They listened, on one Sabbath day, with intense interest to the teachings of Paul and Barnabas, who preached Jesus as the promised Messiah; and upon the next Sabbath day, because of the multitude of Gentiles who assembled also to hear them, they were excited to a frenzy of indignation, the words of the apostles were distorted in their minds, and they were unfitted to weigh the evidence presented by them. When they learned that the Messiah preached by the apostles was to be a light to the Gentiles, as well as the glory of his people Israel, they were beside themselves with rage, and used the most insulting language to the apostles. {LP 49.1}

På en sabbatsdag lyttede de med stor interesse til Paulus’ og Barnabas’ lære, som forkyndte Jesus som den lovede Messias; og den næste sabbatsdag, blev de oprørte til afsindig vrede, på grund af den store hedningeskare, da apostlenes ord var en vanære for deres tanker, og de kunne ikke veje de beviser der blev præsenteret for dem. Da de erfarede at den Messias apostlene forkyndte skulle være lys for hedningene, så vel som herligheden fra hans folk Israel, blev de ude af sig selv af sig selv af raseri, og brugte det mest forhånende sprog mod apostlene.