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27 The seven days were almost ended when some Jews from the province of Asia saw Paul in the Temple and roused a mob against him. They grabbed him,

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Paul Arrested

27 When the seven days were nearly over, some Jews from the province of Asia saw Paul at the temple. They stirred up the whole crowd and seized him,(A)

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21 Some Jews arrested me in the Temple for preaching this, and they tried to kill me.

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21 That is why some Jews seized me(A) in the temple courts and tried to kill me.(B)

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18 My accusers saw me in the Temple as I was completing a purification ceremony. There was no crowd around me and no rioting.

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18 I was ceremonially clean(A) when they found me in the temple courts doing this. There was no crowd with me, nor was I involved in any disturbance.(B)

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50 Then the Jews stirred up the influential religious women and the leaders of the city, and they incited a mob against Paul and Barnabas and ran them out of town.

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50 But the Jewish leaders incited the God-fearing women of high standing and the leading men of the city. They stirred up persecution against Paul and Barnabas, and expelled them from their region.(A)

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12 But when Gallio became governor of Achaia, some Jews rose up together against Paul and brought him before the governor for judgment.

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12 While Gallio was proconsul(A) of Achaia,(B) the Jews of Corinth made a united attack on Paul and brought him to the place of judgment.

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13 But when some Jews in Thessalonica learned that Paul was preaching the word of God in Berea, they went there and stirred up trouble.

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13 But when the Jews in Thessalonica learned that Paul was preaching the word of God at Berea,(A) some of them went there too, agitating the crowds and stirring them up.

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But some of the Jews were jealous, so they gathered some troublemakers from the marketplace to form a mob and start a riot. They attacked the home of Jason, searching for Paul and Silas so they could drag them out to the crowd.[a] Not finding them there, they dragged out Jason and some of the other believers[b] instead and took them before the city council. “Paul and Silas have caused trouble all over the world,” they shouted, “and now they are here disturbing our city, too.

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Footnotes

  1. 17:5 Or the city council.
  2. 17:6 Greek brothers; also in 17:10, 14.

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.(A) They rushed to Jason’s(B) house in search of Paul and Silas in order to bring them out to the crowd.[a] But when they did not find them, they dragged(C) Jason and some other believers(D) before the city officials, shouting: “These men who have caused trouble all over the world(E) have now come here,(F)

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  1. Acts 17:5 Or the assembly of the people

19 Then some Jews arrived from Antioch and Iconium and won the crowds to their side. They stoned Paul and dragged him out of town, thinking he was dead.

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19 Then some Jews(A) came from Antioch and Iconium(B) and won the crowd over. They stoned Paul(C) and dragged him outside the city, thinking he was dead.

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Then a mob of Gentiles and Jews, along with their leaders, decided to attack and stone them.

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There was a plot afoot among both Gentiles and Jews,(A) together with their leaders, to mistreat them and stone them.(B)

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Some of the Jews, however, spurned God’s message and poisoned the minds of the Gentiles against Paul and Barnabas.

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But the Jews who refused to believe stirred up the other Gentiles and poisoned their minds against the brothers.(A)

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12 This roused the people, the elders, and the teachers of religious law. So they arrested Stephen and brought him before the high council.[a]

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  1. 6:12 Greek Sanhedrin; also in 6:15.

12 So they stirred up the people and the elders and the teachers of the law. They seized Stephen and brought him before the Sanhedrin.(A)

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18 They arrested the apostles and put them in the public jail.

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18 They arrested the apostles and put them in the public jail.(A)

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They arrested them and, since it was already evening, put them in jail until morning.

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They seized Peter and John and, because it was evening, they put them in jail(A) until the next day.

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