⁴ Some of the Jews were persuaded and joined Paul and Silas,^(A) 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.^(B) They rushed to Jason’s^(C) 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^(D) Jason and some other believers^(E) before the city officials, shouting: “These men who have caused trouble all over the world^(F) have now come here,^{(G) 7} and Jason has welcomed them into his house. They are all defying Caesar’s decrees, saying that there is another king, one called Jesus.”^{(H) 8} When they heard this, the crowd and the city officials were thrown into turmoil. ⁹ Then they made Jason^(I) and the others post bond and let them go.

¹² As a result, many of them believed, as did also a number of prominent Greek women and many Greek men.^(A)

¹³ But when the Jews in Thessalonica learned that Paul was preaching the word of God at Berea,^(B) some of them went there too, agitating the crowds and stirring them up. ¹⁴ The believers^(C) immediately sent Paul to the coast, but Silas^(D) and Timothy^(E) stayed at Berea. ¹⁵ Those who escorted Paul brought him to Athens^(F) and then left with instructions for Silas and Timothy to join him as soon as possible.^(G)