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The seven days were almost ended when some Jews from the province of Asia saw Paul in the Temple and roused a mob against him. They grabbed him,
Five days later Ananias, the high priest, arrived with some of the Jewish elders and the lawyer Tertullus, to present their case against Paul to the governor.
But the officer in charge of the prisoners listened more to the ship’s captain and the owner than to Paul.
Then Paul went to the synagogue and preached boldly for the next three months, arguing persuasively about the Kingdom of God.
But Paul shook off the snake into the fire and was unharmed.
Paul and his companions then left Paphos by ship for Pamphylia, landing at the port town of Perga. There John Mark left them and returned to Jerusalem.
Paul replied, “Whether quickly or not, I pray to God that both you and everyone here in this audience might become the same as I am, except for these chains.”
After some time Paul said to Barnabas, “Let’s go back and visit each city where we previously preached the word of the Lord, to see how the new believers are doing.”
When they heard Paul speak about the resurrection of the dead, some laughed in contempt, but others said, “We want to hear more about this later.”
He had four unmarried daughters who had the gift of prophecy.
So Paul, standing before the council, addressed them as follows: “Men of Athens, I notice that you are very religious in every way,
But Paul replied, “No! This is the official Roman court, so I ought to be tried right here. You know very well I am not guilty of harming the Jews.
Many Jews and devout converts to Judaism followed Paul and Barnabas, and the two men urged them to continue to rely on the grace of God.
Her masters’ hopes of wealth were now shattered, so they grabbed Paul and Silas and dragged them before the authorities at the marketplace.
But Paul said to him, “God will slap you, you corrupt hypocrite! What kind of judge are you to break the law yourself by ordering me struck like that?”
Each Sabbath found Paul at the synagogue, trying to convince the Jews and Greeks alike.
They accused Paul of “persuading people to worship God in ways that are contrary to our law.”
Suddenly, Festus shouted, “Paul, you are insane. Too much study has made you crazy!”
The same thing happened in Iconium. Paul and Barnabas went to the Jewish synagogue and preached with such power that a great number of both Jews and Greeks became believers.