Μόλις ἔμαθαν οἱ Ἰουδαῖοι τῆς Θεσσαλονίκης ὅτι καὶ εἰς τὴν Βέροιαν ἐκηρύχθηκε ὑπὸ τοῦ Παύλου ὁ λόγος τοῦ Θεοῦ, ἦλθαν καὶ ἐκεῖ διὰ νὰ ξεσηκώσουν τὸν ὄχλον.