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- Acts 15:31
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When the people read it, they rejoiced at its encouraging message.
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- Acts 15:33
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After spending some time there, they were sent off by the brothers in peace to return to those who had sent them.
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- Acts 15:35
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But Paul and Barnabas remained at Antioch, along with many others, teaching and preaching the word of the Lord.
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- Acts 15:36
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Some time later Paul said to Barnabas, “Let us go back and visit the brothers in every town where we proclaimed the word of the Lord, to see how they are doing.”
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- Acts 15:37
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Barnabas wanted to take John, also called Mark.
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- Acts 15:38
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But Paul thought it best not to take him, because he had deserted them in Pamphylia and had not accompanied them in the work.
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- Acts 15:39
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Their disagreement was so sharp that they parted company. Barnabas took Mark and sailed for Cyprus,
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- Acts 15:40
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but Paul chose Silas and left, commended by the brothers to the grace of the Lord.
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- Acts 15:41
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And he traveled through Syria and Cilicia, strengthening the churches.
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- Acts 16:1
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Paul came to Derbe and then to Lystra, where he found a disciple named Timothy, the son of a believing Jewish woman and a Greek father.
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- Acts 16:4
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As they went from town to town, they delivered the decisions handed down by the apostles and elders in Jerusalem for the people to obey.
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- Acts 16:6
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After the Holy Spirit had prevented them from speaking the word in the province of Asia, they traveled through the region of Phrygia and Galatia.
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- Acts 16:7
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And when they came to the border of Mysia, they tried to enter Bithynia, but the Spirit of Jesus would not permit them.
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- Acts 16:8
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So they passed by Mysia and went down to Troas.
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- Acts 16:10
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As soon as Paul had seen the vision, we got ready to leave for Macedonia, concluding that God had called us to preach the gospel to them.
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- Acts 16:11
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We sailed from Troas straight to Samothrace, and the following day on to Neapolis.
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- Acts 16:12
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From there we went to the Roman colony of Philippi, the leading city of that district of Macedonia. And we stayed there several days.
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- Acts 16:15
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And when she and her household had been baptized, she urged us, “If you consider me a believer in the Lord, come and stay at my house.” And she persuaded us.
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- Acts 16:16
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One day as we were going to the place of prayer, we were met by a slave girl with a spirit of divination, who earned a large income for her masters by fortune-telling.
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- Acts 16:18
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She continued this for many days. Eventually Paul grew so aggravated that he turned and said to the spirit, “In the name of Jesus Christ I command you to come out of her!” And the spirit left her at that very moment.
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- Acts 16:19
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When the girl’s owners saw that their hope of making money was gone, they seized Paul and Silas and dragged them before the authorities in the marketplace.
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- Acts 16:25
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About midnight Paul and Silas were praying and singing hymns to God, and the other prisoners were listening to them.
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- Acts 16:26
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Suddenly a strong earthquake shook the foundations of the prison. At once all the doors flew open and everyone’s chains came loose.
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- Acts 16:27
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When the jailer woke up and saw the prison doors open, he drew his sword and was about to kill himself, presuming that the prisoners had escaped.
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- Acts 16:28
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But Paul called out in a loud voice, “Do not harm yourself! We are all here!”
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- Acts 16:29
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Calling for lights, the jailer rushed in and fell trembling before Paul and Silas.
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- Acts 16:31
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They replied, “Believe in the Lord Jesus and you will be saved, you and your household.”
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- Acts 16:35
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When daylight came, the magistrates sent their officers with the order: “Release those men.”
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- Acts 16:36
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The jailer informed Paul: “The magistrates have sent orders to release you. Now you may go on your way in peace.”
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- Acts 16:37
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But Paul said to the officers, “They beat us publicly without a trial and threw us into prison, even though we are Roman citizens. And now do they want to send us away secretly? Absolutely not! Let them come themselves and escort us out!”
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- Acts 16:38
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So the officers relayed this message to the magistrates, who were alarmed to hear that Paul and Silas were Roman citizens.
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- Acts 16:40
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After Paul and Silas came out of the prison, they went to Lydia’s house to see the brothers and encourage them. Then they left the city.
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- Acts 17:1
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When they had passed through Amphipolis and Apollonia, they came to Thessalonica, where there was a Jewish synagogue.
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- Acts 17:2
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As was his custom, Paul went into the synagogue, and on three Sabbaths he reasoned with them from the Scriptures,
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- Acts 17:5
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The Jews, however, became jealous. So they brought in some troublemakers from the marketplace, formed a mob, and sent the city into an uproar. They raided Jason’s house in search of Paul and Silas, hoping to bring them out to the people.
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- Acts 17:6
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But when they could not find them, they dragged Jason and some other brothers before the city officials, shouting, “These men who have turned the world upside down have now come here,
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- Acts 17:8
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On hearing this, the crowd and city officials were greatly disturbed.
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- Acts 17:10
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As soon as night had fallen, the brothers sent Paul and Silas away to Berea. On arriving there, they went into the Jewish synagogue.
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- Acts 17:11
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Now the Bereans were more noble-minded than the Thessalonians, for they received the message with great eagerness and examined the Scriptures every day to see if these teachings were true.
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- Acts 17:13
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But when the Jews from Thessalonica learned that Paul was also proclaiming the word of God in Berea, they went there themselves to incite and agitate the crowds.
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- Acts 17:14
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The brothers immediately sent Paul to the coast, but Silas and Timothy remained in Berea.
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- Acts 17:15
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Those who escorted Paul brought him to Athens and then returned with instructions for Silas and Timothy to join him as soon as possible.
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- Acts 17:16
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While Paul was waiting for them in Athens, he was deeply disturbed in his spirit to see that the city was full of idols.
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- Acts 17:18
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Some Epicurean and Stoic philosophers also began to debate with him. Some of them asked, “What is this babbler trying to say?” Others said, “He seems to be advocating foreign gods.” They said this because Paul was proclaiming the good news of Jesus and the resurrection.
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- Acts 17:21
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Now all the Athenians and foreigners who lived there spent their time doing nothing more than hearing and articulating new ideas.
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- Acts 17:22
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Then Paul stood up in the meeting of the Areopagus and said, “Men of Athens, I see that in every way you are very religious.
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- Acts 17:32
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When they heard about the resurrection of the dead, some began to mock him, but others said, “We want to hear you again on this topic.”
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- Acts 17:34
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But some joined him and believed, including Dionysius the Areopagite, a woman named Damaris, and others who were with them.
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- Acts 18:4
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Every Sabbath he reasoned in the synagogue, trying to persuade Jews and Greeks alike.
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- Acts 18:5
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And when Silas and Timothy came down from Macedonia, Paul devoted himself fully to the word, testifying to the Jews that Jesus is the Christ.
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