Revised Common Lectionary (Semicontinuous)

In Thessalonica Paul Reasons From The Scriptures That The Christ Had To Suffer

17 Now having traveled-through Amphipolis and Apollonia, they came to Thessalonica, where there was a synagogue of the Jews. ² And in accordance with the thing having become-a-custom with Paul, he went-in to them. And on three Sabbaths he reasoned with them from the Scriptures, ³ opening them, and putting-before them that the Christ had-to suffer and rise-up from the dead, and that “This One is the Christ— the Jesus Whom I am proclaiming to you”. ⁴ And some of them were persuaded and were allotted-to^[a] Paul and Silas— both a large number of the worshiping Greeks, and not a few of the leading women. ⁵ But the Jews— having become-jealous, and having taking along some evil men from the marketplace, and having formed-a-crowd— were throwing the city into-a-commotion. And having suddenly-come-upon the house of Jason, they were seeking them^[b] to bring them forth to the public-assembly. ⁶ But not having found them, they were dragging Jason and some brothers before the city-authorities^[c], shouting that “The ones having upset the world— these ones are also present here, ⁷ whom Jason has received^[d]. And these ones all are acting contrary to the decrees of Caesar, saying that Jesus is another king”. ⁸ And they stirred-up the crowd and the city-authorities hearing these things. ⁹ And having received the bond^[e] from Jason and the others, they released them.