1 Now when they had passed through Amphipolis and Apollonia, they came to ^aThessalonica, where there was a synagogue of the Jews.  ‡

3 explaining and demonstrating ^athat the Christ had to suffer and rise again from the dead, and saying, “This Jesus whom I preach to you is the Christ.”  ‡

4 ^aAnd some of them were persuaded; and a great multitude of the devout Greeks, and not a few of the leading women, joined Paul and ^bSilas.  ‡