In reply, his hearers stated that they had received no charges against him by letters public or private, and that none of the Jews who had come to Rome had accused him of any crime. They also expressed a strong desire to hear for themselves the reasons of his faith in Christ. “For as concerning this sect,” they said, “we know that everywhere it is spoken against.” It was supplanting the religion of their fathers, and causing disputations and dissensions which they considered injurious to the people.{LP 276.0}

Som svar, sagde hans tilhørere at de ikke havde fået nogen anklager imod ham ved offentlige eller private breve, og at ingen af jøderne var kommet til Rom havde anklaget ham for nogen forbrydelse. De udtrykte også et stort ønske om at selv høre hans begrundelser for sin tro på Kristus. »Thi om dette parti« sagde de »er det os bekendt, at det alle vegne vækker modsigelse.« Det var fortrængelse af deres fædres religion, og skabe diskussion og uenighed, at de betragtede som skadelig for folk.