* The elders of the church in Jerusalem appointed Silas to go with Paul and Barnabas to take a letter to the city of Antioch.
* Silas later traveled with Paul to other cities to teach people about Jesus.
* Paul and Silas were put in jail in the city of Philippi. They sang praises to God while they were there and God released them from the jail. The jailer became a Christian as a result of their testimony.
* __[47:03](rc://en/tn/help/obs/47/03)__ Paul and __Silas__ often met with people at the place of prayer.
* __[47:07](rc://en/tn/help/obs/47/07)__ So the owners of the slave girl took Paul and __Silas__ to the Roman authorities, who beat them and threw them into jail.
* __[47:08](rc://en/tn/help/obs/47/08)__ They put Paul and __Silas__ in the most secure part of the prison and even locked up their feet.
* __[47:11](rc://en/tn/help/obs/47/11)__ The jailer trembled as he came to Paul and __Silas__ and asked, "What must I do to be saved?"
* __[47:13](rc://en/tn/help/obs/47/13)__ The next day the leaders of the city released Paul and __Silas__ from prison and asked them to leave Philippi. Paul and __Silas__ visited Lydia and some other friends and then left the city.