| 1 | Now when they had passed through Amphip'olis and Apollo'nia, they came to Thessaloni'ca, where there was a synagogue of the Jews. |
| 2 | And Paul went in, as was his custom, and for three weeks he argued with them from the scriptures, |
| 3 | explaining and proving that it was necessary for the Christ to suffer and to rise from the dead, and saying, "This Jesus, whom I proclaim to you, is the Christ." |
| 4 | And some of them were persuaded, and joined Paul and Silas; as did a great many of the devout Greeks and not a few of the leading women. |