How did the Jews respond to Paul after he had persecuted them?
They treated him just as he had earlier treated them, constantly seeking his life and trying to kill him. They opposed his message of salvation, forcing his appeal to Caesar, and later in Rome they disagreed among themselves and departed, hearing but not understanding.
Les explains that the Jews treated Paul just as he had treated them earlier, constantly pursuing his life and trying to kill him. They spoke against his message of salvation, so he was constrained to appeal to Caesar. The Romans took him under their wing, and he ended up in Rome under house arrest waiting for justice. Even so, Paul said he had nothing to accuse his nation of, and for the hope of Israel he was bound in chains. He never lost his love for his kinsmen according to the flesh, even though they tried to put him to death and upset his ministry. When the Jewish leaders in Rome met with him, they could not agree among themselves and departed. After Paul spoke one word, he cited Isaiah: 'Go to this people, and say, Hearing you shall hear, and not understand.'