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1Small Man (Paul) left from Wondering Place (Athens) and went to Village of Pleasure (Corinth) .
2There he found a Tribal Member named Strong Eagle (Aquila) who lived in Land of Black Waters (Pontus) . He and his wife, Lives Long (Priscilla) , had recently moved from Land of Young Bulls (Italy) because Walks with a Limp (Claudius) , the Ruler of the People of Iron (Caesar) , had ordered the removal of all Tribal Members from that territory.
3Small Man (Paul) found out they were both tentmakers, as he was, so he lodged with them and joined them in their work.
4Then on every Day of Resting in the gathering houses he debated with his local Tribal Members and the Wisdom Seekers (Greeks) , trying to convince them about Creator Sets Free (Jesus) .
5After Woods Man (Silas) and He Gives Honor (Timothy) came from Land of Tall People (Macedonia) , Small Man (Paul) became like a man on fire—trying to convince his Tribal Members that Creator Sets Free (Jesus) was the Chosen One.
6But when they stood against him and spoke evil of him, he shook the dust from his clothes.
“You have decided your own fate!” he told them. “I have done all I can do. From now on I will go to the Outside Nations.”
7So he left them and went to the house of Stands Upright with Fire (Titius Justus) , a man with deep respect for Creator and whose house was next door to the tribal gathering house.
8A man named Curly Hair (Crispus) , who was headman of the gathering house, put his trust in our Honored Chief, and both he and his family participated in the purification ceremony. When others who lived in Village of Pleasure (Corinth) heard about this, they also believed and participated in the purification ceremony.[#18:8 Baptism]
9During the night Creator spoke to Small Man (Paul) in a sacred vision.
“Do not fear!” he said to him. “Keep speaking and do not be silent,
10for I am standing with you. No one will harm you, for I have many people in this village.”
11So Small Man (Paul) stayed there for one year and six moons, teaching Creator’s message to the people.
12During the days when Rooster (Gallio) was the governor of Land of Sorrow (Achaia) , the Tribal Members joined together in an attack on Small Man (Paul) and took him before the governor to accuse him of wrongdoing.
13“This man is convincing people to serve the Great Spirit in ways that go against our tribal law,” they accused.
14But before Small Man (Paul) could open his mouth to defend himself, the governor spoke to the Tribal Members.
“If a wrong had been done or some kind of evil had been committed, then I would hear your accusations,” he said to them,
15“but if this is simply a question about words and names and how to interpret your own laws, then you must decide for yourselves. I want nothing to do with deciding these things.”
16So he sent them away from his council house.
17The Tribal Members then took Strong Protector (Sosthenes) , the headman of the gathering house, and began to beat him right in front of the governor. But he turned his head the other way.
18After staying there for a number of days, Small Man (Paul) said farewell to the sacred family. Then he, along with Lives Long (Priscilla) and Strong Eagle (Aquila) , set off by water to Bright Sun (Syria) . At Small Seed Village (Cenchreae) Small Man (Paul) ceremonially shaved his head because he had made a solemn promise.
19From there they traveled to Village of Desire (Ephesus) . Small Man (Paul) left his traveling friends in the village, but he went to the local tribal gathering house to speak with the Tribal Members there.
20They asked him to stay, but he turned them down and said his farewells.
21“If Creator permits it,” he told them, “I will return.”
He then set out from the village by water.
22He came to land at Chief Village (Caesarea) , greeted the sacred family there, and then made his way to Stands Against (Antioch) .
23He stayed there a number of days, then left and walked here and there, strengthening the hearts of the sacred family members throughout the territory of Land of Pale Skinned People (Galatia) and Dry Wood (Phrygia) .
24There was a Tribal Member named He Tears Down (Apollos) from Village of Defense (Alexandria) who came to Village of Desire (Ephesus) . He was a powerful wisdom speaker who had a deep understanding of the Sacred Teachings.
25Even though he had only participated in the purification ceremony of Gift of Goodwill (John) , he was well instructed in the Way of our Honored Chief, and a fire burned in his spirit as he spoke clearly about Creator Sets Free (Jesus) .[#18:25; 19:3, 4, 5 Baptism]
26At the local tribal gathering house he began to speak openly. But when Lives Long (Priscilla) and Strong Eagle (Aquila) heard him speak, they took him with them and helped him see Creator’s Way more clearly.
27Then, when he desired to go to Land of Sorrow (Achaia) , the sacred family sent along a message to instruct the followers there to welcome him. When he arrived, he was a great help to the ones who had trusted in the gift of Creator’s great kindness,
28for he spoke powerfully to his Tribal Members, proving to them from the Sacred Teachings that Creator Sets Free (Jesus) was the Chosen One.