Acts 17:9
7 Whom Jason hath received: and these all do contrary to the decrees of Cæsar, saying that there is another king, one Jesus.
8 And they troubled the people and the rulers of the city, when they heard these things.
And when they had taken security of Jason, and of the other, they let them go.
10 And the brethren immediately sent away Paul and Silas by night unto Berea: who coming thither went into the synagogue of the Jews.
11 These were more noble than those in Thessalonica, in that they received the word with all readiness of mind, and searched the scriptures daily, whether those things were so.
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
- And they collected bond from Jason and the others, and then released them.
- KJV
- And when they had taken security of Jason, and of the other, they let them go.
- WEB
- When they had taken security from Jason and the rest, they let them go.
- ASV
- And when they had taken security from Jason and the rest, they let them go.
- DARBY
- And having taken security of Jason and the rest, they let them go.
- BLB
- And having taken security from Jason and the rest, they let them go.
- ÅB
- men etter at de hadde latt Jason og de andre garantere for dem løslot de dem.
- OTB
- Etter at de hadde tatt sikkerhet fra Jason og de andre, løslot de dem.
- B1930
- og efterat de hadde latt Jason og de andre innestå for dem, lot de dem fare.
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Acts 17:5
But the Jews which believed not, moved with envy, took unto them certain lewd fellows of the baser sort, and gathered a company, and set all the city on an uproar, and assaulted the house of Jason, and sought to bring them out to the people.
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