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for I am with you, and no one will attack you to harm you, for I have many people in this city."

but if they are questions about words and names and your own law, look to it yourselves. For I don't want to be a judge of these matters."

Paul, having stayed after this yet many days, took his leave of the brothers, and sailed from there for Syria, and Priscilla and Aquila with him. He shaved his head in Cenchreae, for he had a vow.

for he powerfully refuted the Jews, publicly showing by the Scriptures that Jesus was the Christ.

He entered into the synagogue, and spoke boldly for a period of three months, reasoning and persuading about the things concerning the kingdom of God.

This continued for the space of two years, so that all those who lived in Asia heard the word of the Lord Jesus, both Jews and Greeks.

Having sent into Macedonia two of those who ministered to him, Timothy and Erastus, he himself stayed in Asia for a while.

For a certain man named Demetrius, a silversmith, who made silver shrines of Artemis, brought no little business to the craftsmen,

Some therefore cried one thing, and some another, for the assembly was in confusion. Most of them didn't know why they had come together.

But when they perceived that he was a Jew, all with one voice for a time of about two hours cried out, "Great is Artemis of the Ephesians!"

For you have brought these men here, who are neither robbers of temples nor blasphemers of your goddess.

For indeed we are in danger of being accused concerning this day's riot, there being no cause. Concerning it, we wouldn't be able to give an account of this commotion."

After the uproar had ceased, Paul sent for the disciples, took leave of them, and departed to go into Macedonia.

When he had spent three months there, and a plot was made against him by Jews as he was about to set sail for Syria, he determined to return through Macedonia.

But these had gone ahead, and were waiting for us at Troas.

Paul went down, and fell on him, and embracing him said, "Don't be troubled, for his life is in him."

But we who went ahead to the ship set sail for Assos, there intending to take in Paul, for he had so arranged, intending himself to go by land.

For Paul had determined to sail past Ephesus, that he might not have to spend time in Asia; for he was hastening, if it were possible for him, to be at Jerusalem on the day of Pentecost.

except that the Holy Spirit testifies in every city, saying that bonds and afflictions wait for me.

for I didn't shrink from declaring to you the whole counsel of God.