This increasing popularity of the doctrine of Christ stirred the unbelieving Jews to fresh opposition. They were filled with envy and hatred, and determined to stop the labors of the apostles at once. They went to the authorities, and represented their work in the most false and exaggerated light, leading the officers to fear that the entire city was in danger of being incited to insurrection. They stated that great numbers were attaching themselves to the apostles, and suggested that it was for secret and dangerous designs.{LP 53.1}

Den voksende popularitet for Kristi lære oprørte de ikke troende jøder til fornyet modstand. De blev fyldt med misundelse og had, og besluttede at stoppe apostlenes arbejde straks. De gik til myndighederne, og viste deres arbejde i det mest falske og overdrevne lys, fik embedsmændende til at tro at hele byen var i fare for at blive opægget til oprør. De sagde at store skarer knyttede sig selv til apostlene, og antydede at det var på grund af skjulte og farlige planer.