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Then Paul left Athens and went to Corinth.
When Paul was called in, Tertullus presented the charges against Paul in the following address to the governor: “You have provided a long period of peace for us Jews and with foresight have enacted reforms for us.
But when some of the Jews saw the crowds, they were jealous; so they slandered Paul and argued against whatever he said.
And they praised God because of me.
“No,” Paul replied, “I am a Jew and a citizen of Tarsus in Cilicia, which is an important city. Please, let me talk to these people.”
Instantly Ananias the high priest commanded those close to Paul to slap him on the mouth.
When we heard this, we and the local believers all begged Paul not to go on to Jerusalem.
When they tied Paul down to lash him, Paul said to the officer standing there, “Is it legal for you to whip a Roman citizen who hasn’t even been tried?”
Then some Jews arrived from Antioch and Iconium and won the crowds to their side. They stoned Paul and dragged him out of town, thinking he was dead.
Paul and Silas then traveled through the towns of Amphipolis and Apollonia and came to Thessalonica, where there was a Jewish synagogue.
Some of the Jews who listened were persuaded and joined Paul and Silas, along with many God-fearing Greek men and quite a few prominent women.
After preaching the Good News in Derbe and making many disciples, Paul and Barnabas returned to Lystra, Iconium, and Antioch of Pisidia,
Paul chose Silas, and as he left, the believers entrusted him to the Lord’s gracious care.
When they arrived in Caesarea, they presented Paul and the letter to Governor Felix.
Paul realized that some members of the high council were Sadducees and some were Pharisees, so he shouted, “Brothers, I am a Pharisee, as were my ancestors! And I am on trial because my hope is in the resurrection of the dead!”
The believers acted at once, sending Paul on to the coast, while Silas and Timothy remained behind.
Gazing intently at the high council, Paul began: “Brothers, I have always lived before God with a clear conscience!”
So that night, as ordered, the soldiers took Paul as far as Antipatris.
But when some Jews in Thessalonica learned that Paul was preaching the word of God in Berea, they went there and stirred up trouble.