Ezr 4:12-15, Act 16:20-21, 17:6-7, 24:5, 28:22 | ESV | STEP | be it known to the king that the Jews who came up from you to us have gone to Jerusalem . They are rebuilding that rebellious and wicked city . They are finishing the walls and repairing the foundations .

Ezra 4:12-15

12 be it known to the king that the Jews who came up from you to us have gone to Jerusalem. They are rebuilding that rebellious and wicked city. They are ^afinishing the walls and repairing the foundations. 13 Now be it known to the king that if this city is rebuilt and the walls finished, they will not pay ^btribute, custom, or toll, and the royal revenue will be impaired. 14 Now because we eat the salt of the palace and it is not fitting for us to witness the king’s dishonor, therefore we send and inform the king, 15 in order that search may be made in the book of the records of your fathers. You will find in the book of the records and learn that this city is a rebellious city, hurtful to kings and provinces, and that sedition was stirred up in it from of old. That was why this city was laid waste.

Acts 16:20-21

20 And when they had brought them to the magistrates, they said, “These men are Jews, and they are disturbing our city. 21 They ^cadvocate customs that are not lawful for us ^das Romans to accept or practice.”

Acts 17:6-7

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.”

Acts 24:5

5 For we have found this man a plague, ^hone who stirs up riots among all the Jews throughout the world and is a ringleader of ⁱthe sect of the Nazarenes.

Acts 28:22

22 But we desire to hear from you what your views are, for with regard to this ^jsect we know that everywhere ^kit is spoken against.”