Act 19:8-9, 25-28, 28:22, 1Cor 4:9-13 | ESV | STEP | And he entered the synagogue and for three months spoke boldly , reasoning and persuading them about the kingdom of God .

8 And ^ahe entered the synagogue and for three months spoke boldly, reasoning and persuading them ^babout the kingdom of God. 9 ^cBut when some became stubborn and ^dcontinued in unbelief, speaking evil of ^ethe Way before the congregation, he withdrew from them and took the disciples with him, reasoning daily in the hall of Tyrannus. ^{▼▼Some manuscripts add from the fifth hour to the tenth (that is, from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.)}

Acts 19:25-28

25 ^gThese he gathered together, with the workmen in similar trades, and said, “Men, you know that from this business we have our wealth. 26 And you see and hear that not only in Ephesus but in almost all of Asia this Paul has persuaded and turned away a great many people, ^hsaying that ⁱgods made with hands are not gods. 27 And there is danger not only that this trade of ours may come into disrepute but also that the temple of the ^jgreat goddess Artemis may be counted as nothing, and that she may even be deposed from her magnificence, she whom all Asia and the world worship.”

28 When they heard this they were enraged and were crying out, ^k“Great is Artemis of the Ephesians!”

Acts 28:22

22 But we desire to hear from you what your views are, for with regard to this ^lsect we know that everywhere ^mit is spoken against.”

1 Corinthians 4:9-13

9 For I think that God has exhibited us apostles as last of all, ⁿlike men sentenced to death, because we ^ohave become a spectacle to the world, to angels, and to men. 10 ^pWe are fools for Christ’s sake, but ^qyou are wise in Christ. ^rWe are weak, but you are strong. You are held in honor, but we in disrepute. 11 To the present hour ^swe hunger and thirst, we are poorly dressed and ^tbuffeted and ^uhomeless, 12 and we ^vlabor, working with our own hands. ^wWhen reviled, we bless; ^xwhen persecuted, we endure; 13 when slandered, we entreat. ^yWe have become, and are still, like the scum of the world, ^zthe refuse of all things.