The Spirit of God had wrought with and through Paul in his labors for his countrymen. Sufficient evidence had been presented to convince all who honestly desired to know the truth. But many permitted themselves to be controlled by prejudice and unbelief, and refused to yield to the most conclusive evidence. Fearing that the faith of the believers would be endangered by continued association with these opposers of the truth, Paul separated the disciples as a distinct body, and himself continued his public instructions in the school of one Tyrannus, a teacher of some note.{LP 134.1}

Guds Ånd havde arbejdet med og gennem Paulus i hans arbejde for sine landsmænd. Der var blevet givet beviser nok til at overbevise alle, som alvorligt søgte at kende sandheden. Men mange lod sig kontrollere af fordomme og vantro, og nægtede at give de mest afgørende beviser. Af frygt for at de troendes tro ville komme i fare på grund af det vedvarende samvær med disse sandhedsmodstandere, udskilte Paulus disciplene som en særlig enhed, og fortsatte sin offentlige undervisning i en Tyrannus’ skole, en noget bemærkelsesværdig lærer.