Acts 17:8

These accompanied him as far as Asia: Sopater of Beroea; Aristarchus and Secundus of the Thessalonians; Gaius of Derbe; Timothy; and Tychicus and Trophimus of Asia.

Embarking in a ship of Adramyttium, which was about to sail to places on the coast of Asia, we put to sea, Aristarchus, a Macedonian of Thessalonica, being with us.

Aristarchus, my fellow prisoner, greets you, and Mark, the cousin of Barnabas (concerning whom you received commandments, “if he comes to you, receive him”),

as do Mark, Aristarchus, Demas, and Luke, my fellow workers.

The elder to Gaius the beloved, whom I love in truth.

Behold, they cried out, saying, “What do we have to do with you, Jesus, Son of God? Have you come here to torment us before the time?”

“Jerusalem, Jerusalem, who kills the prophets, and stones those who are sent to her! How often I would have gathered your children together, even as a hen gathers her chicks under her wings, and you would not!

Now I tell you, withdraw from these men, and leave them alone. For if this counsel or this work is of men, it will be overthrown.

Having sent into Macedonia two of those who served him, Timothy and Erastus, he himself stayed in Asia for a while.

“I will hear you fully when your accusers also arrive.” He commanded that he be kept in Herod’s palace.

Gaius, my host and host of the whole assembly, greets you. Erastus, the treasurer of the city, greets you, as does Quartus, the brother.

I thank God that I baptized none of you, except Crispus and Gaius,

But ships shall come from the coast of Kittim. They shall afflict Asshur, and shall afflict Eber. He also shall come to destruction.”

When the righteous thrive, the people rejoice; but when the wicked rule, the people groan.

David’s house was told, “Syria is allied with Ephraim.” His heart trembled, and the heart of his people, as the trees of the forest tremble with the wind.

then it will happen that the sword, which you fear, will overtake you there in the land of Egypt; and the famine, about which you are afraid, will follow close behind you there in Egypt; and you will die there.

You have feared the sword; and I will bring the sword on you,” says the Lord Yahweh.

The fourth kingdom will be strong as iron, because iron breaks in pieces and subdues all things; and as iron that crushes all these, it will break in pieces and crush.

Then king Belshazzar was greatly troubled, and his face was changed in him, and his lords were perplexed.

When King Herod heard it, he was troubled, and all Jerusalem with him.

When he had come into Jerusalem, all the city was stirred up, saying, “Who is this?”

When the king heard that, he was angry, and sent his armies, destroyed those murderers, and burned their city.

For to everyone who has will be given, and he will have abundance, but from him who doesn’t have, even that which he has will be taken away.

All the people answered, “May his blood be on us, and on our children!”

They found him and told him, “Everyone is looking for you.”

Those along the road are those who hear, then the devil comes, and takes away the word from their heart, that they may not believe and be saved.

Woe to you lawyers! For you took away the key of knowledge. You didn’t enter in yourselves, and those who were entering in, you hindered.”

The law and the prophets were until John. From that time the Good News of God’s Kingdom is preached, and everyone is forcing his way into it.

The same came as a witness, that he might testify about the light, that all might believe through him.

They came to John and said to him, “Rabbi, he who was with you beyond the Jordan, to whom you have testified, behold, he baptizes, and everyone is coming to him.”

If we leave him alone like this, everyone will believe in him, and the Romans will come and take away both our place and our nation.”

nor do you consider that it is advantageous for us that one man should die for the people, and that the whole nation not perish.”

because on account of him many of the Jews went away and believed in Jesus.

When this sound was heard, the multitude came together and were bewildered, because everyone heard them speaking in his own language.

being upset because they taught the people and proclaimed in Jesus the resurrection from the dead.

saying, “Didn’t we strictly command you not to teach in this name? Behold, you have filled Jerusalem with your teaching, and intend to bring this man’s blood on us.”

A vision appeared to Paul in the night. There was a man of Macedonia standing, begging him, and saying, “Come over into Macedonia and help us.”

When they had brought them to the magistrates, they said, “These men, being Jews, are agitating our city

The whole city was filled with confusion, and they rushed with one accord into the theater, having seized Gaius and Aristarchus, men of Macedonia, Paul’s companions in travel.

Some therefore cried one thing, and some another, for the assembly was in confusion. Most of them didn’t know why they had come together.

You yourselves know that these hands served my necessities, and those who were with me.

All the city was moved and the people ran together. They seized Paul and dragged him out of the temple. Immediately the doors were shut.

Aren’t you then the Egyptian, who before these days stirred up to sedition and led out into the wilderness the four thousand men of the Assassins?”

For, I think that God has displayed us, the apostles, last of all, like men sentenced to death. For we are made a spectacle to the world, both to angels and men.

Not only so, but he was also appointed by the assemblies to travel with us in this grace, which is served by us to the glory of the Lord himself, and to show our readiness.

Now when Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judea in the days of King Herod, behold, wise men from the east came to Jerusalem, saying,

For where jealousy and selfish ambition are, there is confusion and every evil deed.