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

and being of the same occupation, stayed with them and worked, for they were tentmakers by trade.

For I am with you, and no one will lay a hand on you to hurt you, because I have many people in this city."

As Paul was about to open his mouth, Gallio said to the Jews, "If it were a matter of a crime or of moral evil, it would be reasonable for me to put up with you Jews.

So Paul, having stayed on for many days, said good-bye to the brothers and sailed away to Syria. Priscilla and Aquila were with him. He shaved his head at Cenchreae because he had taken a vow.

And though they asked him to stay for a longer time, he declined,

For he vigorously refuted the Jews in public, demonstrating through the Scriptures that Jesus is the Messiah.

And this went on for two years, so that all the inhabitants of Asia, both Jews and Greeks, heard the message about the Lord.

So after sending two of those who assisted him, Timothy and Erastus, to Macedonia, he himself stayed in Asia for a while.

For a person named Demetrius, a silversmith who made silver shrines of Artemis, provided a great deal of business for the craftsmen.

But when they recognized that he was a Jew, a united cry went up from all of them for about two hours: "Great is Artemis of the Ephesians!"

For you have brought these men here who are not temple robbers or blasphemers of our goddess.

In fact, we run a risk of being charged with rioting for what happened today, since there is no justification that we can give as a reason for this disorderly gathering."

After the uproar was over, Paul sent for the disciples, encouraged them, and after saying good-bye, departed to go to Macedonia.

and stayed three months. When he was about to set sail for Syria, a plot was devised against him by the Jews, so a decision was made to go back through Macedonia.

These men went on ahead and waited for us in Troas,

But Paul went down, fell on him, embraced him, and said, "Don't be alarmed, for his life is in him!"

Then we went on ahead to the ship and sailed for Assos, intending to take Paul on board there. For these were his instructions, since he himself was going by land.

For Paul had decided to sail past Ephesus so he would not have to spend time in Asia, because he was hurrying to be in Jerusalem, if possible, for the day of Pentecost.

Now from Miletus, he sent to Ephesus and called for the elders of the church.