Acts 17:1-14 – Paul in Thessalonica and Berea

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Acts 17:1-4 Thessalonica was the capital of the Roman province of Macedonia and had about 200,000 inhabitants at the time. It is interesting to note that Paul passed through the cities of Amphipolis and Apollonia on his journey from Philippi to Thessalonica. All of these cities were within a day’s walk of each other on the main Roman road called …

Acts 16:16-40 – Paul and Silas in Prison

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Acts 16:16 When Paul and his associates go to the place of prayer, they meet a girl with a spirit that is believed to be able to predict the future. Where the Bible says “divining”, it translates directly from the original Greek text as “python-ing”. In Greek mythology, the Greek god Apollo killed a large snake called Pyton. In Delphi, …