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Early Ministry of Paul
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for they realized that he was indeed a chosen vessel of the Lord, to
bear the truth to the Gentiles. They hastened his secret escape from
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Jerusalem, for fear of his assassination by the Jews. The departure
of Paul suspended for a time the violent opposition of the Jews, and
the church had a period of rest, in which many were added to the
number of believers.
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