Act 17:1-9 | ESV | STEP | Now when they had passed through Amphipolis and Apollonia , they came to Thessalonica , where there was a synagogue of the Jews .

Acts 17:1-9

Paul and Silas in Thessalonica

1 Now when they had passed through Amphipolis and Apollonia, they came to ^aThessalonica, where there was a synagogue of the Jews. 2 And Paul went in, ^bas was his custom, and on three Sabbath days he reasoned with them ^cfrom the Scriptures, 3 ^dexplaining and proving that it was necessary for ^ethe Christ to suffer and ^fto rise from the dead, and saying, “This Jesus, whom I proclaim to you, is the Christ.” 4 And ^gsome of them were persuaded and joined Paul and Silas, as did ^ha great many of the devout ⁱGreeks and not a few of the leading women. 5 ^jBut the Jews ^{▼▼Greek Ioudaioi probably refers here to Jewish religious leaders, and others under their influence, in that time; also verse 13} ^lwere jealous, and taking ^msome wicked men of the rabble, they formed a mob, set the city in an uproar, and attacked the house of Jason, seeking to bring them out to the crowd. 6 And when they could not find them, ⁿthey dragged Jason and some of the brothers before the city authorities, shouting, “These men who have turned the world upside down have come here also, 7 and Jason has received them, and they are all acting against ^othe decrees of Caesar, saying that there is ^panother king, Jesus.” 8 And the people and the city authorities were disturbed when they heard these things. 9 And when they had taken money as security from Jason and the rest, they let them go.