Acts 17:1-8 ▼

1 Paul and Silas traveled through Amphipolis and Apollonia and came to Thessalonica, where there was a Jewish synagogue.

2 As usual, Paul entered there and on three Sabbaths discussed the Scriptures with them.

3 He explained and showed them that the Messiah had to suffer and rise from the dead: |This very Jesus whom I proclaim to you is the Messiah.|

4 Some of them were persuaded and began to be associated with Paul and Silas, especially a large crowd of devout Greeks and the wives of many prominent men.

5 But the Jewish leaders became jealous, and they took some contemptible characters who used to hang out in the public square, formed a mob, and started a riot in the city. They attacked Jason's home and searched it for Paul and Silas in order to bring them out to the people.

6 When they didn't find them, they dragged Jason and some other brothers before the city officials and shouted, |These fellows who have turned the world upside down have come here, too,

7 and Jason has welcomed them as his guests. All of them oppose the emperor's decrees by saying that there is another king—Jesus!|

8 The crowd and the city officials were upset when they heard this,