Sohe was reasoningin the synagoguewith the Jewsand the God-fearing[Gentiles], and in the market placeeverydaywith thosewho happened to be present.
Paulstoodup, and motioningwith his handsaid,"Menof Israel,and you who fearGod,listen:
and immediatelyhe [began] to proclaimJesusin the synagogues,saying,"He is the Sonof God."
"Accordingly,whateveryou have saidin the darkwill be heardin the light,and whatyou have whisperedin the inner roomswill be proclaimedupon the housetops.
And He saidto them, "Gointo allthe worldand preachthe gospelto allcreation.
"Blessedis the manwho listensto me, Watchingdailyat my gates,Waitingat my doorposts.
holdingto a formof godliness,although they have deniedits power;Avoidsuch men as these.
For menwill be lovers of self,lovers of money,boastful,arrogant,revilers,disobedientto parents,ungrateful,unholy,
a devout manand one who fearedGodwith allhis household,and gavemanyalmsto the [Jewish] peopleand prayedto Godcontinually.
[Some] devoutmenburiedStephen,and madeloudlamentationoverhim.
But I am fullof the wrathof the LORD;I am wearywith holding[it] in. "Pour[it] out on the childrenin the streetAnd on the gatheringof youngmentogether;For bothhusbandand wifeshall be taken,The agedand the veryold.
Nowwhen [the meeting of] the synagoguehad brokenup, manyof the Jewsand of the God-fearingproselytesfollowedPauland Barnabas,who,speakingto them, were urgingthem to continuein the graceof God.
But the Jewsincitedthe devoutwomenof prominenceand the leading menof the city,and instigateda persecutionagainstPauland Barnabas,and drovethem out of their district.
