1 Having passed through and the Amphipolis and Apollonia, they came into Thessalonica, where was the synagogue of the Jews.
2 According to and the custom the Paul went in to them, and for sabbaths three reasoned with them from the writings.
3 Opening and setting forth, that the Anointed it was necessary to have suffered and to have been raised out of dead ones, and that this is the Anointed Jesus, whom I announce to you.
4 And some of them were convinced, and joined themselves to the Paul and to the Silas, of the and pious Greeks a great number, women and of the chief not a few.
5 Having taken to themselves and the Jews of the marketloungers some men of evil, and having gathered a crowd, they disturbed the city; having assaulted and the house of Jason, they sought them to led out into the people;
6 not having found and them, they dragged the Jason and some brethren to the cityrulers, crying: That they the habitable having disturbed, these also here are present;
7 whom has received Jason; and these all against the decrees of Caesar do, a king saying another to be, Jesus.
8 Troubled and the crowd and the cityrulers having heard these things.
9 And having taken the security from the Jason and the rest, they let go them.
10 The and brethren immediately by the night sent away the both Paul and the Silas into Berea; who having arrived, into the synagogue of the Jews went.
11 These and were more candid of those in Thessalonica, who received the word with all promptness, that every day closely scrutinizing the writings, if was these things thus.
12 Many indeed therefore out of them believed, and of the Greek women of the honorable and men not a few.
13 When but knew these from Thessalonica Jews, that also in the Berea was preached by the Paul the word of the God, they came also there stirring up the crowds.
14 Immediately and then the Paul sent out the brethren to go as to the sea; remained and the, both Silas and the Timothy there.
15 They but conducting the Paul led him to Athens; and having received a charge to the Silas and Timothy, that as soon as possible they should come to him, they departed.
16 In and the Athens waiting them of the Paul, was stirred up the spirit of him in him, beholding full of idols being the city.
17 He reasoned indeed then in the synagogue with the Jews and with those being pious, and in the market during every day with those happening to meet.
18 Some but of the Epicureans and of the Stoics philosophers encountered him; and some said: What may intend the seedpicker this to say? They said: Of strange demons he seems a proclaimer to be; because the Jesus and the resurrection to them he announced glad tidings.
19 Having taken hold and of him to the Mars hill they led, saying: Are we able to know, what the new this that by thee being spoken teaching?
20 Strange things for certain thou bringest to the ears of us. We desire therefore to know, what may intend these things to be.
21 Athenians and all and the sojourning strangers, in nothing else spend leisure, than to tell something and to hear newer.
22 Having stood up and the Paul in midst of the Mars hill, said: Men Athenians, in all things as it were worshippers of demons you I perceive;
23 passing through for and beholding the objects of worship of you, I found also an altar, in which had been written: To an unknown God. Whom therefore not knowing you worship, this I announce to you.
24 The God that having made the world and all the things in it, this of heaven and earth Lord being not in hand made temples dwells,
25 nor by hands of men is served, wanting anything, he giving to all life and breath and the things all;
26 made and out of one blood every nation of men to dwell on all the face of the earth, having fixed having been appointed seasons and the fixed limits of the habitation of them;
27 to seek the God, if indeed they might feel him and might find, and indeed not far from one each of us being.
28 In him for we live and are moved and we are; as also some of those with you poets have said: Of the for also offspring we are.
29 Offspring therefore being of the God, not we are bound to suppose, gold or silver or stone, a sculpture of art and device of man, the Deity to be like.
30 The indeed therefore times of the ignorance overlooking the God, now he commands to the men all in all places to reform;
31 because he established a day, in which he is about to judge the habitable in righteousness, by a man whom he appointed, a guarantee having furnished to all, having raised him out of dead ones.
32 Having heard and a resurrection of dead ones, these indeed mocked; those but said: We will hear thee again about this.
33 And thus the Paul went out from midst of them.
34 Some but men having associated with him, believed; among whom also Dionysius the Areopagite, and a woman by name Damaris, and others with them.
1 They passed through Amphipolis and Apollonia and came to Thessalonica, where there was a synagogue of the Jews.
2 Paul went in, for it was his custom. He reasoned with them from the Scriptures for three Sabbath days.
3 He explained and proved that Christ had to suffer and rise from the dead. And that Jesus is the Messiah.
4 Some of them were convinced believed and joined with Paul and Silas. A large crowd of the devout Greeks and of the prominent women also joined.
5 The Jews were moved with jealousy so they gathered bad people who organized a crowd for a riot. They assaulted the house of Jason in order to bring them out to the crowd.
6 When they did not find them they dragged Jason and other brothers before the rulers of the city. They said: »These men who have turned the world upside down have come here also.«
7 Jason welcomed them. They all act contrary to the decrees of Caesar, saying that there is another king, Jesus.
8 The crowd and the rulers of the city were troubled when they heard these things.
9 They made Jason post bond and they let them go.
10 The brothers immediately sent Paul and Silas away by night to Beroea. When they arrived there they went to the synagogue of the Jews.
11 The Bereans were nobler than those in Thessalonica because they received the word with all readiness of mind and examined the Scriptures daily to see if what Paul told them was true.
12 Many of them believed. So did the prominent Greek women and prominent men.
13 When the Jews of Thessalonica learned that Paul was preaching the word of God at Beroea, they went there and stirred up the crowds and caused trouble.
14 The brothers immediately sent Paul to the sea. Silas and Timothy stayed at Beroea.
15 Those who conducted Paul brought him as far as Athens. He sent orders to Silas and Timothy that they should come to him as soon as possible.
16 Paul waited for them at Athens. His spirit was irritated within him when he saw the city full of idols.
17 So he reasoned in the synagogue with Jews and devout persons. He went to the marketplace every day with those who would meet with him.
18 The Epicurean and Stoic philosophers encountered him. Some said: What is this babbler saying? Others: He seems to be advocating strange gods because he preached Jesus and the resurrection.
19 They took hold of him and brought him to the Areopagus. They said, »May we know what is this new teaching?
20 »You bring strange ideas to our ears. We want to know what these things mean.«
21 The Athenians and the strangers who lived there spent their time doing nothing else except talking about and listening to new ideas.
22 Paul stood in the midst of the Areopagus, and said: »Men of Athens, in all things, I perceive that you are very religious.
23 « As I passed along, and observed the objects of your worship, I found also an altar with this inscription: »To An Unknown God.« What you worship as unknown, this I will proclaim to you.
24 »The God that made the world and all things in it is the Lord of heaven and earth. He does not live in temples made with hands.
25 »Mens hands do not serve him as if he needed anything. He gives life and breath to all.
26 »From one person he made every nation of men to dwell on all the face of the earth. He determined their appointed seasons, and the bounds of their habitation.
27 »God did this so man could seek him and might find him. He is not far from each one of us.
28 »In him we live, and move, and have our existence. Your own poets have said: For we are also his offspring.
29 »Being then the offspring of God, we should not think that the divine being is like gold, or silver, or stone, a device made by mans design or skill.
30 »God overlooked the times of ignorance; but now he commands men everywhere to repent.
31 »He has established a day time in which he will judge the world in righteousness by the man Jesus whom he has ordained. Of that he gives proof of this to all men by raising him from the dead.« (John 5:22) (Isaiah 2:4) (Acts 10:42)
32 Some mocked when they heard about the resurrection of the dead. Yet others said: »We will hear you again concerning this«.
33 Thus Paul went out from among them.
34 Some men joined themselves to him and believed. Included among the believers were Dionysius the Areopagite, a woman named Damaris, and others with them.