Of a later period, we read: “Indeed, the congregation throughout the whole of Judea and Galilee and Samaria entered into a period of peace, being built up; and as it walked in the fear of Jehovah and in the comfort of the holy spirit it kept on multiplying. ”
(‏ اعمال ۲۱ :‏ ۲۰‏ )‏ البته لازم به ذکر است که تا آن زمان تعداد زیادی غیریهودی نیز ایمان آورده بودند .‏