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Ac [But it seemed good to Silas to remain there. Ac But when her masters saw that their hope of profit was gone, they seized Paul and Silas and dragged them into the market place before the authorities, Ac But about midnight Paul and Silas were praying and singing hymns of praise to God, and the prisoners were listening to them; Ac And he called for lights and rushed in and, trembling with fear, he fell down before Paul and Silas, Ac And some of them were persuaded and joined Paul and Silas, along with a great multitude of the God-fearing Greeks and a number of the leading women.
Acts About midnight Paul and Silas were praying and singing hymns to God, and the other prisoners were listening to them. Stand fast in it.
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Measure content performance. Develop and improve products. List of Partners vendors. Share Flipboard Email. Jack Zavada. Christianity Expert. Jack Zavada is a writer who covers the Bible, theology, and other Christianity topics. Updated September 05, Questions for Reflection Sometimes in life, when everything seems to be going right, suddenly the bottom falls out. Some manuscripts read that Silas remained behind.
Shortly thereafter, however, Barnabas had a falling out with Paul, and Paul chose Silas to accompany him on another missionary journey. Being that Silas was a leader from Jerusalem, he was well qualified to speak with authority on Jerusalem policy matters. Silas was also a Roman citizen, and could, like Paul, claim the privileges accorded to such citizens throughout the empire. He also seemed to be fluent in Greek. The Antioch church sent them out with their blessings. Silas and Paul began by revisiting churches in Syria and Cilicia.
From there, they made their way to Derbe and Lystra where Timothy was added to their group. They continued from there throughout the regions of Phrygia and Galatia, but then the spirit beckoned Paul into Macedonia and they immediately went there. Silas and Paul were both dragged into the marketplace in Philippi to face the authorities. They were ordered to be stripped and beaten; those orders were carried out. Apparently, Timothy and any other companions were not involved.
Some see this as an example of anti-Semitism since Timothy, and possibly the others, were half Greek. Conference Messages. Tabletalk Magazine. Gift Certificates. Ligonier Ministries.
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