But instead of permitting his convictions to lead him to repentance, he sought to dismiss these unwelcome reflections. The interview with Paul was cut short. "Go thy way for this time," he said; "when I have a convenient season, I will call for thee."

Men i stedet for at lade sin overbevisning føre til anger prøvede han at frigøre sig for disse uvelkomne overvejelser. Samtalen med Paulus blev brat afbrudt. "Gå for denne gang," sagde han, "når jeg får tid, vil jeg lade dig kalde."