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And these were more noble than those in Thessalonica, for they received the Word with all readiness, daily examining the Scriptures if these things are so .

For you bring startling things to our ears. We are minded, then, to know what these things wish to be.

And all Athenians and the strangers living there have leisure for nothing else than to say and to hear newer things.

for passing through and looking up at the objects of your worship, I also found an altar on which had been written, TO AN UNKNOWN GOD. Not knowing, then, whom you worship, I make Him known to you.

nor is served by hands of men, as having need of anything. For He is giving life and breath and all things to all.

For in Him we live and move and exist, as also some of the poets among you have said, For we are also His offspring.

And because he was of the same trade, he lived and worked with them; for they were tentmakers by trade.

But if it is a question about a word, and names, and the law according to you, you will see to it yourselves; for I do not wish to be a judge of these things.

And having remained many days more, having taken leave of the brothers, Paul sailed to Syria, having shaved his head in Cenchrea, for he had a vow. And Priscilla and Aquila were with him.

For he powerfully confuted the Jews publicly, proving through the Scriptures Jesus to be the Christ.

For a certain silversmith named Demetrius was making silver shrines of Artemis, providing no little trade for the craftsmen.

Then others indeed cried out a different thing, for the assembly was confused, and the majority did not know on what account they came together.

And quieting the crowd, the town clerk said, Men, Ephesians, for what man is there who does not know the city of the Ephesians to be temple keepers of the great goddess Artemis, and of That Fallen From the Sky?

Then these things being undeniable, it is necessary for you, being calmed, to be so , and to do nothing rash.

For you brought these men, being neither temple robbers nor blaspheming your goddess.

For we are in danger to be accused of insurrection concerning today, there being no cause about which we will be able to give account of this crowding together.

And a certain young man named Eutychus was sitting on the window sill, being overborne by deep sleep, Paul reasoning for a longer time, having been overborne by the sleep, he fell down from the third floor and was taken up dead.

But going down Paul fell on him, and embracing him , he said, Do not be terrified, for his soul is in him.

But going before onto the ship, we set sail for Assos, being about to take Paul in there; for so it had been arranged, he being about to go on foot.

For Paul had decided to sail by Ephesus, so as it might not happen to him to spend time in Asia; for he hastened if it were possible for him to be in Jerusalem on the day of Pentecost.