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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.

Now while Paul was waiting for them in ^(C1)Athens, his spirit was being provoked within him as he observed that the city was full of idols.

So he was reasoning ^(C1)in the synagogue with the Jews and ^(C2)the God-fearing Gentiles, and in the marketplace every day with those who happened to be present.

And some of the Epicurean and Stoic philosophers as well were ^(F1)conversing with him. Some were saying, "What could ^(C1)this ^(F2)scavenger of tidbits want to say?" Others, "He seems to be a proclaimer of strange deities,"—because he was preaching ^(C2)Jesus and the resurrection.