They gave him audience (ηκουον). Imperfect active, they kept on listening, at least with respectful attention.

Unto…

And they gave him audience. They heard him patiently.

Away with such a fellow from the earth.—The scene was ominously like that in which St. Stephen’s speech ended. Immediate …

During most of Paul’s defense, the crowd listened with a certain respect, for he had spoken mostly of Israel’s messianic hope and had done so in a …

Away with such a fellow. Luke shows here how outrageously Paul’s sermon was interrupted. For they not only oppress him with their shouting…

And they gave him audience unto this word .
&c.] The Ethiopic version reads, "and I heard him so speaking unto me"; …

The Jews listened to Paul's account of his conversion, but the mention of his being sent to the Gentiles was so contrary to all their national prej…