As soon as night came, the believers sent Paul and Silas to Berea. When they arrived, they went to the synagogue.

But one night Saul's followers took him and let him down through an opening in the wall, lowering him in a basket.

When the believers found out about this, they took Saul to Caesarea and sent him away to Tarsus.

When they persecute you in one town, run away to another one. I assure you that you will not finish your work in all the towns of Israel before the Son of Man comes.

where he stayed three months. He was getting ready to go to Syria when he discovered that there were Jews plotting against him; so he decided to go back through Macedonia.

"Go into the hill country," she said, "or the king's men will find you. Hide there for three days until they come back. After that, you can go on your way."

So he sent Timothy and Erastus, two of his helpers, to Macedonia, while he spent more time in the province of Asia.

I want you to stay in Ephesus, just as I urged you when I was on my way to Macedonia. Some people there are teaching false doctrines, and you must order them to stop.

I left you in Crete, so that you could put in order the things that still needed doing and appoint church elders in every town. Remember my instructions: