¹¹ Now the Berean Jews were of more noble character than those in Thessalonica,^(A) for they received the message with great eagerness and examined the Scriptures^(B) every day to see if what Paul said was true.^(C)

¹³ But when the Jews in Thessalonica learned that Paul was preaching the word of God at Berea,^(A) some of them went there too, agitating the crowds and stirring them up.

⁴ He was accompanied by Sopater son of Pyrrhus from Berea, Aristarchus^(A) and Secundus from Thessalonica,^(B) Gaius^(C) from Derbe, Timothy^(D) also, and Tychicus^(E) and Trophimus^(F) from the province of Asia.^(G)

² We boarded a ship from Adramyttium about to sail for ports along the coast of the province of Asia,^(A) and we put out to sea. Aristarchus,^(B) a Macedonian^(C) from Thessalonica,^(D) was with us.

¹⁶ for even when I was in Thessalonica,^(A) you sent me aid more than once when I was in need.^(B)