<p>14:1 <em>Now at Iconium they entered together into the Jewish synagogue</em>- see on 17:1,2.</p><p><em>And spoke in such a way</em>- Paul <em>so </em>spoke that men believed. Presentation <em>is</em> important. Yet, his speech was &ldquo;rude&hellip; contemptible&hellip; not with wisdom of speech&rdquo; (2 Cor. 10:10; 11:6; 1 Cor. 1:17 AVmg.). Yet it was because Paul <em>so </em>spoke that men believed.&nbsp; He spoke God&rsquo;s Truth in his own words, with no pretensions, with no attention to a smooth presentation; and the more real, the more credible. Because he spoke things as they are, right between the eyes, without posing as anyone apart from the real, human guy Paul&hellip; therefore men believed. He came over as credible and convinced, and he inspired others to this end.</p><p><i>That a great number of both Jews and Greeks believed</i>- This occurred within the synagogue, so presumably the &quot;Greeks&quot; were Gentile proselytes or Hellenic, Greek speaking Jews.</p><p>The record gives the impression that after just one synagogue address, many Jews and Gentiles who were present &quot;believed&quot;, and belief and baptism are presented in Acts as part of the same process. This happened it seems after just one address. For there is no hint that there was any period of extended instruction here. This is the power and simplicity of the Gospel. </p>