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They took the road south through Amphipolis and Apollonia to Thessalonica, where there was a community of Jews.

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When they had passed through Amphipolis and Apollonia, they came to Thessalonica, where there was a Jewish synagogue.

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Now when they had passed through Amphipolis and Apollonia, they came to Thessalonica, where there was a synagogue of the Jews.

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Now Paul and Silas traveled through the towns of Amphipolis and Apollonia and came to Thessalonica, where there was a Jewish synagogue.

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Paul went to their meeting place, as he usually did when he came to a town, and for three Sabbaths running he preached to them from the Scriptures.

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As his custom was, Paul went into the synagogue, and on three Sabbath days he reasoned with them from the Scriptures,

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Then Paul, as his custom was, went in to them, and for three Sabbaths reasoned with them from the Scriptures,

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As was Paul's custom, he went to the synagogue service, and for three Sabbaths in a row he interpreted the Scriptures to the people.

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He opened up the texts so they understood what they'd been reading all their lives: that the Messiah absolutely had to be put to death and raised from the dead--there were no other options--and that "this Jesus I'm introducing you to is that Messiah."

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explaining and proving that the Christ had to suffer and rise from the dead. "This Jesus I am proclaiming to you is the Christ, "he said.

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explaining and demonstrating that the Christ had to suffer and rise again from the dead, and saying, "This Jesus whom I preach to you is the Christ."

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He was explaining and proving the prophecies about the sufferings of the Messiah and his rising from the dead. He said, "This Jesus I'm telling you about is the Messiah."

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Some of them were won over and joined ranks with Paul and Silas, among them a great many God-fearing Greeks and a considerable number of women from the aristocracy.

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Some of the Jews were persuaded and joined Paul and Silas, as did a large number of God-fearing Greeks and not a few prominent women.

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And some of them were persuaded; and a great multitude of the devout Greeks, and not a few of the leading women, joined Paul and Silas.

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Some who listened were persuaded and became converts, including a large number of godly Greek men and also many important women of the city.

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But the hard-line Jews became furious over the conversions. Mad with jealousy, they rounded up a bunch of brawlers off the streets and soon had an ugly mob terrorizing the city as they hunted down Paul and Silas. They broke into Jason's house, thinking that Paul and Silas were there.

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But the Jews were jealous; so they rounded up some bad characters from the marketplace, formed a mob and started a riot in the city. They rushed to Jason's house in search of Paul and Silas in order to bring them out to the crowd.

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But the Jews who were not persuaded, becoming envious, took some of the evil men from the marketplace, and gathering a mob, set all the city in an uproar and attacked the house of Jason, and sought to bring them out to the people.

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But the Jewish leaders were jealous, so they gathered some worthless fellows from the streets to form a mob and start a riot. They attacked the home of Jason, searching for Paul and Silas so they could drag them out to the crowd.

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When they couldn't find them, they collared Jason and his friends instead and dragged them before the city fathers, yelling hysterically, "These people are out to destroy the world, and now they've shown up on our doorstep, attacking everything we hold dear!

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But when they did not find them, they dragged Jason and some other brothers before the city officials, shouting: "These men who have caused trouble all over the world have now come here,

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But when they did not find them, they dragged Jason and some brethren to the rulers of the city, crying out, "These who have turned the world upside down have come here too.

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Not finding them there, they dragged out Jason and some of the other believers instead and took them before the city council. "Paul and Silas have turned the rest of the world upside down, and now they are here disturbing our city," they shouted.

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And Jason is hiding them, these traitors and turncoats who say Jesus is king and Caesar is nothing!"

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and Jason has welcomed them into his house. They are all defying Caesar's decrees, saying that there is another king, one called Jesus."

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Jason has harbored them, and these are all acting contrary to the decrees of Caesar, saying there is another king--Jesus."

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"And Jason has let them into his home. They are all guilty of treason against Caesar, for they profess allegiance to another king, Jesus."

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The city fathers and the crowd of people were totally alarmed by what they heard.

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When they heard this, the crowd and the city officials were thrown into turmoil.

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And they troubled the crowd and the rulers of the city when they heard these things.

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The people of the city, as well as the city officials, were thrown into turmoil by these reports.

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They made Jason and his friends post heavy bail and let them go while they investigated the charges.

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Then they made Jason and the others post bond and let them go.

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So when they had taken security from Jason and the rest, they let them go.

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But the officials released Jason and the other believers after they had posted bail.

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That night, under cover of darkness, their friends got Paul and Silas out of town as fast as they could. They sent them to Berea, where they again met with the Jewish community.

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As soon as it was night, the brothers sent Paul and Silas away to Berea. On arriving there, they went to the Jewish synagogue.

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Then the brethren immediately sent Paul and Silas away by night to Berea. When they arrived, they went into the synagogue of the Jews.

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That very night the believers sent Paul and Silas to Berea. When they arrived there, they went to the synagogue.

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They were treated a lot better there than in Thessalonica. The Jews received Paul's message with enthusiasm and met with him daily, examining the Scriptures to see if they supported what he said.

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Now the Bereans were of more noble character than the Thessalonians, for they received the message with great eagerness and examined the Scriptures every day to see if what Paul said was true.

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These were more fair-minded than those in Thessalonica, in that they received the word with all readiness, and searched the Scriptures daily to find out whether these things were so.

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And the people of Berea were more open-minded than those in Thessalonica, and they listened eagerly to Paul's message. They searched the Scriptures day after day to check up on Paul and Silas, to see if they were really teaching the truth.

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A lot of them became believers, including many Greeks who were prominent in the community, women and men of influence.

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Many of the Jews believed, as did also a number of prominent Greek women and many Greek men.

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Therefore many of them believed, and also not a few of the Greeks, prominent women as well as men.

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As a result, many Jews believed, as did some of the prominent Greek women and many men.

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But it wasn't long before reports got back to the Thessalonian hard-line Jews that Paul was at it again, preaching the Word of God, this time in Berea. They lost no time responding, and created a mob scene there, too.

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When the Jews in Thessalonica learned that Paul was preaching the word of God at Berea, they went there too, agitating the crowds and stirring them up.

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But when the Jews from Thessalonica learned that the word of God was preached by Paul at Berea, they came there also and stirred up the crowds.

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But when some Jews in Thessalonica learned that Paul was preaching the word of God in Berea, they went there and stirred up trouble.

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With the help of his friends, Paul gave them the slip--caught a boat and put out to sea. Silas and Timothy stayed behind.

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The brothers immediately sent Paul to the coast, but Silas and Timothy stayed at Berea.

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Then immediately the brethren sent Paul away, to go to the sea; but both Silas and Timothy remained there.

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The believers acted at once, sending Paul on to the coast, while Silas and Timothy remained behind.

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The men who helped Paul escape got him as far as Athens and left him there. Paul sent word back with them to Silas and Timothy: "Come as quickly as you can!"

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The men who escorted Paul brought him to Athens and then left with instructions for Silas and Timothy to join him as soon as possible.

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So those who conducted Paul brought him to Athens; and receiving a command for Silas and Timothy to come to him with all speed, they departed.

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Those escorting Paul went with him to Athens; then they returned to Berea with a message for Silas and Timothy to hurry and join him.

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The longer Paul waited in Athens for Silas and Timothy, the angrier he got--all those idols! The city was a junkyard of idols.

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While Paul was waiting for them in Athens, he was greatly distressed to see that the city was full of idols.

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Now while Paul waited for them at Athens, his spirit was provoked within him when he saw that the city was given over to idols.

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While Paul was waiting for them in Athens, he was deeply troubled by all the idols he saw everywhere in the city.

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He discussed it with the Jews and other like-minded people at their meeting place. And every day he went out on the streets and talked with anyone who happened along.

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So he reasoned in the synagogue with the Jews and the God-fearing Greeks, as well as in the marketplace day by day with those who happened to be there.

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Therefore he reasoned in the synagogue with the Jews and with the Gentile worshipers, and in the marketplace daily with those who happened to be there.

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He went to the synagogue to debate with the Jews and the God-fearing Gentiles, and he spoke daily in the public square to all who happened to be there.

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He got to know some of the Epicurean and Stoic intellectuals pretty well through these conversations. Some of them dismissed him with sarcasm: "What an airhead!" But others, listening to him go on about Jesus and the resurrection, were intrigued: "That's a new slant on the gods. Tell us more."

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A group of Epicurean and Stoic philosophers began to dispute with him. Some of them asked, "What is this babbler trying to say?" Others remarked, "He seems to be advocating foreign gods." They said this because Paul was preaching the good news about Jesus and the resurrection.

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Then certain Epicurean and Stoic philosophers encountered him. And some said, "What does this babbler want to say?" Others said, "He seems to be a proclaimer of foreign gods," because he preached to them Jesus and the resurrection.

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He also had a debate with some of the Epicurean and Stoic philosophers. When he told them about Jesus and his resurrection, they said, "This babbler has picked up some strange ideas." Others said, "He's pushing some foreign religion."

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These people got together and asked him to make a public presentation over at the Areopagus, where things were a little quieter. They said, "This is a new one on us. We've never heard anything quite like it. Where did you come up with this anyway?

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Then they took him and brought him to a meeting of the Areopagus, where they said to him, "May we know what this new teaching is that you are presenting?

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And they took him and brought him to the Areopagus, saying, "May we know what this new doctrine is of which you speak?

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Then they took him to the Council of Philosophers. "Come and tell us more about this new religion," they said.

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Explain it so we can understand."

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You are bringing some strange ideas to our ears, and we want to know what they mean."

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For you are bringing some strange things to our ears. Therefore we want to know what these things mean."

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"You are saying some rather startling things, and we want to know what it's all about."

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Downtown Athens was a great place for gossip. There were always people hanging around, natives and tourists alike, waiting for the latest tidbit on most anything.

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(All the Athenians and the foreigners who lived there spent their time doing nothing but talking about and listening to the latest ideas.)

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For all the Athenians and the foreigners who were there spent their time in nothing else but either to tell or to hear some new thing.

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(It should be explained that all the Athenians as well as the foreigners in Athens seemed to spend all their time discussing the latest ideas.)