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Acts 17:4

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Some of the Jews who listened were persuaded and joined Paul and Silas, along with many God-fearing Greek men and quite a few prominent women.

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Walk with the wise and become wise; associate with fools and get in trouble.

Leave your simple ways behind, and begin to live; learn to use good judgment.”

Where has your lover gone, O woman of rare beauty? Which way did he turn so we can help you find him?

Many nations will join themselves to the Lord on that day, and they, too, will be my people. I will live among you, and you will know that the Lord of Heaven’s Armies sent me to you.

The Jewish leaders were puzzled by this statement. “Where is he planning to go?” they asked. “Is he thinking of leaving the country and going to the Jews in other lands? Maybe he will even teach the Greeks!

Many Jews and devout converts to Judaism followed Paul and Barnabas, and the two men urged them to continue to rely on the grace of God.

Then the Jews stirred up the influential religious women and the leaders of the city, and they incited a mob against Paul and Barnabas and ran them out of town.

The same thing happened in Iconium. Paul and Barnabas went to the Jewish synagogue and preached with such power that a great number of both Jews and Greeks became believers.

But the people of the town were divided in their opinion about them. Some sided with the Jews, and some with the apostles.

Then the apostles and elders together with the whole church in Jerusalem chose delegates, and they sent them to Antioch of Syria with Paul and Barnabas to report on this decision. The men chosen were two of the church leaders—Judas (also called Barsabbas) and Silas.

We are sending Judas and Silas to confirm what we have decided concerning your question.

Then Judas and Silas, both being prophets, spoke at length to the believers, encouraging and strengthening their faith.

Paul chose Silas, and as he left, the believers entrusted him to the Lord’s gracious care.

so Paul wanted him to join them on their journey. In deference to the Jews of the area, he arranged for Timothy to be circumcised before they left, for everyone knew that his father was a Greek.

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

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

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

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

but some joined him and became believers. Among them were Dionysius, a member of the council, a woman named Damaris, and others with them.

Each Sabbath found Paul at the synagogue, trying to convince the Jews and Greeks alike.

This went on for the next two years, so that people throughout the province of Asia—both Jews and Greeks—heard the word of the Lord.

And all the believers met together in one place and shared everything they had.

yelling, “Men of Israel, help us! This is the man who preaches against our people everywhere and tells everybody to disobey the Jewish laws. He speaks against the Temple—and even defiles this holy place by bringing in Gentiles.”

Some were persuaded by the things he said, but others did not believe.

As soon as they were freed, Peter and John returned to the other believers and told them what the leading priests and elders had said.

They even did more than we had hoped, for their first action was to give themselves to the Lord and to us, just as God wanted them to do.




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