Asked by Makayla

They were the first to hear Paul preach the gospel in each city. They listened for a few hours, days, or weeks, before deciding they no longer wanted Paul to speak to them. Some of them opposed Paul, sometimes following him from city to city. They did not, though, stop Paul from delivering the gospel of Jesus Christ to them. Who were they?

Jews
Samaritans
Gentiles
pagans

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Jews.

Paul customarily began by preaching in the synagogue (Acts 13:14; 17:1–4; 18:4). Many Jews listened at first but then rejected or opposed him—sometimes following him to stir up trouble—so Paul turned to the Gentiles (Acts 13:46; 18:6).