As they went through the towns, they passed on the decrees that had been decided on by the apostles and elders in Jerusalem for the Gentile believers to obey.

and from there to Philippi, which is a leading city of that district of Macedonia, a Roman colony. We stayed in this city for some days.

When they had brought them before the magistrates, they said, “These men are throwing our city into confusion. They are Jews

Receiving such orders, he threw them in the inner cell and fastened their feet in the stocks.

At that hour of the night he took them and washed their wounds; then he and all his family were baptized right away.

Paul went to the Jews in the synagogue, as he customarily did, and on three Sabbath days he addressed them from the scriptures,

The brothers sent Paul and Silas off to Berea at once, during the night. When they arrived, they went to the Jewish synagogue.

While Paul was waiting for them in Athens, his spirit was greatly upset because he saw the city was full of idols.

So they took Paul and brought him to the Areopagus, saying, “May we know what this new teaching is that you are proclaiming?

But some people joined him and believed. Among them were Dionysius, who was a member of the Areopagus, a woman named Damaris, and others with them.

Now while Gallio was proconsul of Achaia, the Jews attacked Paul together and brought him before the judgment seat,

While Apollos was in Corinth, Paul went through the inland regions and came to Ephesus. He found some disciples there

and when Paul placed his hands on them, the Holy Spirit came upon them, and they began to speak in tongues and to prophesy.

So Paul entered the synagogue and spoke out fearlessly for three months, addressing and convincing them about the kingdom of God.

But the evil spirit replied to them, “I know about Jesus and I am acquainted with Paul, but who are you?”

So after sending two of his assistants, Timothy and Erastus, to Macedonia, he himself stayed on for a while in the province of Asia.

Even some of the provincial authorities who were his friends sent a message to him, urging him not to venture into the theater.

Some of the crowd concluded it was about Alexander because the Jews had pushed him to the front. Alexander, gesturing with his hand, was wanting to make a defense before the public assembly.

If then Demetrius and the craftsmen who are with him have a complaint against someone, the courts are open and there are proconsuls; let them bring charges against one another there.

We set sail from there, and on the following day we arrived off Chios. The next day we approached Samos, and the day after that we arrived at Miletus.