silas Then pleased it the apostles and elders, with the whole church, to send chosen men of their own company to Antioch with Paul and Barnabas; namely], Judas surnamed Barsabas, and {Silas}, chief men among the brethren: silas We have sent therefore Judas and {Silas}, who shall also tell you] the same things by mouth. silas And Judas and {Silas}, being prophets also themselves, exhorted the brethren with many words, and confirmed them]. silas Notwithstanding it pleased {Silas} to abide there still. silas And Paul chose {Silas}, and departed, being recommended by the brethren unto the grace of God. silas And when her masters saw that the hope of their gains was gone, they caught Paul and {Silas}, and drew them] into the marketplace unto the rulers, silas And at midnight Paul and {Silas} prayed, and sang praises unto God: and the prisoners heard them. silas Then he called for a light, and sprang in, and came trembling, and fell down before Paul and {Silas}, silas And some of them believed, and consorted with Paul and {Silas}; and of the devout Greeks a great multitude, and of the chief women not a few. silas And the brethren immediately sent away Paul and {Silas} by night unto Berea: who coming thither] went into the synagogue of the Jews. silas And then immediately the brethren sent away Paul to go as it were to the sea: but {Silas} and Timotheus abode there still. silas And they that conducted Paul brought him unto Athens: and receiving a commandment unto {Silas} and Timotheus for to come to him with all speed, they departed. silas And when {Silas} and Timotheus were come from Macedonia, Paul was pressed in the spirit, and testified to the Jews that] Jesus was] Christ. ~~~~~~