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Paul Preaches at Thessalonica

And having journeyed through Amphipolis and Apollonia, they came to Thessalonica, where was the synagogue of the Jews.

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Paul at Thessalonica

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

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And according to Paul's custom he went in among them, and on three sabbaths reasoned with them from the scriptures,

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And according to Paul’s custom, he went to them, and for three Sabbaths reasoned with them from the Scriptures,

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opening and laying down that the Christ must have suffered and risen up from among the dead, and that this is the Christ, Jesus whom *I* announce to you.

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explaining and giving evidence that the Christ had to suffer and rise again from the dead, and saying, “This Jesus whom I am proclaiming to you is the Christ.”

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And some of them believed, and joined themselves to Paul and Silas, and of the Greeks who worshipped, a great multitude, and of the chief women not a few.

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And some of them were persuaded and joined Paul and Silas, along with a large number of the God-fearing Greeks and a number of the leading women.

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Jason Seized

But the Jews having been stirred up to jealousy, and taken to [themselves] certain wicked men of the lowest rabble, and having got a crowd together, set the city in confusion; and having beset the house of Jason sought to bring them out to the people;

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But the Jews, becoming jealous and taking along some wicked men from the market place, formed a mob and set the city in an uproar; and attacking the house of Jason, they were seeking to bring them out to the people.

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and not having found them, dragged Jason and certain brethren before the politarchs, crying out, These [men] that have set the world in tumult, are come here also,

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When they did not find them, they began dragging Jason and some brethren before the city authorities, shouting, “These men who have upset the world have come here also;

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whom Jason has received; and these all do contrary to the decrees of Caesar, saying, that there is another king, Jesus.

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and Jason has welcomed them, and they all act contrary to the decrees of Caesar, saying that there is another king, Jesus.”

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And they troubled the crowd and the politarchs when they heard these things.

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They stirred up the crowd and the city authorities who heard these things.

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And having taken security of Jason and the rest, they let them go.

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And when they had received a pledge from Jason and the others, they released them.

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Paul and Silas at Berea

But the brethren immediately sent away, in the night, Paul and Silas to Berea; who, being arrived, went away into the synagogue of the Jews.

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Paul at Berea

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

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And these were more noble than those in Thessalonica, receiving the word with all readiness of mind, daily searching the scriptures if these things were so.

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Now these were more noble-minded than those in Thessalonica, for they received the word with great eagerness, examining the Scriptures daily to see whether these things were so.

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Therefore many from among them believed, and of Grecian women of the upper classes and men not a few.

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Therefore many of them believed, along with a number of prominent Greek women and men.

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But when the Jews from Thessalonica knew that the word of God was announced in Berea also by Paul, they came there also, stirring up the crowds.

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But when the Jews of Thessalonica found out that the word of God had been proclaimed by Paul in Berea also, they came there as well, agitating and stirring up the crowds.

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And then immediately the brethren sent away Paul to go as to the sea; but Silas and Timotheus abode there.

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Then immediately the brethren sent Paul out to go as far as the sea; and Silas and Timothy remained there.

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But they that conducted Paul brought him as far as Athens; and, having received a commandment to Silas and Timotheus, that they should come to him as quickly as possible, they departed.

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Now those who escorted Paul brought him as far as Athens; and receiving a command for Silas and Timothy to come to him as soon as possible, they left.

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Paul at Athens

But in Athens, while Paul was waiting for them, his spirit was painfully excited in him seeing the city given up to idolatry.

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Paul at Athens

Now while Paul was waiting for them at Athens, his spirit was being provoked within him as he was observing the city full of idols.

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He reasoned therefore in the synagogue with the Jews, and those who worshipped, and in the market-place every day with those he met with.

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So he was reasoning in the synagogue with the Jews and the God-fearing Gentiles, and in the market place every day with those who happened to be present.

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But some also of the Epicurean and Stoic philosophers attacked him. And some said, What would this chatterer say? and some, He seems to be an announcer of foreign demons, because he announced the glad tidings of Jesus and the resurrection [to them].

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And also some of the Epicurean and Stoic philosophers were conversing with him. Some were saying, “What would this idle babbler wish to say?” Others, “He seems to be a proclaimer of strange deities,” — because he was preaching Jesus and the resurrection.

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And having taken hold on him they brought [him] to Areopagus, saying, Might we know what this new doctrine which is spoken by thee [is]?

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And they took him and brought him to the Areopagus, saying, “May we know what this new teaching is which you are proclaiming?

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For thou bringest certain strange things to our ears. We wish therefore to know what these things may mean.

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“For you are bringing some strange things to our ears; so we want to know what these things mean.”

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Now all [the] Athenians and the strangers sojourning there spent their time in nothing else than to tell and to hear the news.

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(Now all the Athenians and the strangers visiting there used to spend their time in nothing other than telling or hearing something new.)

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Paul Before the Areopagus

And Paul standing in the midst of Areopagus said, Athenians, in every way I see you given up to demon worship;

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Sermon on Mars Hill

So Paul stood in the midst of the Areopagus and said, “Men of Athens, I observe that you are very religious in all respects.

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for, passing through and beholding your shrines, I found also an altar on which was inscribed, To the unknown God. Whom therefore ye reverence, not knowing [him], him I announce to you.

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“For while I was passing through and examining the objects of your worship, I also found an altar with this inscription, ‘TO AN UNKNOWN GOD.’ Therefore what you worship in ignorance, this I proclaim to you.

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The God who has made the world and all things which are in it, *he*, being Lord of heaven and earth, does not dwell in temples made with hands,

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“The God who made the world and all things in it, since He is Lord of heaven and earth, does not dwell in temples made with hands;

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nor is served by men's hands as needing something, himself giving to all life and breath and all things;

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nor is He served by human hands, as though He needed anything, since He Himself gives to all people life and breath and all things;

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and has made of one blood every nation of men to dwell upon the whole face of the earth, having determined ordained times and the boundaries of their dwelling,

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and He made from one man every nation of mankind to live on all the face of the earth, having determined their appointed times and the boundaries of their habitation,

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that they may seek God; if indeed they might feel after him and find him, although he is not far from each one of us:

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that they would seek God, if perhaps they might grope for Him and find Him, though He is not far from each one of us;

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for in him we live and move and exist; as also some of the poets amongst you have said, For we are also his offspring.

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for in Him we live and move and exist, as even some of your own poets have said, ‘For we also are His children.’

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Being therefore [the] offspring of God, we ought not to think that which is divine to be like gold or silver or stone, [the] graven form of man's art and imagination.

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“Being then the children of God, we ought not to think that the Divine Nature is like gold or silver or stone, an image formed by the art and thought of man.

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God therefore, having overlooked the times of ignorance, now enjoins men that they shall all everywhere repent,

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“Therefore having overlooked the times of ignorance, God is now declaring to men that all people everywhere should repent,

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because he has set a day in which he is going to judge the habitable earth in righteousness by [the] man whom he has appointed, giving the proof [of it] to all [in] having raised him from among [the] dead.

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because He has fixed a day in which He will judge the world in righteousness through a Man whom He has appointed, having furnished proof to all men by raising Him from the dead.”

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And when they heard [of the] resurrection of the dead, some mocked, and some said, We will hear thee again also concerning this.

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Now when they heard of the resurrection of the dead, some began to sneer, but others said, “We shall hear you again concerning this.”

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Thus Paul went out of their midst.

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So Paul went out of their midst.

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But some men joining themselves to him believed; among whom also was Dionysius the Areopagite, and a woman by name Damaris, and others with them.

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But some men joined him and believed, among whom also were Dionysius the Areopagite and a woman named Damaris and others with them.

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