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'What!' Paul replied. 'Without trial they gave us a public flogging, though we are Roman citizens, and threw us into prison, and now they want to send us away on the quiet! Oh no! They must come and escort us out themselves.' (Acts 16, 37)
The lictors reported this to the magistrates, who were terrified when they heard they were Roman citizens. (Acts 16, 38)
From the prison they went to Lydia's house where they saw all the brothers and gave them some encouragement; then they left. (Acts 16, 40)
Passing through Amphipolis and Apollonia, they eventually reached Thessalonica, where there was a Jewish synagogue. (Acts 17, 1)
Paul as usual went in and for three consecutive Sabbaths developed the arguments from scripture for them, (Acts 17, 2)
Some of them were convinced and joined Paul and Silas, and so did a great many godfearing people and Greeks, as well as a number of the leading women. (Acts 17, 4)
The Jews, full of resentment, enlisted the help of a gang from the market place, stirred up a crowd, and soon had the whole city in an uproar. They made for Jason's house, hoping to bring them before the People's Assembly; (Acts 17, 5)
however, they found only Jason and some of the brothers, and these they dragged before the city council, shouting, 'The people who have been turning the whole world upside down have come here now; (Acts 17, 6)
they have been staying at Jason's. They have broken Caesar's edicts by claiming that there is another king, Jesus.' (Acts 17, 7)
Hearing this, the citizens and the city councillors were alarmed, (Acts 17, 8)
and they made Jason and the rest give security before setting them free. (Acts 17, 9)
When it was dark the brothers immediately sent Paul and Silas away to Beroea, where they went to the Jewish synagogue as soon as they arrived. (Acts 17, 10)
