Acts 17:8
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New International Version (©2011)
When they heard this, the crowd and the city officials were thrown into turmoil.

New Living Translation (©2007)
The people of the city, as well as the city council, were thrown into turmoil by these reports.

English Standard Version (©2001)
And the people and the city authorities were disturbed when they heard these things.

New American Standard Bible (©1995)
They stirred up the crowd and the city authorities who heard these things.

King James Bible (Cambridge Ed.)
And they troubled the people and the rulers of the city, when they heard these things.

Holman Christian Standard Bible (©2009)
The Jews stirred up the crowd and the city officials who heard these things.

International Standard Version (©2012)
The crowd and the city officials were upset when they heard this,

NET Bible (©2006)
They caused confusion among the crowd and the city officials who heard these things.

Aramaic Bible in Plain English (©2010)
But the Governor of the city and all the people were alarmed when they heard these things.

GOD'S WORD® Translation (©1995)
The crowd and the officials were upset when they heard this.

King James 2000 Bible (©2003)
And they troubled the people and the rulers of the city, when they heard these things.

American King James Version
And they troubled the people and the rulers of the city, when they heard these things.

American Standard Version
And they troubled the multitude and the rulers of the city, when they heard these things.

Douay-Rheims Bible
And they stirred up the people, and the rulers of the city hearing these things,

Darby Bible Translation
And they troubled the crowd and the politarchs when they heard these things.

English Revised Version
And they troubled the multitude and the rulers of the city, when they heard these things.

Webster's Bible Translation
And they troubled the people, and the rulers of the city, when they heard these things.

Weymouth New Testament
Great was the excitement among the crowd, and among the magistrates of the city, when they heard these charges.

World English Bible
The multitude and the rulers of the city were troubled when they heard these things.

Young's Literal Translation
And they troubled the multitude and the city rulers, hearing these things,

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary

17:1-9 The drift and scope of Paul's preaching and arguing, was to prove that Jesus is the Christ. He must needs suffer for us, because he could not otherwise purchase our redemption for us; and he must needs have risen again, because he could not otherwise apply the redemption to us. We are to preach concerning Jesus that he is Christ; therefore we may hope to be saved by him, and are bound to be ruled by him. The unbelieving Jews were angry, because the apostles preached to the Gentiles, that they might be saved. How strange it is, that men should grudge others the privileges they will not themselves accept! Neither rulers nor people need be troubled at the increase of real Christians, even though turbulent spirits should make religion the pretext for evil designs. Of such let us beware, from such let us withdraw, that we may show a desire to act aright in society, while we claim our right to worship God according to our consciences.

Pulpit Commentary

Verse 8. - Multitude for people, A.V. (τὸν ὔχλον, not δῆμον).

Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

And they troubled the people, and the rulers of the city,.... Fearing some revolution would be made, and some new king, or rather tyrant, would start up, and usurp a power over them; or that they should come under some suspicion or charge with the Roman government, and should be called to an account, for admitting such men and tenets among them; with such fears were they possessed,

when they heard these things; alleged against the apostle and his company.

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Jason Seized
…7Whom Jason has received: and these all do contrary to the decrees of Caesar, saying that there is another king, one Jesus. 8And they troubled the people and the rulers of the city, when they heard these things. 9And when they had taken security of Jason, and of the other, they let them go.

Luke 12:11 "When you are brought before synagogues, rulers and authorities, do not worry about how you will defend yourselves or what you will say,
Acts 17:7 and Jason has welcomed them into his house. They are all defying Caesar's decrees, saying that there is another king, one called Jesus."
Acts 17:9 Then they made Jason and the others post bond and let them go.