Acts 17:15
Those escorting Paul took him as far as Athens, and then returned with instructions from Paul to Silas and Timothy that they should join him there as soon as possible.
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14Immediately the believers sent Paul to the coast, while Silas and Timothy remained behind.
16While Paul was waiting for them in Athens he was very troubled to see all the idolatry in the city.
Cross References
Acts 17:16While Paul was waiting for them in Athens he was very troubled to see all the idolatry in the city.
Acts 18:1Paul then left Athens and went to Corinth
1 Thessalonians 3:1So when we couldn't bear it any longer, we decided it would be best for us to stay behind in Athens,
2 Timothy 4:20Erastus stayed on in Corinth. I left Trophimus behind in Miletus because he was sick.
Matthew Henry on Acts 17:11-16
The Noble Bereans; Paul and Silas at Berea. 10 And the brethren immediately sent away Paul and Silas by night unto Berea: who coming thither went into the synagogue of the Jews. 11 These were more noble than those in Thessalonica, in that they received the word with all readiness of mind, and searched the scriptures daily, whether those things were so. 12 Therefore many of them believed; also of honourable women which were Greeks, and of men, not a few. 13 But when the Jews of Thessalonica had knowledge that the… Read the whole commentary →