¹⁸ The chief priests and the scribes^(A) heard it and started looking for a way to kill him. For they were afraid^(B) of him, because the whole crowd was astonished by his teaching.

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⁴² They devoted themselves to the apostles’ teaching,^(A) to the fellowship, to the breaking of bread, and to prayer.^(B)

¹⁹ They took him and brought him to the Areopagus,^[a] and said, “May we learn about this new teaching you are presenting?^(A)