Acts 17:1-15

1Now when they had traveled through Amphipolis and Apollonia, they came to 1Thessalonica, where there was a synagogue of the Jews. 2And 2according to Paul’s custom, he 3visited them, and for three 4Sabbaths reasoned with them from 5the Scriptures, 36explaining and 7giving evidence that the 8Christ 9had to suffer and 10rise from the dead, and saying, “11This Jesus whom I am proclaiming to you is the 12Christ.” 413And some of them were persuaded and joined 14Paul and Silas, 15along with a large number of the 16God-fearing 17Greeks and 18a significant number of the 19leading women. 5But 20the Jews, becoming jealous and taking along some wicked men from the marketplace, formed a mob and set the city in an uproar; and they attacked the house of 21Jason and were seeking to bring them out to the people. 6When they did not find them, they began 22dragging Jason and some brothers before the city authorities, shouting, “These men who have upset 2324the world have come here also; 725and Jason 26has welcomed them, and they all act 27contrary to the decrees of Caesar, saying that there is another king, Jesus.” 8They stirred up the crowd and the city authorities who heard these things. 9And when they had received a 28pledge from 29Jason and the others, they released them.

1030The brothers immediately sent 31Paul and Silas away by night to 32Berea, 33and when they arrived, they went into 34the synagogue of the Jews. 11Now these people were more noble-minded than those in 35Thessalonica, 36for they received the word with 37great eagerness, examining the Scriptures daily to see whether these things were so. 12Therefore, 38many of them believed, 39along with a significant number of 40prominent Greek 41women and men. 13But when the Jews of 42Thessalonica found out that the word of God had been proclaimed by Paul in 43Berea also, they came there as well, agitating and stirring up the crowds. 14Then immediately 44the brothers sent Paul out to go as far as the sea; and 45Silas and 46Timothy remained there. 15Now 47those who escorted Paul brought him as far as 48Athens; and receiving a command for 49Silas and Timothy to 50come to him as soon as possible, they left.