Paul fulfilled his commission shortly thereafter, for upon returning to Jerusalem and being arrested there, he told Roman Governor Felix: “I arrived to bring gifts of mercy to my nation, and offerings. ” ​ — Acts 24: 17.
पौलुस ने मकिदुनिया में रहनेवालों के बारे में जो कहा उससे हम पहली सदी के मसीहियों का रवैया जान सकते हैं ।