And the word of God spread; the number of the disciples in Jerusalem greatly increased, and a host of priests became obedient to the faith.

So God turned from them, abandoning them to the worship of the starry Host ??as it is written in the book of the prophets, Did you offer me victims and sacrifices during the forty years in the desert, O house of Israel?

Some were persuaded and threw in their lot with Paul and Silas, including a host of devout Greeks and a large number of the leading women.