⁹ But ^(A)when some were hardened and did not believe, but spoke evil ^(B)of the Way before the multitude, he departed from them and withdrew the disciples, reasoning daily in the school of Tyrannus.

²³ And ^(A)about that time there arose a great commotion about ^(B)the Way.

² and asked ^(A)letters from him to the synagogues of Damascus, so that if he found any who were of the Way, whether men or women, he might bring them bound to Jerusalem.

Depravity of False Teachers

¹² But these, ^(A)like natural brute beasts made to be caught and destroyed, speak evil of the things they do not understand, and will utterly perish in their own corruption,

⁶ But ^(A)when they opposed him and blasphemed, ^(B)he shook his garments and said to them, ^(C)“Your blood be upon your own heads; ^(D)I am clean. ^(E)From now on I will go to the Gentiles.” ⁷ And he departed from there and entered the house of a certain man named ^[a]Justus, one who worshiped God, whose house was next door to the synagogue. ^8 (F)Then Crispus, the ruler of the synagogue, believed on the Lord with all his household. And many of the Corinthians, hearing, believed and were baptized.

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

^10 (A)But these speak evil of whatever they do not know; and whatever they know naturally, like brute beasts, in these things they corrupt themselves.

² And many will follow their destructive ways, because of whom the way of truth will be blasphemed.

¹³ but ^[a]exhort one another daily, while it is called “Today,” lest any of you be hardened through the deceitfulness of sin.

^5 [a]useless wranglings of men of corrupt minds and destitute of the truth, who suppose that godliness is a means of gain. ^[b]From ^(A)such withdraw yourself.