Act 17:6, 8 | Barnes | STEP | Verse 6. These that have turned the world upside down . That have excited commotion and disturbance in other places. The charge has been often brought against the gospel, that it has been the occasion of confusion and disorder. (*) "Drew" "Dragged" (d) "These that turned the world"

Acts 17:6

Verse 6. These that have turned the world upside down. That have excited commotion and disturbance in other places. The charge has been often brought against the gospel, that it has been the occasion of confusion and disorder.

(*) "Drew" "Dragged" (d) "These that turned the world" Lk 23:5, Acts 16:20

Acts 17:8

Verse 8. And they troubled the people. They excited the people to commotion and alarm. The rulers feared the tumult that was excited, and the people feared the Romans, when they heard the charge that there were rebels against the government in their city. It does not appear, that there was a disposition in the rulers or the people to persecute the apostles; but they were excited and alarmed by the representations of the Jews, and by the mob that they had collected.

(+) "troubled" "alarmed" (f) "the people" Mt 2:3, Jn 11:48