Act 17:5-10 | ESV | STEP | But the Jews were jealous , and taking some 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 .

Acts 17:5-10

5 ^aBut the Jews ^{▼▼Greek Ioudaioi probably refers here to Jewish religious leaders, and others under their influence, in that time; also verse 13} ^cwere jealous, and taking ^dsome 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, ^ethey 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 ^fthe decrees of Caesar, saying that there is ^ganother 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.

Paul and Silas in Berea

10 ^hThe brothers ^{▼▼Or brothers and sisters; also verse 14} immediately sent Paul and Silas away by night to Berea, and when they arrived they ^jwent into the Jewish synagogue.