^4 (A)And some of them were persuaded; and a great multitude of the devout Greeks, and not a few of the leading women, joined Paul and ^(B)Silas.

¹² Therefore many of them believed, and also not a few of the Greeks, prominent women as well as men.

⁴ But the multitude of the city was ^(A)divided: part sided with the Jews, and part with the ^(B)apostles.

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²² Then it pleased the apostles and elders, with the whole church, to send chosen men of their own company to Antioch with Paul and Barnabas, namely, Judas who was also named ^(A)Barsabas,^[a] and Silas, leading men among the brethren.

⁵⁰ But the Jews stirred up the devout and prominent women and the chief men of the city, ^(A)raised up persecution against Paul and Barnabas, and expelled them from their region.

⁴³ Now when the congregation had broken up, many of the Jews and devout proselytes followed Paul and Barnabas, who, speaking to them, ^(A)persuaded them to continue in ^(B)the grace of God.

⁵ And not only as we had hoped, but they first ^(A)gave themselves to the Lord, and then to us by the ^(B)will of God.

¹⁷ Therefore

²⁴ And ^(A)some were persuaded by the things which were spoken, and some disbelieved.

²⁸ crying out, “Men of Israel, help! This is the man ^(A)who teaches all men everywhere against the people, the law, and this place; and furthermore he also brought Greeks into the temple and has defiled this holy place.”