4 - Ephesus
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While in Ephesus, the people would have likely considered Paul to be a strange sort of magician. With his signs, wonders and healings, all presented through the power of Jesus, Paul would have not only disrupted the rhythms of everyday life, but also presented a threat to their goddess, Artemis.
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5 - Corinth
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6 - Cenchrae
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