While the majority mocked him outright or were skeptical, “some men joined themselves to him and became believers, among whom also were Dionysius, a judge of the court of the Areopagus, and a woman named Damaris, and others besides them. ” — Acts 17: 18, 21 - 34.
Suurem jagu inimesi kas naeris talle näkku või suhtus temasse skeptiliselt, kuid ” mõned mehed ühinesid temaga ja said usklikuks; nende hulgas oli ka Areopaagi liige Dionüüsios ja üks naine, nimega Daamaris, ja muid ühes nendega ”.