Upon learning of this vision, the brethren hastened Paul's secret escape from Jerusalem, for fear of his assassination. "They brought him down to Caesarea, and sent him forth to Tarsus." The departure of Paul suspended for a time the violent opposition of the Jews, and the church had a period of rest, in which many were added to the number of believers.

Da brødrene hørte om dette syn, skyndte de sig med hurtigt at få Paulus bort fra Jerusalem, af skræk for at han skulle blive snigmyrdet. "De førte ham ned til Kæsarea og sendte ham derfra videre til Tarsus." Paulus afrejse afbrød for en tid jødernes voldsomme modstand, og menigheden fik en hviletid, hvorunder de troendes antal forøgedes stærkt.