¹⁵ So those who conducted Paul brought him to Athens; and ^(A)receiving a command for Silas and Timothy to come to him with all speed, they departed.

Concern for Their Faith

3 Therefore, when we could no longer endure it, we thought it good to be left in Athens alone,

^5 (A)When Silas and Timothy had come from Macedonia, Paul was ^(B)compelled ^[a]by the Spirit, and testified to the Jews that Jesus is the Christ.

Ministering at Corinth

18 After these things Paul departed from Athens and went to Corinth.

¹⁰ for ^(A)Demas has forsaken me, ^(B)having loved this present world, and has departed for Thessalonica—Crescens for Galatia, Titus for Dalmatia. ¹¹ Only Luke is with me. Get ^(C)Mark and bring him with you, for he is useful to me for ministry.

Final Messages

¹² When I send Artemas to you, or ^(A)Tychicus, be diligent to come to me at Nicopolis, for I have decided to spend the winter there.

^20 (A)Erastus stayed in Corinth, but ^(B)Trophimus I have left in Miletus sick.

²¹ Do your utmost to come before winter.

Eubulus greets you, as well as Pudens, Linus, Claudia, and all the brethren.

²¹ For all the Athenians and the foreigners who were there spent their time in nothing else but either to tell or to hear some new thing.

The Philosophers at Athens

¹⁶ Now while Paul waited for them at Athens, ^(A)his spirit was provoked within him when he saw that the city was ^[a]given over to idols.

³ So, ^(A)being sent on their way by the church, they passed through Phoenicia and Samaria, ^(B)describing the conversion of the Gentiles; and they caused great joy to all the brethren.