Acts 17:2-9
2 And Paul went in a as was his custom, and on three Sabbath days he reasoned with them b from the Scriptures, 3 c explaining and proving that it was necessary for d the Christ to suffer and e to rise from the dead, and saying, “This Jesus, whom I proclaim to you, is the Christ.” 4 And f some of them were persuaded and joined Paul and Silas, as did g a great many of the devout h Greeks and not a few of the leading women. 5 i But the Jews ▼
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Greek Ioudaioi probably refers here to Jewish religious leaders, and others under their influence, in that time; also verse 13
k were jealous, and taking l some wicked men of the rabble, they formed a mob, set the city in an uproar, and attacked the house of Jason, seeking to bring them out to the crowd. 6 And when they could not find them m they dragged Jason and some of the brothers before the city authorities, shouting, “These men who have turned the world upside down have come here also, 7 and Jason has received them, and they are all acting against n the decrees of Caesar, saying that there is o another king, Jesus.” 8 And the people and the city authorities were disturbed when they heard these things. 9 And when they had taken money as security from Jason and the rest, they let them go.
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