11. These Jews were better than the Jews in Thessalonica. They were eager to hear the things Paul and Silas said. These Jews in Berea studied the Scriptures every day to find out if these things were true.
12. So, many of them believed. Many important Greek men and women also believed.
13. But when the Jews in Thessalonica learned that Paul was preaching the word of God in Berea, they came there, too. They upset the people and made trouble.
14. So the believers quickly sent Paul away to the coast. But Silas and Timothy stayed in Berea.
15. The men who took Paul went with him to Athens. Then they carried a message from Paul back to Silas and Timothy. It said, “Come to me as soon as you can.”
16. Paul was waiting for Silas and Timothy in Athens. He was troubled because he saw that the city was full of idols.
17. In the synagogue, he talked with the Jews and the Greeks who worshiped the true God. He also talked every day with people in the marketplace.