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15 When Paul left Berea, some men went with him. They went with him as far as the city of Athens.[a] Before these men returned to Berea, Paul gave them a message for Silas and Timothy. He said, ‘Please come quickly and meet me here in Athens.’

Paul visits Athens

16 While Paul was waiting in Athens for Silas and Timothy, he walked around. He saw that the people in the city had many idols. When Paul saw this, he became very upset. 17 So he went to the Jewish meeting place and he talked with the Jews. He also talked there with those Gentiles who now worshipped God. Every day he also went to the market place in the city and he talked with the people there.

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Footnotes

  1. 17:15 Athens is a city that was in the country called Achaia. Today, Athens is the capital city of Greece.