Both Judas and Silas, who were prophets themselves, encouraged and strengthened the brothers with a long speech.

About midnight Paul and Silas were praying and singing hymns to God, and the rest of the prisoners were listening to them.

Then the brothers sent Paul away to the coast at once, but Silas and Timothy remained in Berea.

Now when Silas and Timothy arrived from Macedonia, Paul became wholly absorbed with proclaiming the word, testifying to the Jews that Jesus was the Christ.