From there they sailed back to Antioch,<n id="1" /> where they had been commended<n id="2" /> to the grace of God for the work they had now completed.<n id="3" />

But Paul and Barnabas remained in Antioch,<n id="1" /> teaching and proclaiming (along with many others)<n id="2" /> the word of the Lord.<n id="3" />p>

<t /><p class="bodytext">They went through the region of Phrygia<n id="1" /> and Galatia,<n id="2" /> having been prevented<n id="3" /> by the Holy Spirit from speaking the message<n id="4" /> in the province of Asia.<n id="5" />

Suddenly a great earthquake occurred, so that the foundations of the prison were shaken. Immediately all the doors flew open, and the bonds<n id="1" /> of all the prisoners came loose.

<t /><p class="bodytext">While Paul was waiting for them in Athens,<n id="1" /> his spirit was greatly upset<n id="2" /> because he saw<n id="3" /> the city was full of idols.

<p class="bodytext">So Paul stood<n id="1" /> before the Areopagus and said, &#8220;Men of Athens, I see that you are very religious<n id="2" /> in all respects.<n id="3" />

For in him we live and move about<n id="1" /> and exist, as even some of your own poets have said, &#8216;For we too are his offspring.&#8217;<n id="2" />

So since we are God&#8217;s offspring, we should not think the deity<n id="1" /> is like gold or silver or stone, an image<n id="2" /> made by human<n id="3" /> skill<n id="4" /> and imagination.<n id="5" />

because I am with you, and no one will assault<n id="1" /> you to harm<n id="2" /> you, because I have many people in this city.&#8221;

but since it concerns points of disagreement<n id="1" /> about words and names and your own law, settle<n id="2" /> it yourselves. I will not be<n id="3" /> a judge of these things!&#8221;

and when Paul placed<n id="1" /> his hands on them, the Holy Spirit came<n id="2" /> upon them, and they began to speak<n id="3" /> in tongues and to prophesy.<n id="4" />

<t /><p class="bodytext">So Paul<n id="1" /> entered<n id="2" /> the synagogue<n id="3" /> and spoke out fearlessly<n id="4" /> for three months, addressing<n id="5" /> and convincing<n id="6" /> them about the kingdom of God.<n id="7" />

This went on for two years, so that all who lived in the province of Asia,<n id="1" /> both Jews and Greeks, heard the word of the Lord.<n id="2" />p>

Some of the crowd concluded<n id="1" /> it was about<n id="2" /> Alexander because the Jews had pushed him to the front.<n id="3" /> Alexander, gesturing<n id="4" /> with his hand, was wanting to make a defense<n id="5" /> before the public assembly.<n id="6" />

where he stayed<n id="1" /> for three months. Because the Jews had made<n id="2" /> a plot<n id="3" /> against him as he was intending<n id="4" /> to sail<n id="5" /> for Syria, he decided<n id="6" /> to return through Macedonia.<n id="7" />

After we located<n id="1" /> the disciples, we stayed there<n id="2" /> seven days. They repeatedly told<n id="3" /> Paul through the Spirit<n id="4" /> not to set foot<n id="5" /> in Jerusalem.<n id="6" />

On the next day we left<n id="1" /> and came to Caesarea,<n id="2" /> and entered<n id="3" /> the house of Philip the evangelist, who was one of the seven,<n id="4" /> and stayed with him.

As<n id="1" /> I was en route and near Damascus,<n id="2" /> about noon a very bright<n id="3" /> light from heaven<n id="4" /> suddenly flashed<n id="5" /> around me.

Those who were with me saw the light, but did not understand<n id="1" /> the voice of the one who was speaking to me.

Since I could not see because of<n id="1" /> the brilliance<n id="2" /> of that light, I came to Damascus led by the hand of<n id="3" /> those who were with me.