But the Jews became jealous, and they brought together some scoundrels from the marketplace, formed a mob, and started a riot in the city. Attacking Jason’s house, they searched for them to bring them out to the public assembly.

When it was day, the Jews formed a conspiracy and bound themselves under a curse: neither to eat nor to drink until they had killed Paul.

There were more than 40 who had formed this plot.

But who are you, a mere man, to talk back to God? Will what is formed say to the one who formed it, “Why did you make me like this?”

For you have heard about my former way of life in Judaism: I persecuted God’s church to an extreme degree and tried to destroy it.

My children, I am again suffering labor pains for you until Christ is formed in you.

You took off your former way of life, the old self that is corrupted by deceitful desires;

As obedient children, do not be conformed to the desires of your former ignorance.