Then it seemed good to the apostles, and elders, and the whole church, to send men chose from among themselves to Antioch along with Paul and Barnabas; namely, Judas sirnamed Barsabas, and Silas; leading men among the brethren:

We have therefore sent with them Judas and Silas, to tell you the same things also by word of mouth.

And Judas and Silas being prophets also themselves, exhorted and established: the brethren by many discourses.

But it seemed good to Silas to continue there: Paul also and Barnabas stayed at Antioch,

And there was a sharp dispute, so that they separated from each other; and Barnabas took Mark and sailed to Cyprus: but Paul chose Silas and departed,

And he came out that instant. And when her masters saw, that the hope of their gain was gone, they seized on Paul and Silas, and dragged them into the court to the magistrates.

Now in the middle of the night Paul and Silas were praying and singing praises to God, and the prisoners heard them.

Then he called for lights, and sprang in, and being in a tremor fell down before Paul and Silas:

And some of them believed and joined themselves to Paul and Silas, and a great number of the devout Greeks, and of the women of distinction not a few.

And the brethren immediately sent away Paul and Silas by night to Berea: who, when they were come thither, went into the synagogue of the Jews.

Then the brethren immediately sent away Paul towards the sea: but Silas and Timothy remained there.

And they that conducted Paul attended him to Athens: and receiving an order to Silas and Timothy, to come to him as soon as possible, they departed.

And when Silas and Timothy came down from Macedonia, Paul was very urgent in spirit, testifying to the Jews that Jesus was the Messiah.