But we sailed away from Philippi after the Days of Unleavened Bread, and in five days came to them at Troas, where we stayed seven days.

and from there to Philippi, which is the principal city of that part of Macedonia, a colony. And we were staying in that city for some days.

Now when they had passed through Amphipolis and Apollonia, they came to Thessalonica, where there was a synagogue of the Jews.

Then the brethren immediately sent Paul and Silas away by night to Berea. When they arrived, they went into the synagogue of the Jews.

Now on the first day of the week, when the disciples came together to break bread, Paul, ready to depart the next day, spoke to them and continued his message until midnight.

Now when he had come up, had broken bread and eaten, and talked a long while, even till daybreak, he departed.

And with many other words he testified and exhorted them, saying, Be saved from this perverse generation.

strengthening the souls of the disciples, exhorting them to continue in the faith, and that we must enter the kingdom of God through many afflictions.

And he went through Syria and Cilicia, strengthening the churches.

Him we preach, warning every man and teaching every man in all wisdom, that we may present every man complete in Christ Jesus.

For our exhortation did not come from error or uncleanness, nor was it in deceit.

as you know how we exhorted, and encouraged, and charged every one of you, as a father does his own children,

Finally then, brethren, we urge and exhort in the Lord Jesus that you should abound more and more, just as you received from us how you ought to walk and to please God;

For I have bent Judah for Me as a bow, filled it with Ephraim, and stirred up your sons, O Zion, against your sons, O Greece, and made you as the sword of a mighty man.