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But not having found them, they were dragging Jason and some brothers before the city-authorities[a], shouting that “The ones having upset the world— these ones are also present here, whom Jason has received[b]. And these ones all are acting contrary to the decrees of Caesar, saying that Jesus is another king”. And they stirred-up the crowd and the city-authorities hearing these things.

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Footnotes

  1. Acts 17:6 Or, politarchs. This is the title for the five or six member city council in Thessalonica.
  2. Acts 17:7 That is, received as guests.

But when they did not find them, they dragged(A) Jason and some other believers(B) before the city officials, shouting: “These men who have caused trouble all over the world(C) have now come here,(D) and Jason has welcomed them into his house. They are all defying Caesar’s decrees, saying that there is another king, one called Jesus.”(E) When they heard this, the crowd and the city officials were thrown into turmoil.

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