Acts 17:6

4 Some of the Jews were persuaded and joined Paul and Silas, along with a large number of God-fearing Greeks and quite a few leading women.

5 The Jews, however, became jealous. So they brought in some troublemakers from the marketplace, formed a mob, and sent the city into an uproar. They raided Jason’s house in search of Paul and Silas, hoping to bring them out to the people.

But when they could not find them, they dragged Jason and some other brothers before the city officials, shouting, “These men who have turned the world upside down have now come here,

7 and Jason has welcomed them into his home. They are all defying Caesar’s decrees, saying that there is another king, named Jesus!”

8 On hearing this, the crowd and city officials were greatly disturbed.

Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
But when they could not find them, they dragged Jason and some other brothers before the city officials, shouting, “These men who have turned the world upside down have now come here,
KJV
And when they found them not, they drew Jason and certain brethren unto the rulers of the city, crying, These that have turned the world upside down are come hither also;
WEB
When they didn’t find them, they dragged Jason and certain brothers before the rulers of the city, crying, “These who have turned the world upside down have come here also,
ASV
And when they found them not, they dragged Jason and certain brethren before the rulers of the city, crying, These that have turned the world upside down are come hither also;
DARBY
and not having found them, dragged Jason and certain brethren before the politarchs, crying out, These [men] that have set the world in tumult, are come here also,
BLB
But not having found them, they dragged Jason and certain brothers before the city authorities, crying out, “These ones, having upset the world, have come here also,
ÅB
Da de ikke fant dem slepte de Jason og noen brødre fram for by-dommerne og ropte: «Disse som oppvigler hele verden har kommet hit også,
OTB
Da de ikke fant dem, dro de Jason og noen andre troende foran byens myndigheter og ropte: «Disse mennene som har skapt uro over hele verden, har nå kommet hit,
B1930
men da de ikke fant dem, slepte de Jason og nogen brødre frem for by-dommerne og ropte: Disse som opvigler hele verden, er også kommet hit,

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • Acts 24:5

    We have found this man to be a pestilence, stirring up dissension among the Jews all over the world. He is a ringleader of the sect of the Nazarenes,

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  • Acts 16:19–21

    When the girl’s owners saw that their hope of making money was gone, they seized Paul and Silas and dragged them before the authorities in the marketplace.

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  • Acts 28:22

    But we consider your views worth hearing, because we know that people everywhere are speaking against this sect.”

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  • Luke 23:5

    But they kept insisting, “He stirs up the people all over Judea with His teaching. He began in Galilee and has come all the way here.”

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  • Acts 21:28–31

    crying out, “Men of Israel, help us! This is the man who teaches everywhere against our people and against our law and against this place. Furthermore, he has brought Greeks into the temple and defiled this holy place.”

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  • Acts 18:12–13

    While Gallio was proconsul of Achaia, the Jews coordinated an attack on Paul and brought him before the judgment seat.

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  • Acts 6:12–13

    So they stirred up the people, elders, and scribes and confronted Stephen. They seized him and brought him before the Sanhedrin,

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  • Jeremiah 38:2–4

    “This is what the LORD says: Whoever stays in this city will die by sword and famine and plague, but whoever surrenders to the Chaldeans will live; he will retain his life like a spoil of war, and he will live.

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