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Teaching rules of living which it is not right for us to have or to keep, being Romans.

And the people made an attack on them all together: and the authorities took their clothing off them, and gave orders for them to be whipped.

But Paul said in a loud voice, Do yourself no damage, for we are all here.

And he sent for lights and came rushing in and, shaking with fear, went down on his face before Paul and Silas,

Now these were more noble than the Jews of Thessalonica, for they gave serious attention to the word, searching in the holy Writings every day, to see if these things were so.

Now while Paul was waiting for them at Athens, his spirit was troubled, for he saw all the town full of images of the gods.

For you seem to us to say strange things, and we have a desire to get the sense of them.

For when I came by, I was looking at the things to which you give worship, and I saw an altar with this writing on it, TO THE GOD OF WHOM THERE IS NO KNOWLEDGE. Now, what you, without knowledge, give worship to, I make clear to you.

And he is not dependent on the work of men's hands, as if he had need of anything, for he himself gives to all life and breath and all things;

So that they might make search for God, in order, if possible, to get knowledge of him and make discovery of him, though he is not far from every one of us:

For in him we have life and motion and existence; as certain of your verse writers have said, For we are his offspring.

If then we are the offspring of God, it is not right for us to have the idea that God is like gold or silver or stone, formed by the art or design of man.

Because a day has been fixed in which all the world will be judged in righteousness by the man who has been marked out by him for this work; of which he has given a sign to all men by giving him back from the dead.

And because he was of the same trade, he was living with them, and they did their work together; for by trade they were tent-makers.

For I am with you, and no one will make an attack on you to do you damage: for I have a number of people in this town.

And he was there for a year and six months, teaching the word of God among them.

But when Paul was about to say something, Gallio said to the Jews, If this was anything to do with wrongdoing or crime, there would be a reason for me to give you a hearing:

And Paul, after waiting some days, went away from the brothers and went by ship to Syria, Priscilla and Aquila being with him; and he had had his hair cut off in Cenchrea, for he had taken an oath.

And being requested by them to be there for a longer time, he said, No;

And having been there for some time, he went through the country of Galatia and Phrygia in order, making the disciples strong in the faith.