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<p class="tab-1">We have here a further account of the travels of Paul, and his services and sufferings for Christ. He was not like a candle upon a table, that gives light only to one room, but like the sun that goes its circuit to give light to many. He was called into Macedonia, a large kingdom, <a class="bibleref" title="Acts.16.9" href="/passage/?search=Acts.16.9">Acts 16:9</a>. He began with Philippi, because it was the first city he came to; but he must not confine himself to this. We have him here, I. Preaching and persecuted at Thessalonica, another city of Macedonia, <a class="bibleref" title="Acts.17.1-Acts.17.9" href="/passage/?search=Acts.17.1-Acts.17.9">Acts 17:1-9</a>. II. Preaching at Berea, where he met with an encouraging auditory, but was driven thence also by persecution, <a class="bibleref" title="Acts.17.10-Acts.17.15" href="/passage/?search=Acts.17.10-Acts.17.15">Acts 17:10-15</a>. III. Disputing at Athens, the famous university of Greece (<a class="bibleref" title="Acts.17.16-Acts.17.21" href="/passage/?search=Acts.17.16-Acts.17.21">Acts 17:16-21</a>), and the account he gave of natural religion, for the conviction of those that were addicted to polytheism and idolatry, and to lead them to the Christian religion (<a class="bibleref" title="Acts.17.22-Acts.17.31" href="/passage/?search=Acts.17.22-Acts.17.31">Acts 17:22-31</a>), together with the success of this sermon, <a class="bibleref" title="Acts.17.32-Acts.17.34" href="/passage/?search=Acts.17.32-Acts.17.34">Acts 17:32-34</a>.</p>
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