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Acts 18:5

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But after Silas and Timothy came from Macedonia, he spent all his time preaching to the Jews about Jesus the Messiah.

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Sometimes I tell myself not to think about you, LORD, or even mention your name. But your message burns in my heart and bones, and I cannot keep silent.

Your anger against Judah flames up inside me, and I can't hold it in much longer. Don't hold back my anger! Let it sweep away everyone-- the children at play and all adults, young and old alike.

Then the Spirit carried me away. The LORD's power had taken complete control of me, and I was both annoyed and angry.

But the LORD has filled me with power and his Spirit. I have been given the courage to speak about justice and to tell you people of Israel that you have sinned.

I am going to be put to a hard test. And I will have to suffer a lot of pain until it is over.

Let him warn my five brothers, so they won't come to this horrible place."

The first thing Andrew did was to find his brother and tell him, "We have found the Messiah!" The Hebrew word "Messiah" means the same as the Greek word "Christ."

and the people gathered all around him. They said, "How long are you going to keep us guessing? If you are the Messiah, tell us plainly!"

Then you will also tell others about me, because you have been with me from the beginning.

You surely remember how I told you that I am not the Messiah. I am only the one sent ahead of him.

God told us to announce clearly to the people that Jesus is the one he has chosen to judge the living and the dead.

The apostles, the leaders, and all the church members decided to send some men to Antioch along with Paul and Barnabas. They chose Silas and Judas Barsabbas, who were two leaders of the Lord's followers.

Paul and Silas went back to Derbe and Lystra, where there was a follower named Timothy. His mother was also a follower. She was Jewish, and his father was Greek.

From there we went to Philippi, which is a Roman colony in the first district of Macedonia. We spent several days in Philippi.

During the night, Paul had a vision of someone from Macedonia who was standing there and begging him, "Come over to Macedonia and help us!"

to show them that the Messiah had to suffer, but that he would rise from death. Paul also told them that Jesus is the Messiah he was preaching about.

He got into fierce arguments with the Jewish people, and in public he used the Scriptures to prove that Jesus is the Messiah.

Everyone in Israel should then know for certain that God has made Jesus both Lord and Christ, even though you put him to death on a cross.

I told Jews and Gentiles to turn to God and have faith in our Lord Jesus.

In every city I visit, I am told by the Holy Spirit that I will be put in jail and will be in trouble in Jerusalem.

But I don't care what happens to me, as long as I finish the work that the Lord Jesus gave me to do. And that work is to tell the good news about God's great kindness.

We cannot keep quiet about what we have seen and heard."

Saul preached with such power that he completely confused the Jewish people in Damascus, as he tried to show them that Jesus is the Messiah.

This is because Jesus Christ the Son of God is always "Yes" and never "No." And he is the one that Silas, Timothy, and I told you about.

Even when I was in need, I still didn't bother you. In fact, some of the Lord's followers from Macedonia brought me what I needed. I have not been a burden to you in the past, and I will never be a burden.

We are ruled by Christ's love for us. We are certain that if one person died for everyone else, then all of us have died.

It is a hard choice to make. I want to die and be with Christ, because that would be much better.

and send our friend Timothy to you. He works with us as God's servant and preaches the good news about Christ. We wanted him to make you strong in your faith and to encourage you.

Timothy has come back from his visit with you and has told us about your faith and love. He also said that you always have happy memories of us and that you want to see us as much as we want to see you.

Silvanus helped me write this short letter, and I consider him a faithful follower of the Lord. I wanted to encourage you and tell you how kind God really is, so that you will keep on having faith in him.




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