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Acts 17

Paul at Thessalonica

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Nowg1161 when they had traveledg1353 throughg1353 Amphipolisg295 and Apolloniag624, they cameg2064 to  aThessalonicag2332, whereg3699 there was a synagogueg4864 of the Jewsg2453.

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And  aaccordingg2596 to Paul'sg3972 customg1486, he wentg1525 to them, and for threeg5140  bSabbathsg4521 reasonedg1256 with them from  cthe Scripturesg1124,

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 1explainingg1272 and  2givingg3908 evidenceg3908 that the  3Christg5547  ahadg1163 to sufferg3958 and  briseg450 againg450 from the deadg3498, and saying,cThisg3778 Jesusg2424 whomg3739 I am proclaimingg2605 to you is the  3Christg5547."

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 aAnd someg5100 of them were persuadedg3982 and joinedg4345  bPaulg3972 and Silasg4609,  1alongg5037 with a largeg4183 numberg3756 of the  cGod-fearingg4576  dGreeksg1672 and  2a numberg3756g3641 of the  eleadingg4413 womeng1135.

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But  athe Jewsg2453, becomingg2206 jealousg2206 and takingg4355 alongg4355 someg5100 wickedg4190 meng435 from the marketg60 placeg60, formedg3792 a mobg3792 and setg2350b the cityg4172 in an uproarg2350b; and attackingg2186 the houseg3614 of  bJasong2394, they were seekingg2212 to bringg4254 them out to the peopleg1218.

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When they did not findg2147 them, they began  adraggingg4951 Jasong2394 and someg5100 brethreng80 beforeg1909 the cityg4173 authoritiesg4173, shoutingg994, "Theseg3778 meng3778 who have upsetg387  1 bthe worldg3625 have comeg3918b hereg1759a alsog2532;

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 1and Jasong2394  ahas welcomedg5264 them, and they allg3956 actg4238  bcontraryg561 to the decreesg1378 of Caesarg2541, sayingg3004 that there is anotherg2087 kingg935, Jesusg2424."

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They stirredg5015 up the crowdg3793 and the cityg4173 authoritiesg4173 who heardg191 theseg3778 thingsg3778.

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And when they had receivedg2983 a  1pledgeg2425 from  aJasong2394 and the othersg3062, they releasedg630 them.

Paul at Berea

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 aThe brethreng80 immediatelyg2112 sentg1599  bPaulg3972 and Silasg4609 awayg1599 by nightg3571 to  cBereag960,  1and when they arrivedg3854, they wentg549 into  dthe synagogueg4864 of the Jewsg2453.

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Nowg1161 theseg3778 were moreg2104b noble-mindedg2104b than thoseg3588 in  aThessalonicag2332,  1for they receivedg1209 the wordg3056 with  2greatg3956 eagernessg4288, examiningg350 the Scripturesg1124 dailyg2596g2250 to see whetherg1487 theseg3778 thingsg3778 were sog3779.

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Thereforeg3767  amanyg4183 of them believedg4100,  1alongg2532 with a numberg3756g3641 of  bprominentg2158 Greekg1674  cwomeng1135 and meng435.

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But wheng5613 the Jewsg2453 of  aThessalonicag2332 foundg1097 out that the wordg3056 of Godg2316 had been proclaimedg2605 by Paulg3972 in  bBereag960 alsog2532, they cameg2064 thereg2546 as wellg2546, agitatingg4531 and stirringg5015 up the crowdsg3793.

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Theng5119 immediatelyg2112  athe brethreng80 sentg1821 Paulg3972 out to gog4198 as farg2193 as the seag2281; and  bSilasg4609 and  cTimothyg5095 remainedg5278 thereg1563.

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Nowg1161  athoseg3588 who escortedg2525 Paulg3972 broughtg71 him as farg2193 as  bAthensg116; and receivingg2983 a commandg1785 for  cSilasg4609 and Timothyg5095 to  dcomeg2064 to him as soong5036 as possibleg5035, they leftg1826.

Paul at Athens

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Nowg1161 while Paulg3972 was waitingg1551 for them at  aAthensg116, his spiritg4151 was being provokedg3947 withing1722 him as he was observingg2334 the cityg4172 fullg2712 of idolsg2712.

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Sog3767 he was reasoningg1256  ain the synagogueg4864 with the Jewsg2453 and  bthe God-fearingg4576 Gentiles, and in the marketg58 placeg58 everyg3956 dayg2250 with thoseg3588 who happenedg3909 to be presentg3909.

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And alsog2532 someg5100 of the Epicureang1946b and Stoicg4770 philosophersg5386 were  1conversingg4820 with him. Someg5100 were sayingg3004, "Whatg5101 would  athisg3778  2idleg4691 babblerg4691 wishg2309 to sayg3004?" Othersg3588g1161, "He seemsg1380 to be a proclaimerg2604 of strangeg3581 deitiesg1140,"--becauseg3754 he was preachingg2097  bJesusg2424 and the resurrectiong386.

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And they  atookg1949 him and broughtg71 him  1to the  2 bAreopagusg697, sayingg3004, "Mayg1410 we knowg1097 whatg5101  cthisg3778 newg2537 teachingg1322 is  3which you are proclaimingg2980?

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"For you are bringingg1533 someg5100 strangeg3579 thingsg3579 to our earsg189; sog3767 we wantg1014 to knowg1097 whatg5101 theseg3778 thingsg3778 meang2309g1510."

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(Nowg1161 allg3956 the Atheniansg117 and the strangersg3581  avisitingg1927 there used to spendg2119 their timeg2119 in nothingg3762 otherg2087 thang2228 tellingg3004 org2228 hearingg191 somethingg5100 newg2537.)

Sermon on Mars Hill

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Sog1161 Paulg3972 stoodg2476 in the midstg3319 of the  1Areopagusg697 and saidg5346, "Meng435 of  aAthensg117, I observeg2334 that you are veryg1175  breligiousg1175 in allg3956 respectsg3956.

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"For while I was passingg1330 throughg1330 and examiningg333 the  aobjectsg4574 of your worshipg4574, I alsog2532 foundg2147 an altarg1041 with thisg3739 inscriptiong1924, `TO AN UNKNOWNg57 GODg2316.' Thereforeg3767 whatg3739  byou worshipg2151 in ignoranceg50, thisg3778 I proclaimg2605 to you.

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aThe Godg2316 who madeg4160 the worldg2889 and allg3956 thingsg3956 in it, since He is  bLordg2962 of heaveng3772 and earthg1093, does not  cdwellg2730 in templesg3485 madeg5499 with handsg5499;

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norg3761 is He servedg2323 by humang442 handsg5495,  aas though He neededg4326 anythingg5100, since He Himselfg846 givesg1325 to allg3956 people lifeg2222 and breathg4157 and allg3956 thingsg3956;

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and  aHe madeg4160 from oneg1520 man everyg3956 nationg1484 of mankindg444 to liveg2730 on allg3956 the faceg4383 of the earthg1093, having  bdeterminedg3724 their appointedg4367 timesg2540 and the boundariesg3734 of their habitationg2733a,

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that they would seekg2212 Godg2316, ifg1487 perhapsg686 they might gropeg5584 for Him and findg2147 Him,  athoughg2532g1065 He is not farg3112 from eachg1538 oneg1520 of us;

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for  ain Him we liveg2198 and moveg2795 and  1existg1510, as eveng2532 someg5100 of your own poetsg4163 have saidg3004, `For we alsog2532 are His childreng2085.'

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"Beingg5225 theng3767 the childreng2085 of Godg2316, we  aoughtg3784 not to thinkg3543 that the Divineg2304 Natureg2304 is likeg3664 goldg5557 org2228 silverg696 org2228 stoneg3037, an imageg5480 formedg5480 by the artg5078 and thoughtg1761 of mang444.

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"Thereforeg3767 having  aoverlookedg5237  bthe timesg5550 of ignoranceg52, Godg2316 is  cnowg3568 declaringg518 to meng444 that allg3956 people everywhereg3837 should repentg3340,

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becauseg2530 He has fixedg2476  aa dayg2250 in whichg3739  bHe willg3195 judgeg2919  1 cthe worldg3625 in righteousnessg1343  2throughg1722 a Mang435 whomg3739 He has  dappointedg3724, having furnishedg3930 proofg4102 to allg3956 meng3956  3by  eraisingg450 Him from the deadg3498."

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Nowg1161 when they heardg191 of  athe resurrectiong386 of the deadg3498, someg3588g3303a began to sneerg5512, but othersg3588 saidg3004, "We shall hearg191 you  1againg2532g3825 concerningg4012 thisg3778."

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Sog3779 Paulg3972 wentg1831 out of their midstg3319.

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But someg5100 meng435 joinedg2853 him and believedg4100, amongg1722 whomg3739 alsog2532 were Dionysiusg1354 the  aAreopagiteg698 and a womang1135 namedg3686 Damarisg1152 and othersg2087 with them.



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