From work on PDF Acts 15-18

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 \v 39 Then there arose a sharp disagreement, so that they separated from each other, and Barnabas took Mark with him and sailed away to Cyprus.
-\v 40 But Paul chose Silas and left, after he was entrusted by the brothers to the grace of the Lord.
+\v 40 But Paul chose Silas and left, after he was committed by the brothers to the grace of the Lord.
 \v 41 Then he went through Syria and Cilicia, strengthening the churches.
 
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 \v 3 Paul wanted him to travel with him, so he took him and circumcised him because of the Jews that were in those places, for they all knew that his father was a Greek.
 
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-\v 4 As they went on their way through the cities, they delivered to the churches the instructions for them to obey, the instructions that had been written by the apostles and elders in Jerusalem.
+\v 4 As they were going along through the cities, they were passing along the ordinances decided on by the apostles and elders who were in Jerusalem for them to obey.
 \v 5 So the churches were strengthened in the faith and increased in number daily.
 
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 \v 9 A vision appeared to Paul in the night: A man of Macedonia was standing there, begging him and saying, "Come over into Macedonia and help us."
-\v 10 When Paul had seen the vision, immediately we set out to go to Macedonia, concluding that God had called us to preach the gospel to them.
+\v 10 When Paul had seen the vision, immediately we sought to go to Macedonia, concluding that God had called us to preach the gospel to them.
 
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-\v 16 It came about that, as we were going to the place of prayer, a certain young woman who had a spirit of divination encountered us. She brought her masters much gain by fortunetelling.
+\v 16 It came about that, as we were going to the place of prayer, a certain slave girl who had a spirit of divination encountered us. She brought her masters much gain by fortunetelling.
 \v 17 This woman followed after Paul and us and shouted, saying, "These men are servants of the Most High God. They proclaim to you the way of salvation."
-\v 18 She did this for many days. But Paul, being greatly annoyed by her, turned and said to the spirit, "I command you in the name of Jesus Christ to come out of her." And it came out right away.
+\v 18 She did this for many days. But Paul, being greatly annoyed by her, turned and said to the spirit, "I command you in the name of Jesus Christ to come out of her." And it came at that same hour.
 
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-\v 19 When her masters saw that their hope to make money was now gone, they seized Paul and Silas and dragged them into the marketplace before the authorities. 
+\v 19 When her masters saw that their hope of profit was now gone, they seized Paul and Silas and dragged them into the marketplace before the authorities. 
 \v 20 When they had brought them to the magistrates, they said, "These men are stirring up our city. They are Jews. 
 \v 21 They proclaim customs that are not lawful for Romans to accept or practice."
 
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 \v 22 Then the crowd rose up together against Paul and Silas; the magistrates tore their garments off them and commanded them to be beaten with rods.
-\v 23 When they had laid many blows upon them, they threw them into prison and commanded the jailer to keep them securely.
+\v 23 When they had laid many blows upon them, they threw them into prison and commanded the jailer to guard them securely.
 \v 24 After he got this command, the jailer threw them into the inner prison and fastened their feet in the stocks.
 
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 \v 29 The jailer called for lights and rushed in and, trembling for fear, fell down before Paul and Silas,
 \v 30 and brought them out and said, "Sirs, what must I do to be saved?"
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-\v 31 They said, "Believe in the Lord Jesus, and you will be saved, you and your house."
+\v 31 They said, "Believe in the Lord Jesus, and you will be saved, you and your household."
 
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 \v 32 They spoke the word of the Lord to him, together with everyone in his house.
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 \v 7 These men whom Jason has welcomed act against the decrees of Caesar; they say that there is another king—Jesus."
 
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-\v 8 The crowd and the officials of the city were disturbed when they heard these things.
-\v 9 But after the officials made Jason and the rest pay money as security, then they let them go.
+\v 8 They troubled the crowd and the officials of the city who heard these things.
+\v 9 But after they took security from Jason and the rest, they let them go.
 
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 \v 16 Now while Paul was waiting for them in Athens, his spirit was provoked within him as he saw the city full of idols.
-\v 17 So he reasoned in the synagogue with the Jews and others who worshiped God, as well as in the marketplace with those who happened to be there. 
+\v 17 So he reasoned every day in the synagogue with the Jews and others who worshiped God, as well as in the marketplace with those who happened to be there. 
 
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 \v 18 But also some of the Epicurean and Stoic philosophers encountered him. Some said, "What is this babbler trying to say?" Others said, "He seems to be one who calls people to follow strange gods," because he was proclaiming the gospel about Jesus and the resurrection.
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 \v 30 Therefore God overlooked the times of ignorance, but now he commands all men everywhere to repent.
-\v 31 This is because he has set a day when he will judge the world in righteousness by the man he has chosen. God has given proof of this man to everyone by raising him from the dead."
+\v 31 This is because he has set a day when he will judge the world in righteousness by the man he has appointed. God has given proof of this man to everyone by raising him from the dead."
 
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 \v 7 Then he left from there and went to the house of Titius Justus, a man who worshiped God. His house was next to the synagogue.
-\v 8 Crispus, the leader of the synagogue, believed in the Lord, together with all those who lived in his house; and many of the Corinthians who heard about it believed and were baptized.
+\v 8 Crispus, the leader of the synagogue, believed in the Lord, together with all his household; and many of the Corinthians who heard about it believed and were baptized.
 
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 \v 9 The Lord said to Paul in the night in a vision, "Do not be afraid, but speak and do not be silent.
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 \v 13 they said, "This man persuades people to worship God contrary to the law."
 
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-\v 14 Yet when Paul was about to speak, Gallio said to the Jews, "You Jews, if indeed it were a matter of wrong or a crime, it would be reasonable to deal with you.
+\v 14 Yet when Paul was about to speak, Gallio said to the Jews, "You Jews, if indeed it were a matter of wrong or a wicked crime, it would be reasonable to deal with you.
 \v 15 But since these are questions about words and names and your own law, settle it yourselves. I do not wish to be a judge of these matters."
 
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