² As was his custom, Paul went into the synagogue,^(A) and on three Sabbath^(B) days he reasoned with them from the Scriptures,^{(C) 3} explaining and proving that the Messiah had to suffer^(D) and rise from the dead.^(E) “This Jesus I am proclaiming to you is the Messiah,”^(F) he said. ⁴ Some of the Jews were persuaded and joined Paul and Silas,^(G) as did a large number of God-fearing Greeks and quite a few prominent women.