²² Then it seemed good to ^(A)the apostles and the elders, with the whole church, to choose men from among them—Judas called Barsabbas, and ^(B)Silas, leading men among ^(C)the brothers—to send to ^(D)Antioch with Paul and Barnabas,

⁴⁰ But Paul chose ^(A)Silas and left, being ^(B)committed by the brothers to the grace of the Lord.

In Berea

^10 (A)And the brothers immediately sent ^(B)Paul and Silas away by night to ^(C)Berea, ^[a]and when they arrived, they went into ^(D)the synagogue of the Jews.

¹⁴ Then immediately ^(A)the brothers sent Paul out to go as far as the sea; and ^(B)Silas and ^(C)Timothy remained there. ¹⁵ Now ^(D)those who escorted Paul brought him as far as ^(E)Athens; and after receiving a command for ^(F)Silas and Timothy to ^(G)come to him as soon as possible, they left.

In Athens

¹⁶ Now while Paul was waiting for them at ^(H)Athens, his spirit was being provoked within him as he was observing the city full of idols. ¹⁷ So he was reasoning ^(I)in the synagogue with the Jews and ^(J)the God-fearing Gentiles, and in the marketplace every day with those who happened to be present. ¹⁸ And also some of the Epicurean and Stoic philosophers were ^[a]conversing with him. Some were saying, “What would ^(K)this ^[b]idle babbler wish to say?” Others, “He seems to be a proclaimer of strange deities,”—because he was proclaiming the good news of ^(L)Jesus and the resurrection. ¹⁹ And they ^(M)took him and brought him ^[c]to the ^[d](N)Areopagus, saying, “May we know what ^(O)this new teaching is ^[e]which you are speaking? ²⁰ For you are bringing some strange things to our ears. So we want to know what these things mean.” ²¹ (Now all the Athenians and the strangers ^(P)visiting there used to spend their time in nothing other than telling or hearing something newer.)

²² So Paul stood in the midst of the ^[f]Areopagus and said, “Men of ^(Q)Athens, I observe that you are very ^(R)religious in all respects. ²³ For while I was passing through and examining the ^(S)objects of your worship, I also found an altar with this inscription, ‘TO AN UNKNOWN GOD.’ Therefore what ^(T)you worship in ignorance, this I proclaim to you. ^24 (U)The God who made the world and all things in it, since He is ^(V)Lord of heaven and earth, does not ^(W)dwell in temples made with hands; ²⁵ nor is He served by human hands, ^(X)as though He needed anything, since He Himself gives to all people life and breath and all things; ²⁶ and ^(Y)He made from one man every nation of mankind to inhabit all the face of the earth, having ^(Z)determined their appointed times and the boundaries of their habitation, ²⁷ that they would seek God, if perhaps they might grope for Him and find Him, ^(AA)though He is not far from each one of us; ²⁸ for ^(AB)in Him we live and move and ^[g]exist, as even some of your own poets have said, ‘For we also are His offspring.’ ²⁹ Being then the offspring of God, we ^(AC)ought not to suppose that the Divine Nature is like gold or silver or stone, an image formed by the craft and thought of man. ³⁰ Therefore having ^(AD)overlooked ^(AE)the times of ignorance, God is ^(AF)now commanding men that everyone everywhere should repent, ³¹ because He has fixed ^(AG)a day in which ^(AH)He will judge ^[h](AI)the world in righteousness ^[i]through a Man whom He ^(AJ)determined, having furnished proof to all ^[j]by ^(AK)raising Him from the dead.”

³² Now when they heard about ^(AL)the resurrection of the dead, some began to sneer, but others said, “We shall hear you ^[k]again concerning this.” ³³ In this way, Paul went out of their midst. ³⁴ But some men joined him and believed, among whom also were Dionysius the ^(AM)Areopagite and a woman named Damaris and others with them.