While Paul was waiting for them in Athens, his spirit was stirred within him at the sight of a city full of idols.
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14The brothers immediately sent Paul off toward the coast, while Silas and Timothy stayed behind. 15Those escorting Paul took him as far as Athens, and then went back with instructions for Silas and Timothy to join him as soon as possible. 16While Paul was waiting for them in Athens, his spirit was stirred within him at the sight of a city full of idols. 17So he reasoned in the synagogue with the Jews and the devout, and every day in the marketplace with whoever happened to be there. 18Some Epicurean and Stoic philosophers argued with him. “What is this scavenger of ideas trying to say?” said some. Others said, “He seems to be a herald of foreign divinities” — because he was announcing the good news of Jesus and the resurrection.
