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Acts 17:14
The brothers immediately sent Paul to the coast, but Silas and Timothy remained in Berea.
from The Character of the Bereans, Acts 17:10-15
What it says

The brothers immediately send Paul off toward the coast, while Silas and Timothy remain in Berea.

What it is doing

It separates the team for Paul's safety.

In context

10As soon as night had fallen, the brothers sent Paul and Silas away to Berea. On arriving there, they went into the Jewish synagogue. 11Now the Bereans were more noble-minded than the Thessalonians, for they received the message with great eagerness and examined the Scriptures every day to see if these teachings were true. 12As a result, many of them believed, along with quite a few prominent Greek women and men. 13But when the Jews from Thessalonica learned that Paul was also proclaiming the word of God in Berea, they went there themselves to incite and agitate the crowds. 14The brothers immediately sent Paul to the coast, but Silas and Timothy remained in Berea. 15Those who escorted Paul brought him to Athens and then returned with instructions for Silas and Timothy to join him as soon as possible.