Acts 17:2-6
New King James Version
2 Then Paul, as his custom was, (A)went in to them, and for three Sabbaths (B)reasoned with them from the Scriptures, 3 explaining and demonstrating (C)that the Christ had to suffer and rise again from the dead, and saying, “This Jesus whom I preach to you is the Christ.” 4 (D)And some of them were persuaded; and a great multitude of the devout Greeks, and not a few of the leading women, joined Paul and (E)Silas.
Assault on Jason’s House
5 But the Jews [a]who were not persuaded, [b]becoming (F)envious, took some of the evil men from the marketplace, and gathering a mob, set all the city in an uproar and attacked the house of (G)Jason, and sought to bring them out to the people. 6 But when they did not find them, they dragged Jason and some brethren to the rulers of the city, crying out, (H)“These who have turned the world upside down have come here too.
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Acts 17:2-6
New International Version
2 As was his custom, Paul went into the synagogue,(A) and on three Sabbath(B) days he reasoned with them from the Scriptures,(C) 3 explaining and proving that the Messiah had to suffer(D) and rise from the dead.(E) “This Jesus I am proclaiming to you is the Messiah,”(F) he said. 4 Some of the Jews were persuaded and joined Paul and Silas,(G) as did a large number of God-fearing Greeks and quite a few prominent women.
5 But other Jews were jealous; so they rounded up some bad characters from the marketplace, formed a mob and started a riot in the city.(H) They rushed to Jason’s(I) house in search of Paul and Silas in order to bring them out to the crowd.[a] 6 But when they did not find them, they dragged(J) Jason and some other believers(K) before the city officials, shouting: “These men who have caused trouble all over the world(L) have now come here,(M)
Footnotes
- Acts 17:5 Or the assembly of the people
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