Acts 17:5-13 ▼

5 The Jews (people of praise), however, became jealous. So they brought in some troublemakers from the marketplace (town square), formed a mob, and sent the city into an uproar. They raided Jason’s house in search of Paul and Silas, hoping to bring them out to the people.

6 But when they could not find them, they dragged Jason (healer) and some other brothers before the city officials, shouting, “These men who have turned the world upside down have now come here,

7 and Jason (healer) has welcomed them into his home. They are all defying Caesar’s decrees, saying that there is another king, named Jesus (YHWH saves)!

8 On hearing this, the crowd and city officials were greatly disturbed.

9 And they collected bond from Jason (healer) and the others and then released them.

10 As soon as night had fallen, the brothers sent Paul (humble) and Silas away to Berea (in Macedonia). On arriving there, they went into the Jewish synagogue.

11 Now the Bereans were more noble-minded than the Thessalonians, for they received the message with great eagerness and examined the Scriptures (Writings) every day to see if these teachings were true \with great eagerness, every day examining the Writings, whether these things were so/.

12 As a result, many of them believed (had faith), along with quite a few prominent Greek women and men.

13 But when the Jews (people of praise) from Thessalonica learned that Paul (humble) was also proclaiming the word of God {Theou} in Berea (in Macedonia), they went there themselves to incite and agitate the crowds.