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Now when they had traveled through Amphipolis and Apollonia, they came to ^(C1)Thessalonica, where there was a synagogue of the Jews.

And ^(C1)according to Paul's custom, he ^(F1)visited them, and for three ^(C2)Sabbaths reasoned with them from ^(C3)the Scriptures,

^(F1)explaining and ^(F2)giving evidence that the ^(F3)Christ ^(C1)had to suffer and ^(C2)rise from the dead, and saying, "^(C3)This Jesus whom I am proclaiming to you is the ^(F3)Christ."

^(C1)And some of them were persuaded and joined ^(C2)Paul and Silas, ^(F1)along with a large number of the ^(C3)God-fearing ^(C4)Greeks and ^(F2)a significant number of the ^(C5)leading women.

But ^(C1)the Jews, becoming jealous and taking along some wicked men from the marketplace, formed a mob and set the city in an uproar; and they attacked the house of ^(C2)Jason and were seeking to bring them out to the people.

When they did not find them, they began ^(C1)dragging Jason and some brothers before the city authorities, shouting, "These men who have upset ^(F1)(C2)the world have come here also;

^(F1)and Jason ^(C1)has welcomed them, and they all act ^(C2)contrary to the decrees of Caesar, saying that there is another king, Jesus."

They stirred up the crowd and the city authorities who heard these things.

And when they had received a ^(F1)pledge from ^(C1)Jason and the others, they released them.

^(C1)The brothers immediately sent ^(C2)Paul and Silas away by night to ^(C3)Berea, ^(F1)and when they arrived, they went into ^(C4)the synagogue of the Jews.

Now these people were more noble-minded than those in ^(C1)Thessalonica, ^(F1)for they received the word with ^(F2)great eagerness, examining the Scriptures daily to see whether these things were so.

Therefore, ^(C1)many of them believed, ^(F1)along with a significant number of ^(C2)prominent Greek ^(C3)women and men.

But when the Jews of ^(C1)Thessalonica found out that the word of God had been proclaimed by Paul in ^(C2)Berea also, they came there as well, agitating and stirring up the crowds.

Then immediately ^(C1)the brothers sent Paul out to go as far as the sea; and ^(C2)Silas and ^(C3)Timothy remained there.

Now ^(C1)those who escorted Paul brought him as far as ^(C2)Athens; and receiving a command for ^(C3)Silas and Timothy to ^(C4)come to him as soon as possible, they left.