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Ask a QuestionPaul, Silvanus, and Timothy, To the church of the Thessalonians in God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ: Grace to you and peace.
Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus by the will of God, To the saints who are in Ephesus, and are faithful in Christ Jesus:
And Paul went in, as was his custom, and on three Sabbath days he reasoned with them from the Scriptures,
And the Lord said to Paul one night in a vision, "Do not be afraid, but go on speaking and do not be silent,
When two years had elapsed, Felix was succeeded by Porcius Festus. And desiring to do the Jews a favor, Felix left Paul in prison.
But Paul said, "I am standing before Caesar's tribunal, where I ought to be tried. To the Jews I have done no wrong, as you yourself know very well.
testifying both to Jews and to Greeks of repentance toward God and of faith in our Lord Jesus Christ.
For you have heard of my former life in Judaism, how I persecuted the church of God violently and tried to destroy it.
And he left there and went to the house of a man named Titius Justus, a worshiper of God. His house was next door to the synagogue.
And as he was saying these things in his defense, Festus said with a loud voice, "Paul, you are out of your mind; your great learning is driving you out of your mind."
And it happened that while Apollos was at Corinth, Paul passed through the inland country and came to Ephesus. There he found some disciples.
But Festus, wishing to do the Jews a favor, said to Paul, "Do you wish to go up to Jerusalem and there be tried on these charges before me?"
The next day we put in at Sidon. And Julius treated Paul kindly and gave him leave to go to his friends and be cared for.
And when Paul had laid his hands on them, the Holy Spirit came on them, and they began speaking in tongues and prophesying.
And when the governor had nodded to him to speak, Paul replied: "Knowing that for many years you have been a judge over this nation, I cheerfully make my defense.
asking as a favor against Paul that he summon him to Jerusalem - because they were planning an ambush to kill him on the way.
What then is my reward? That in my preaching I may present the gospel free of charge, so as not to make full use of my right in the gospel.
I, Paul, write this greeting with my own hand. This is the sign of genuineness in every letter of mine; it is the way I write.
Many of them therefore believed, with not a few Greek women of high standing as well as men.
And he went through Syria and Cilicia, strengthening the churches.