It was growing because more and more Jews and proselytes accepted the fact that fleshly Israel was no longer the congregation of God.
وَفِي وَقْتٍ لَاحِقٍ مِنْ ذلِكَ ٱلْيَوْمِ ،‏ أَلْقَى بُطْرُسُ عَلَى مَجْمُوعَةٍ مِنَ ٱلْيَهُودِ وَٱلْمُتَهَوِّدِينَ خِطَابًا مُمَيَّزًا جِدًّا .‏