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And when they had appointed elders for them in every church, with prayer and fasting they committed them to the Lord in whom they believed.

and from there they sailed to Antioch, where they had been commended to the grace of God for the work which they had fulfilled.

Simeon has related how God first visited the Gentiles, to take out of them a people for his name.

For from early generations Moses has had in every city those who preach him, for he is read every sabbath in the synagogues."

men who have risked their lives for the sake of our Lord Jesus Christ.

For it has seemed good to the Holy Spirit and to us to lay upon you no greater burden than these necessary things:

Paul wanted Timothy to accompany him; and he took him and circumcised him because of the Jews that were in those places, for they all knew that his father was a Greek.

As they went on their way through the cities, they delivered to them for observance the decisions which had been reached by the apostles and elders who were at Jerusalem.

And this she did for many days. But Paul was annoyed, and turned and said to the spirit, "I charge you in the name of Jesus Christ to come out of her." And it came out that very hour.

They advocate customs which it is not lawful for us Romans to accept or practice."

But Paul cried with a loud voice, "Do not harm yourself, for we are all here."

And he called for lights and rushed in, and trembling with fear he fell down before Paul and Silas,

And Paul went in, as was his custom, and for three weeks he argued with them from the scriptures,

explaining and proving that it was necessary for the Christ to suffer and to rise from the dead, and saying, "This Jesus, whom I proclaim to you, is the Christ."

Now these Jews were more noble than those in Thessaloni'ca, for they received the word with all eagerness, examining the scriptures daily to see if these things were so.

Those who conducted Paul brought him as far as Athens; and receiving a command for Silas and Timothy to come to him as soon as possible, they departed.

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

For you bring some strange things to our ears; we wish to know therefore what these things mean."

For as I passed along, and observed the objects of your worship, I found also an altar with this inscription, 'To an unknown god.' What therefore you worship as unknown, this I proclaim to you.

for 'In him we live and move and have our being'; as even some of your poets have said, 'For we are indeed his offspring.'