² Paul went into the synagogue as he ·always [customarily] did [^Cspeaking to the Jews first], and on each Sabbath day for three weeks, he ·talked [discussed; or argued; reasoned] with ·his fellow Jews [^Lthem] about the Scriptures. ³ He explained and proved that the ·Christ [Messiah; ^CChrist in Greek and Messiah in Hebrew mean “anointed one”] must ·die [^Lsuffer] and then rise from the dead [3:18]. He said, “This Jesus I am ·telling you about [proclaiming to you] is the ·Christ [Messiah].” ⁴ Some of them were ·convinced [persuaded] and joined Paul and Silas, along with many of the Greeks who ·worshiped God [were devout; ^Csometimes called “God-fearers,” these were Gentiles who worshiped the one true God of Israel; 10:2; 13:43] and ·many [^Lnot a few] of the important women [13:50].