They blasphemed the truth and the name of Jesus of Nazareth. No words were too bitter, no device too low, for them to use in their blind anger and opposition. They could not deny that Christ had worked miracles; but they declared that he had performed them through the power of Satan; and they now boldly affirmed that the wonderful works of Paul were accomplished through the same agency.{LP 106.1}

Det had som mange af jøderne havde set på apostlen med, blev nu stærkere. Krispus omvendelse og dåb havde en forbitrende virkning i stedet for at overbevise disse hårdnakkede modstandere. De kunne ikke komme med argumenter der viste at han ikke forkyndte sandheden, og af mangel på disse beviser, tyede de til bedrag og ondskabsfuldt angreb.