The unbelieving Jews of Thessalonica, filled with jealousy and hatred of the apostles, and not content with having driven them from their own city, followed them to Berea and aroused against them the excitable passions of the lower class. Fearing that violence would be done to Paul if he 233 remained there, the brethren sent him to Athens, accompanied by some of the Bereans who had newly accepted the faith.

De vantro jøder i Tessalonika, som var fulde af skinsyge og had mod apostlene, og som ikke var tilfredse med at have fordrevet dem fra deres egen by, fulgte med til Berøa og vakte dér den lavere klasses letbevægelige lidenskaber. Af frygt for, at der skulle blive øvet vold mod Paulus, hvis han blev der, sendte brødrene ham til Athen under ledsagelse af nogle af brødrene i Berøa, der nylig havde antaget troen.