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But the Jews became jealous, and they brought together some wicked men from the marketplace, formed a mob, and started a riot in the city. Attacking Jason’s house, they searched for them to bring them out to the public assembly.

But when the Jews from Thessalonica found out that the word of God had been proclaimed by Paul at Berea, they came there too, agitating and upsetting the crowds.

Then the brothers and sisters immediately sent Paul away to go to the coast, but Silas and Timothy stayed on there.

Now all the Athenians and the foreigners residing there spent their time on nothing else but telling or hearing something new.

When they heard about the resurrection of the dead, some began to ridicule him, but others said, “We’d like to hear from you again about this.”

The Lord said to Paul in a night vision, “Don’t be afraid, but keep on speaking and don’t be silent.

But if these are questions about words, names, and your own law, see to it yourselves. I refuse to be a judge of such things.”

And they all seized Sosthenes, the leader of the synagogue, and beat him in front of the tribunal, but none of these things mattered to Gallio.

When they reached Ephesus he left them there, but he himself entered the synagogue and debated with the Jews.

but he said farewell and added, “I’ll come back to you again, if God wills.” Then he set sail from Ephesus.

But when some became hardened and would not believe, slandering the Way in front of the crowd, he withdrew from them, taking the disciples, and conducted discussions every day in the lecture hall of Tyrannus.

The evil spirit answered them, “I know Jesus, and I recognize Paul—but who are you?”

You see and hear that not only in Ephesus, but in almost all of Asia, this man Paul has persuaded and misled a considerable number of people by saying that gods made by hand are not gods.

Not only do we run a risk that our business may be discredited, but also that the temple of the great goddess Artemis may be despised and her magnificence come to the verge of ruin—the very one all of Asia and the world worship.”

But when they recognized that he was a Jew, they all shouted in unison for about two hours: “Great is Artemis of the Ephesians!”

But if you seek anything further, it must be decided in a legal assembly.

but we sailed away from Philippi after the Festival of Unleavened Bread. In five days we reached them at Troas, where we spent seven days.

But Paul went down, bent over him, embraced him, and said, “Don’t be alarmed, because he’s alive.”

But I consider my life of no value to myself; my purpose is to finish my course and the ministry I received from the Lord Jesus, to testify to the gospel of God’s grace.

Then Paul replied, “What are you doing, weeping and breaking my heart? For I am ready not only to be bound but also to die in Jerusalem for the name of the Lord Jesus.”