As they journeyed through Amphipolis and Apollonia, they came to Thessalonica, the main city of Macedonia where there…
As they journeyed through Amphipolis and Apollonia, they came to Thessalonica, the main city of Macedonia where there was a synagogue of the Jews. (ACT 17:1-3) There Paul wrote (1TH 2:2) that after he was shamefully entreated at Philippi, he preached the gospel with much zeal. As was his custom, Paul went into the synagogue of the Jews for three sabbaths and reasoned with them concerning Christ from the scriptures. Some Jews believed along with a great number of the religious Greeks and many of the chief women. (ACT 17:2-4)