 in the face of the opposition or because of the opposition or in response to this opposition, so Paul and Barnabas spent considerable time there. We can't let those who are preaching a false gospel, those who refuse to believe, have the final word. Because of the opposition, we're going to invest more time, more effort, more energy into preaching the gospel. See, if you don't believe any of this, then yeah, switch the verses around whatever order makes sense to you.