Paul and Barnabas learned about it and fled to the Lycaonian cities of Lystra and Derbe and the surrounding region.

In past generations he allowed all the nations to go their own ways,

After they had proclaimed the good news in that city and made many disciples, they returned to Lystra, to Iconium, and to Antioch.

When they had appointed elders for them in the various churches, with prayer and fasting they entrusted them to the protection of the Lord in whom they had believed.

And God, who knows the heart, has testified to them by giving them the Holy Spirit just as he did to us,

and he made no distinction between them and us, cleansing their hearts by faith.

but that we should write them a letter telling them to abstain from things defiled by idols and from sexual immorality and from what has been strangled and from blood.

we have unanimously decided to choose men to send to you along with our dear friends Barnabas and Paul,

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

After they had beaten them severely, they threw them into prison and commanded the jailer to guard them securely.

Calling for lights, the jailer rushed in and fell down trembling at the feet of Paul and Silas.

Then they spoke the word of the Lord to him, along with all those who were in his house.

The police officers reported these words to the magistrates. They were frightened when they heard Paul and Silas were Roman citizens

After they traveled through Amphipolis and Apollonia, they came to Thessalonica, where there was a Jewish synagogue.

Therefore, although God has overlooked such times of ignorance, he now commands all people everywhere to repent,

Now when they heard about the resurrection from the dead, some began to scoff, but others said, “We will hear you again about this.”

and because he worked at the same trade, he stayed with them and worked with them (for they were tentmakers by trade).

When they reached Ephesus, Paul left Priscilla and Aquila behind there, but he himself went into the synagogue and addressed the Jews.

for he refuted the Jews vigorously in public debate, demonstrating from the scriptures that the Christ was Jesus.

After he had gone through those regions and spoken many words of encouragement to the believers there, he came to Greece,