³² Judas and Silas,^(A) who themselves were prophets,^(B) said much to encourage and strengthen the believers.

⁴⁰ but Paul chose Silas^(A) and left, commended by the believers to the grace of the Lord.^(B)

¹⁹ When her owners realized that their hope of making money^(A) was gone, they seized Paul and Silas^(B) and dragged^(C) them into the marketplace to face the authorities.

²⁵ About midnight^(A) Paul and Silas^(B) were praying and singing hymns^(C) to God, and the other prisoners were listening to them.

²⁹ The jailer called for lights, rushed in and fell trembling before Paul and Silas.^(A)

¹⁹ For the Son of God,^(A) Jesus Christ, who was preached among you by us—by me and Silas^[a](B) and Timothy^(C)—was not “Yes” and “No,” but in him it has always^(D) been “Yes.”

1 Paul, Silas^[a](A) and Timothy,^(B)

To the church of the Thessalonians^(C) in God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ:

Grace and peace to you.^(D)

1 Paul, Silas^[a](A) and Timothy,^(B)

To the church of the Thessalonians^(C) in God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ: