Acts 17:5

But the Jews, being moved with envy, took with them certain low persons from among the common people, and getting together a great number of people, made an outcry in the town, attacking the house of Jason with the purpose of taking them out to the people.

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In The King James Version

But the Jews which believed not, moved with envy, took unto them certain lewd fellows of the baser sort, and gathered a company, and set all the city on an uproar, and assaulted the house of Jason, and sought to bring them out to the people.

In Context

4And some of them had faith, and were joined to Paul and Silas; and a number of the God-fearing Greeks, and some of the chief women.

6And when they were not able to get them, they took Jason and some of the brothers by force before the rulers of the town, crying, These men, who have made trouble all over the world have now come here;

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Cross References

Job 30:1But now those who are younger than I make sport of me; those whose fathers I would not have put with the dogs of my flocks.

Psalms 69:12\69:11\When I put on the clothing of grief, they said evil of me.

Isaiah 26:11Lord, your hand is lifted up, but they do not see: let them see ... yes, your haters will be burned up in the fire.

Acts 7:9And the brothers, moved with envy against Joseph, gave him to the Egyptians for money: but God was with him,

Acts 14:2But those Jews who had not the faith, made the minds of the Gentiles bitter against the brothers.

Acts 17:7Whom Jason has taken into his house: and they are acting against the orders of Caesar, saying that there is another king, Jesus.

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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