Acts 17:7

Acts 17:7

Assault on Jason’s House

5 But the Jews¹ who were not persuaded, becoming ^aenvious, took some of the evil men from the marketplace, and gathering a mob, set all the city in an uproar and attacked the house of ^bJason, and sought to bring them out to the people.

6 But when they did not find them, they dragged Jason and some brethren to the rulers of the city, crying out, ^a“These who have turned the world upside down have come here too.

7 Jason has harbored them, and these are all acting contrary to the decrees of Caesar, ^asaying there is another king—Jesus.”

8 And they troubled the crowd and the rulers of the city when they heard these things.

9 So when they had taken security from Jason and the rest, they let them go.

Ministering at Berea

10 Then ^athe brethren immediately sent Paul and Silas away by night to Berea. When they arrived, they went into the synagogue of the Jews.

11 These were more¹ fair-minded than those in Thessalonica, in that they received the word with all readiness, and ^asearched the Scriptures daily to find out whether these things were so.

12 Therefore many of them believed, and also not a few of the Greeks, prominent women as well as men.

Commentaries:

People's Commentary (NT)

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Acts 17:7 These all do contrary to the decrees of Caesar. A false charge, but the one most likely to secure the attention of the magistrates. Saying that there is another king. The Romans never called their ruler "a king", but he was so called by subject nations. The Jews said to Pilate, "We will have no king but Caesar" (John 19:15). The only ground for the charge against Paul was that he preached the kingdom of Christ.

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