'Now2when they had passed through1Amphipolis4and5Apollonia,7they came8to9Thessalonica,10where11there was12a synagogue13of the14Jews.15 And2Paul6went in,7as1washis custom,4and10on11three13Sabbath days12he reasoned14with them15from16the17Scriptures,18 explaining1and2proving3that4it was necessary7for the5Christ6to suffer8and9to rise10from11the dead,12and13[saying],14“This15Jesus,20whom21I22proclaim23to you,24is16the17Christ.”18 And1some2of3them4were persuaded5and6joined7Paul9and10Silas,12as14dida great18many17of the13devout15Greeks16and20not23a few24of the21leading22women.19 But2the3Jews4were jealous,1and5taking6some10wicked11men9of the7rabble,8they formed a mob,13set14the15city16in an uproar,14and17attacked18the19house20of Jason,21seeking22to bring24them23out24to25the26crowd.27 And3when they could2not1find2them,4they dragged5Jason6and7some8of thebrothers9before10the11city authorities,12shouting,13“These men19who have turned18the16world17upside down18have come22here21also,20 andJason3has received2them,1and4they5are11all6acting11against7the8decrees9of Caesar,10saying14thatthere is15another13king,12Jesus.”16 And2the3people4and5the6city authorities7were disturbed1when they heard8these things.9 And1when they had taken2money as security34from5Jason7and8the9rest,10they let11them12go.11 The1brothers3immediately4sent7Paul10and11Silas13away7by5night6to14Berea,15andwhen they arrived17they16went23into18the19Jewish22synagogue.20 Now2these [Jews]1were3more noble than4those5in6Thessalonica;7they8received9the10word11with12all13eagerness,14examining17the18Scriptures19daily1516to seeif20these things22were21so.23 Many1of4them5therefore3believed,6with7not15a few16Greek9women10of high standing12as well as13men.14 But2when1the4Jews8from5Thessalonica7learned3that9the18word19of God21was proclaimed14by15Paul17at11Berea13also,10they came22there too,23agitating24and25stirring up26the27crowds.28 Then3the7brothers8immediately1sent6Paul5off6on his way to91011the12sea,13but15Silas18and19Timothy21remained14there.22 Those1who conducted3Paul5brought6him23as far as7Athens,8and9after receiving10a command11for12Silas14and15Timothy17to come1821to22him23as soon as possible,1920they departed.24 Now2while5Paul8was waiting for5them6at1Athens,4his12spirit11was provoked9within13him14as he saw15thatthe18city19was17full of idols.16 So3he reasoned1in4the5synagogue6with the7Jews8and9the10devout persons,11and12in13the14marketplace15every1617day18with19those20who happened to be there.21 Some1of the4Epicurean5and6Stoic7philosophers8also3conversed with9him.10And11some12said,13“What14doesthis19babbler18wish16to say?”20Others21said,“He seems25to be27a preacher26of foreign23divinities”24— because28he was preaching34Jesus30and31the32resurrection.33 And2they took1him3andbrought7himto4the5Areopagus,6saying,8“May we9know10what11this14new13teaching19isthat18you17are presenting?18 For2you bring4some3strange things1to5our8ears.7We wish9to know11therefore10what12these things14mean.”13 Now2all3the Athenians1and4the5foreigners7who lived there6would spend their time11in8nothing9except10telling13or15hearing16something17new.18 So2Paul,4standing1in5the midst6of the7Areopagus,8said:9“Men10of Athens,11I perceive17that14in12every way13you16arevery religious.15 For2as I passed along1and3observed4the5objects of6your7worship,6I found8also9an altar10with11this12inscription,13‘To the unknown14god.’15What16therefore17you worship19as unknown,18this20I21proclaim22to you.23 The1God2who made4the5world6and7everything8in10it,11being16Lord17of heaven13and14earth,15doesnot18live22in19temples21made by man,20 nor1is he served5by2human4hands,3as thoughhe needed6anything,7sincehe himself8gives9to all10mankindlife11and12breath13and14everything.1516 And2he made1from3one4manevery5nation6of mankind7to live8on9all10the face11of the12earth,13having determined14allotted15periods16and17the18boundaries19of21their22dwelling place,21 that they should seek1God,3[and]4perhaps5feel their way toward7him8and9find10him.Yet11he is19actually12not13far14from15each17one16of us,18 for3‘In1him2we live4and5move6and7have our being’;8as9even10some11of13your own14poets15have said,16‘For18we are21indeed19his17offspring.’20 Being3then2God’s5offspring,1we ought7not6to think8thatthe19divine being20is21like22gold9or10silver11or12stone,13an image formed14by the art15and16imagination17of man.18 The1times4of ignorance6God9overlooked,7butnow11he commands12all15people14everywhere16to repent,17 because1he has fixed2a day3on4which5he will6judge7the8world9in10righteousness11by12a man13whom14he has appointed;15and of thishe has given17assurance16to all18by raising19him20from21the dead.”22 Now2when they heard of1the resurrection3of the dead,4some5mocked.7But9others8said,10“We will hear11you12again16about13this.”14 So1Paul3went out4from5their7midst.6 But2some1men3joined4him5andbelieved,6among7whom8also9wereDionysius10the11Areopagite12and13a woman14named15Damaris16and17others18with19them.20