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Acts 17:4

Weymouth NT

Some of the people were won over, and attached themselves to Paul and Silas, including many God-fearing Greeks and not a few gentlewomen of high rank.

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The Jews therefore said to one another, »Where is he about to betake himself, so that we shall not find him? Will he betake himself to the Dispersion among the Gentiles, and teach the Gentiles?

And, when the congregation had broken up, many of the Jews and of the devout converts from heathenism continued with Paul and Barnabas, who talked to them and urged them to hold fast to the grace of God.

But the Jews influenced the gentlewomen of rank who worshipped with them, and also the leading men in the city, and stirred up persecution against Paul and Barnabas and drove them out of the district.

At Iconium the Apostles went together to the Jewish synagogue and preached, with the result that a great number both of Jews and Greeks believed.

At length the people of the city split into parties, some siding with the Jews and some with the Apostles.

Thereupon it was decided by the Apostles and Elders, with the approval of the whole Church, to choose suitable persons from among themselves and send them to Antioch, with Paul and Barnabas. Judas, called Bar-sabbas, and Silas, leading men among the brethren, were selected,

We have therefore sent Judas and Silas, who are themselves bringing you the same message by word of mouth.

And Judas and Silas, being themselves also Prophets, gave them a long and encouraging talk, and strengthened them in the faith.

But Paul chose Silas as his travelling companion; and set out, after being commended by the brethren to the grace of the Lord;

and Paul desiring that he should accompany him on his journey, took him and circumcised him on account of the Jews in those parts, for they all knew that his father was a Greek.

The brethren at once sent Paul and Silas away by night to Beroea, and they, on their arrival, went to the synagogue of the Jews.

As the result many of them became believers, and so did not a few of the Greeks–gentlewomen of good position, and men.

Then the brethren promptly sent Paul down to the sea-coast, but Silas and Timothy remained behind.

So he had discussions in the synagogue with the Jews and the other worshippers, and in the market place, day after day, with those whom he happened to meet.

A few, however, attached themselves to him and believed, among them being Dionysius a member of the Council, a gentlewoman named Damaris, and some others.

But, Sabbath after Sabbath, he preached in the synagogue and tried to win over both Jews and Greeks.

This went on for two years, so that all the inhabitants of the province of Asia, Jews as well as Greeks, heard the Lord's Message.

And all the believers kept together, and had everything in common.

They laid hands on him, crying out, »Men of Israel, help! help! This is the man who goes everywhere preaching to everybody against the Jewish people and the Law and this place. And besides, he has even brought Gentiles into the Temple and has desecrated this holy place.«

Some were convinced; others refused to believe.

After their release the two Apostles went to their friends, and told them all that the High Priests and Elders had said.

They not only did this, as we had expected, but first of all in obedience to God's will they gave their own selves to the Lord and to us.




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