Acts 17

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1 And traveling through Amphipolis and Apollonia they came to Thessalonika where there was an assembly hall of the Judaeans.
2 And as was customary with Paul, he entered into them and for three Sabbaths argued with them from the writings,
3 explaining and presenting that it was necessary for the Christ to suffer and to be resurrected from the dead and that "this is Christ Yahshua whom I declare to you."
4 And some from among them believed, and put their lot with Paul and with Silas, also a great multitude of the pious Greeks, of the women and not a few of the leaders.
5 Then the Judaeans being jealous and taking certain wicked men from the markets making a riot threw the city into confusion and coming upon the house of Iason sought them to lead them before the people.
6 And not finding them they dragged Iason and some brethren before the rulers of the city, crying that "They who have been upsetting the inhabited world are also come here,
7 whom Iason received. And they all act against the decrees of Caesar, declaring Yahshua to be another king!"
8 And they troubled the crowd and the rulers of the city hearing these things,
9 yet taking security from Iason and the others they released them.
10 Then the brethren forthwith sent off Paul and Silas by night to Beroia, who departed arriving in the assembly hall of the Judaeans.
11 These were of more noble a race than those in Thessalonika, who accepted the Word with all eagerness, each day examining the writings, if these things would hold thusly.
12 So the many from among them believed, and of the noble Greek women and men not a few.
13 And as the Judaeans from Thessalonika learned that the Word of Yahweh was also declared by Paul in Beroia, they came there also stirring up and agitating the crowds.
14 And then at once the brethren sent Paul away to go as far as to the sea, but both Silas and Timotheos remained there.
15 But those conducting Paul led him unto Athens, and they went out taking an order to Silas and Timotheos that they should come to him quickly.
16 Then upon Paul's awaiting them in Athens, his spirit within him was irritated, observing that the city was given to idolatry.
17 So then he argued in the assembly hall with the Judaeans and the worshippers, and in the marketplace throughout each day with those who happened by.
18 And even some of the Epikoureians and the Stoiks loving wisdom engaged with him, and some said "What does this babbler mean to say?", but others "He seems to be a declarer of strange gods", because he announced Yahshua and the resurrection.
19 Then seizing him they led him to Ares' hill saying "Are we able to know what this new doctrine is which is being spoken by you?
20 For you have brought some astonishing things into our ears! Therefore we wish to know what these things are meant to be."
21 Now all the Athenians and the sojourning guests spent their leisure time for nothing other than to say something or to hear something more novel.
22 Then Paul standing in the middle of the hill of Ares said: "Men, Athenians, I observe that in all respects you are most superstitious!
23 For passing through and considering your objects of worship I found even an altar upon which was inscribed 'To The Unknown God'. So that which is unknown you reverence, this I declare to you:
24 Yahweh who made the order and all the things in it. He being Prince of heaven and earth does not dwell in temples made by hand.
25 Neither is He attended by the hands of men, being in need of anything, Himself giving to all life and breath and all things.
26 And He made from one every nation of men to dwell upon all the face of the earth, appointing the times ordained and the boundaries of their settlements,
27 to seek Yahweh. If surely then they would seek after Him then they would find Him, and indeed He being not far from each one of us.
28 "For in Him we live and we move and we are, even as some of the poets have said concerning you, 'For we also are of His offspring.'
29 Therefore being the offspring of Yahweh we are not obligated to esteem gold or silver or stone, engraved crafts and of the inventions of man, to be like that of a god.
30 So therefore the times of ignorance Yahweh is overlooking. Now altogether He instructs men everywhere to repent.
31 For that He has established a day in which He is going to judge the inhabited earth in righteousness, by a man whom He has appointed, having provided an assurance to all: raising Him from the dead."
32 And hearing of a resurrection of the dead some then mocked him, but others said "We shall hear you concerning this also again."
33 Thusly Paul departed from their midst.
34 And some men joining themselves to him believed, among whom were Dionusios the Areopagite and a woman named Damaris, and others with them.