Welcome back to the Men's Huddle Bible Study as we continue to look at the second missionary journey of the Apostle Paul and his companions. Last week we looked at the first half of Paul's second journey. Paul and his companions faced opposition and were even put in prison, but that did not stop them from spreading the Word of the Lord. We stopped where Paolo and his companions went to Lidia's house before leaving. This morning open your Bible to Acts, chapter 17. Follow along as I read the first 10 verses: After passing through Amphipolis and Apollonia, they came to Thessalonica, where there was a synagogue of the Jews. Paul, as usual, went to them and for three Saturdays reasoned with them, drawing from the Scriptures, explaining and demonstrating that Christ had to suffer and rise from the dead, and saying: "This Jesus whom I proclaim, you are the Christ". And some of them were persuaded and joined Paul and Silas, along with a large number of God-fearing Greeks and a number of prominent women. But the Jews, becoming jealous and taking with them some wicked men from the market place, formed a mob and threw the city into an uproar; and by attacking Jason's house they tried to take them out to the people. Not having found them, they dragged Jason and some brothers before the city authorities, shouting: «These men who have shocked the world have come here too; 7 and Jason welcomed them, and they all act against Caesar's decrees, saying that there is another king, Jesus." They incited the crowd and the city authorities who heard these things. And when they had received the promise from Jason and the others, they released them. The brothers immediately sent… half of the paper… I note that Paul “cut his hair” as part of keeping a vow. In the Old Testament the Israelites had the Nazarites, who were holy men. They swore not to cut their hair or drink wine. Hair was cut when the vote began – Paul may have cut his hair, indicating that the vote was over. It may be that Paul was faithful to Judaism and went through a purification process before going to Jerusalem. After arriving in Ephesus the three went their separate ways. Aquila and Priscilla remained in Ephesus, while Paul went to Jerusalem. Luke abruptly ends the second missionary journey. After arriving in Jerusalem, Paul “greeted the church” and went to Antioch. This completes Paul's second missionary journey. Next week, to conclude our study, we will take a look at Paul's final missionary journey. I hope this has been as much of a blessing to you as it has been to me. God bless you all.