul went out of their midst. 34 But some men joined him and believed, among whom also were Dionysius the Areopagite R1022 and a woman named Damaris and others with them.
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1 After these things he left Athens R1023 and went to Corinth. R10242 And he found a Jew named Aquila, R1025 a native of Pontus, R1026 having recently come from Italy R1027 with his wife Priscilla, R1028 because Claudius R1029 had commanded all the Jews to leave Rome. He came to them, 3 and because he was of the same trade, he stayed with them and they R1030 were working, for by trade they were tent-makers. 4 And he was reasoning in R1031 the synagogue every Sabbath R1032 and trying to persuade Jews R1033 and Greeks. 5 But when Silas R1034 and Timothy came R1035 down from Macedonia, R1036 Paul {began} devoting himself completely to the word, solemnly testifying R1037 to the Jews that Jesus R1038 was the Christ. F4076 But when they resisted and blasphemed, he shook R1039 out his garments and said to them, "Your blood R1040 {be} on your own heads! I am clean. From now on I will go to R1041 the Gentiles."
7 Then he left there and went to the house of a man named Titius F408 Justus, a R1042 worshiper of God, whose house was next to the synagogue. 8 Crispus, R1043 the R1044 leader of the synagogue, believed in the Lord with R1045 all his household, and many of the Corinthians R1046 when they heard were believing and being baptized. 9 And the Lord said to Paul in the night by a R1047 vision, "Do R1048 not be afraid {any longer,} but go on speaking and do not be silent; 10 for R1049 I am with you, and no man will attack you in order to harm you, for I have many people in this city." 11 And he settled {there} a year and six months, teaching the word of God among them.
12 But while Gallio was proconsul R1050 of Achaia, R1051 the R1052 Jews with one accord rose up against Paul and brought him before the R1053 judgment seat, 13 saying, "This man persuades men to worship God contrary to the R1054 law." 14 But when Paul was about to open R1055 his mouth, Gallio said to the Jews, "If it were a matter of wrong or of vicious crime, O Jews, it would be reasonable for me to put up with you; 15 but if there are questions R1056 about words and names and your own law, look after it yourselves; I am unwilling to be a judge of these matters." 16 And he drove them away from the R1057 judgment seat. 17 And they all took hold of Sosthenes, R1058 the R1059 leader of the synagogue, and {began} beating him in front of the R1060 judgment seat. But Gallio was not concerned about any of these things.
18 Paul, having remained many days longer, took R1061 leave of the R1062 brethren and put out to sea for Syria, R1063 and with him were Priscilla R1064 and Aquila. R1065 In Cenchrea R1066 he F409 had R1067 his hair cut, for he was keeping a vow. 19 They came to Ephesus, R1068 and he left them there. Now he himself entered the R1069 synagogue and reasoned with the Jews. 20 When they asked him to stay for a longer time, he did not consent, 21 but taking R1070 leave of them and saying, "I will return to you again if R1071 God wills," he set sail from Ephesus. R107222 When he had landed at Caesarea, R1073 he went up and greeted the church, and went down to Antioch. R107423 And having spent some time {there,} he left and passed successively through the Galatian R1075 region and Phrygia, strengthening all the disciples.
24 Now a Jew named Apollos, R1076 an Alexandrian R1077 by birth, an F410 eloquent man, came to Ephesus; R1078 and he was mighty in the Scriptures. 25 This man had been instructed in the R1079 way of the Lord; and being fervent in spirit, he was speaking and teaching accurately the things concerning Jesus, being acquainted only with the R1080 baptism of John; 26 and he F411 began to speak out boldly in the synagogue. But when Priscilla R1081 and Aquila heard him, they took him aside and explained to him the R1082 way of God more accurately. 27 And when he wanted to go across to Achaia, R1083 the R1084 brethren encouraged him and wrote to the R1085 disciples to welcome him; and when he had arrived, he greatly helped F412 those who had believed through grace, 28 for he powerfully refuted the Jews in public, demonstrating by R1086 the Scriptures that Jesus R1087 was the Christ. F413
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