The Lord told Paul in a vision by night not to be afraid and to speak boldly.

The Lord told Paul in a vision by night not to be afraid and to speak boldly. No one would harm him and the Lord had many people in that city. Paul stayed another eighteen months and taught the word of the Lord among them (ACT 18:9-11) along with Silvanus (or Silas) and Timothy. (2CO 1:19)