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some_o say_v what_o will_v this_o babbler_n say_v othersome_a he_o seem_v to_o be_v a_o setter_n forth_o of_o strange_a god_n because_o be_v preach_v unto_o they_o jesus_n and_o the_o resurrection_n at_o which_o some_o mock_v vers_fw-la 23._o and_o in_o the_o begin_n of_o this_o 19_o chap._n vers_fw-la 1_o 2_o 3._o we_o read_v that_o paul_n go_v into_o the_o synagogue_n of_o the_o jew_n in_o thessalonia_n and_o three_o sabbath_n day_n reason_v with_o the_o jew_n out_o of_o the_o scripture_n open_v and_o allege_v that_o christ_n must_v needs_o have_v suffer_v and_o rise_v again_o from_o the_o dead_a and_o that_o this_o jesus_n who_o i_o preach_v unto_o you_o be_v christ_n but_o what_o be_v the_o issue_n the_o 4._o vers_fw-la tell_v we_o sc_fw-mi some_o of_o the_o jew_n believe_v of_o the_o devout_a greek_a a_o great_a multitude_n and_o of_o the_o chief_a woman_n not_o a_o few_o but_o the_o 5._o vers_fw-la inform_v we_o that_o othersome_a of_o the_o hearer_n believe_v not_o move_v with_o envy_n take_v unto_o they_o certain_a lewd_a fellow_n of_o the_o base_a sort_n and_o gather_v a_o company_n and_o set_v all_o the_o city_n on_o a_o uproar_n against_o paul_n because_o he_o preach_v jesus_n and_o the_o resurrection_n therefore_o 10._o the_o brethren_n immediate_o send_v away_o paul_n by_o night_n unto_o berea_n who_o come_v thither_o go_v into_o the_o synagogue_n of_o the_o jew_n and_o preach_v the_o same_o doctrine_n v_o 1â—_n but_o when_o the_o jew_n vers_fw-la 13._o of_o thessalonia_n i_o e._n the_o lewd_a follower_n of_o the_o base_a sort_n of_o the_o jew_n vers_fw-la 5._o have_v knowledge_n that_o the_o word_n of_o god_n be_v preach_v of_o paul_n at_o berea_n they_o come_v thither_o also_o and_o stir_v up_o the_o people_n than_o immediate_o the_o brethren_n send_v paul_n away_o vers_n 14._o and_o they_o that_o conduct_v he_o bring_v he_o to_o athens_n vers_n 15._o in_o the_o next_o chapter_n ch_z 18._o 1._o we_o read_v that_o paul_n depart_v from_o athens_n and_o 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