But when they departed from Perga, they came to Antioch in Pisidia, and went into the synagogue on the sabbath day, and sat down.
After they left Perga, Paul and his crew made their way to Antioch in Pisidia. When Saturday rolled around, they headed to the local synagogue and found seats.
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📚 Historical Context
In the first century AD, the Apostle Paul and Barnabas were on their first missionary journey, commissioned by the church in Antioch to spread the Gospel to new regions. They had just left Perga in the Roman province of Pamphylia and traveled to Antioch in Pisidia, a Hellenistic city with a significant Jewish population where synagogues were central to community life. There, they entered the synagogue on the Sabbath, adhering to Jewish customs as a strategic way to initially preach to their fellow Jews about Jesus.
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