⁴ Some of the Jews were persuaded and joined Paul and Silas,^(A) as did a large number of God-fearing Greeks and quite a few prominent women.

¹² As a result, many of them believed, as did also a number of prominent Greek women and many Greek men.^(A)

⁴ The people of the city were divided; some sided with the Jews, others with the apostles.^(A)

The Council’s Letter to Gentile Believers

²² Then the apostles and elders,^(A) with the whole church, decided to choose some of their own men and send them to Antioch^(B) with Paul and Barnabas. They chose Judas (called Barsabbas) and Silas,^(C) men who were leaders among the believers.

⁵⁰ But the Jewish leaders incited the God-fearing women of high standing and the leading men of the city. They stirred up persecution against Paul and Barnabas, and expelled them from their region.^(A)