1 Paul and his friends went by towns and came to a city named Thessalonica. They found a place where Jews met to pray. ️ 2 Paul went in for three rest days. He read God’s book and talked with them. ️ 3 Paul said, “Jesus had to die and live again. Jesus is the King God chose.” ✝️⬆️ 4 Some Jews and many Greek people and many women believed in Jesus and went with Paul and Silas. ❤️ 5 But some Jews were mad. They got bad men. They made a big fuss. They ran to Jason’s house to find Paul and Silas. 6 They did not find Paul and Silas. They grabbed Jason and some brothers. They took them to the city leaders and yelled, “These men upset the world!” ♂️ 7 They said, “Jason helped them. They say there is a new King. His name is Jesus.” ✝️ 8 The people and the leaders were very stirred up when they heard this. 9 The leaders took a money promise from Jason and the others and let them go. ✅ 10 That night the brothers sent Paul and Silas to a city named Berea. They went to the place where Jews met to pray. ♂️ 11 The Berea people were fair and kind. They heard the word with joy. They looked in God’s book each day to see if it was true. 12 Many of them believed. Many women and many men believed too. ❤️ 13 But Jews from Thessalonica heard Paul spoke in Berea. They came and made a fuss there too. ♂️ 14 The brothers sent Paul away fast to the sea. Silas and Timothy stayed there. ⛵ 15 Friends took Paul to a city named Athens. Paul told them, “Tell Silas and Timothy to come soon.” They went back. ️️ 16 Paul waited in Athens. He saw many fake gods in the city. His heart was upset. 17 He talked with Jews in the pray place and with people in the town each day. ️ 18 Some smart talk men spoke with him. Some said, “What is he saying?” Others said, “He talks about Jesus and new life.” ✝️ 19 They took Paul to a big hill talk place. They said, “Tell us about this new teaching.” ⛰️️ 20 “You say strange things. We want to know what you mean,” they said. ❓ 21 The people in Athens liked to hear and tell new things all day. ️️ 22 Paul stood and said, “People of Athens, I see you like to pray a lot.” 23 “I saw a place with a sign that said, ‘To a god we do not know.’ I will tell you about Him.” ➡️✝️ 24 “God made the world and all things. He is Lord of sky and earth. He does not live in houses people make.” ️️ 25 “God does not need our hands. He gives life and breath to all.” ️ 26 “God made all people. He set times and places for them to live.” ️ 27 “God wants people to look for Him and find Him. He is not far from us.” ❤️ 28 “In Him we live and move. We are His children.” ♂️ 29 “Since we are God’s children, we should not think God is like gold or stone or a man-made statue.” ✋ 30 “In the past people did not know. Now God tells all people to stop bad and turn to Him.” 31 “God set a day to judge the world right by a Man He chose. God made Him live again to show this is true. This Man is Jesus.” ⚖️✝️⬆️ 32 Some people heard about Jesus living again. Some laughed. Others said, “We will hear more later.” ⏳ 33 Paul left the meeting place. ♂️ 34 Some people went with Paul and believed. A man named Dionysius and a woman named Damaris believed too.