Acts 17:7

whom Jason has received into his house: and they all act in opposition to the decrees of Cæsar, saying, That there is another king, Jesus.

Henry Tompkins Anderson’s 1864 New Testament

In The King James Version

Whom Jason hath received: and these all do contrary to the decrees of Caesar, saying that there is another king, one Jesus.

In Context

6But not finding them, they dragged Jason and certain brethren before the rulers of the city, crying out: These men, who have thrown the world into confusion, have come hither also;

8And the multitude, and the rulers of the city, were troubled when they heard these things.

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Cross References

Luke 23:2And they began to accuse him, saying: We found this man turning the people away, and forbidding to give tribute to Cæsar, saying that he himself is Christ, a king.

Acts 16:21and they teach customs which it is not lawful for us, who are Romans, to receive or to observe.

1 Peter 2:15For such is the will of God, that by doing good you may put to silence the ignorance of foolish men;

Matthew Henry on Acts 17:2-10

Paul and Silas at Thessalonica. 1 Now when they had passed through Amphipolis and Apollonia, they came to Thessalonica, where was a synagogue of the Jews: 2 And Paul, as his manner was, went in unto them, and three sabbath days reasoned with them out of the scriptures, 3 Opening and alleging, that Christ must needs have suffered, and risen again from the dead; and that this Jesus, whom I preach unto you, is Christ. 4 And some of them believed, and consorted with Paul and Silas; and of the devout Greeks a great… Read the whole commentary →

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