<p>26:21 <i>For this cause the Jews seized me in the temple and tried to kill me</i>- The &quot;cause&quot; was that they had been called upon to repent, and their refusal to do so was leading them to try to kill Paul. This is how conscience works. We seek to eliminate the persons or issues causing our guilt, and which summon us to repentance. The opposition to Christian preaching is exactly because it is or should be a call to repentance.</p>