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the Week of Proper 23 / Ordinary 28
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King James Version

Acts 17:8

And they troubled the people and the rulers of the city, when they heard these things.

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Minister, Christian;   Paul;   Peace;   Silas;   Thessalonica;  

Dictionaries:

- American Tract Society Bible Dictionary - Jason;   Thessalonica;   Bridgeway Bible Dictionary - Macedonia;   Paul;   Rome;   Silas;   Thessalonians, letters to;   Baker Evangelical Dictionary of Biblical Theology - Thessalonians, First and Second, Theology of;   Charles Buck Theological Dictionary - Ordination;   Easton Bible Dictionary - Jason;   Thessalonica;   Fausset Bible Dictionary - Roman Empire;   Thessalonians, the Epistles to the;   Thessalonica;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Acts;   Greece;   Macedonia;   Persecution in the Bible;   2 Thessalonians;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Rulers of the City;   Thessalonians, First Epistle to the;   Hastings' Dictionary of the New Testament - Aristion (Aristo);   Magistrate;   Ruler;   Silas or Silyanus;   Thessalonians Epistles to the;   Morrish Bible Dictionary - Jason ;   Silas ;   Thessalonians, Epistles to the;   People's Dictionary of the Bible - Jason;   Macedonia;   Thessalonians;   Thessalonica;  

Encyclopedias:

- Condensed Biblical Cyclopedia - Saul of Tarsus;   International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - City, Rulers of;   Jason (1);   Jason (2);   Macedonia;   Ruler;   Silas;   Thessalonica;  

Parallel Translations

Easy-to-Read Version
When the city leaders and the other people heard this, they became very upset.
Tyndale New Testament (1525)
And they troubled the people and the officers of the cite when they hearde these thinges.
Hebrew Names Version
The multitude and the rulers of the city were troubled when they heard these things.
International Standard Version
The crowd and the city officials were upset when they heard this,
New American Standard Bible
They stirred up the crowd and the city authorities who heard these things.
New Century Version
When the people and the leaders of the city heard these things, they became very upset.
Update Bible Version
And they troubled the multitude and the rulers of the city, when they heard these things.
Webster's Bible Translation
And they troubled the people, and the rulers of the city, when they heard these things.
English Standard Version
And the people and the city authorities were disturbed when they heard these things.
World English Bible
The multitude and the rulers of the city were troubled when they heard these things.
Wesley's New Testament (1755)
And they alarmed the multitude and the rulers of the city, when they heard these things.
Weymouth's New Testament
Great was the excitement among the crowd, and among the magistrates of the city, when they heard these charges.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And thei moueden the puple, and the princis of the citee, herynge these thingis.
English Revised Version
And they troubled the multitude and the rulers of the city, when they heard these things.
Berean Standard Bible
On hearing this, the crowd and city officials were greatly disturbed.
Contemporary English Version
The officials and the people were upset when they heard this.
Amplified Bible
They stirred up the crowd and the city authorities who heard these things.
American Standard Version
And they troubled the multitude and the rulers of the city, when they heard these things.
Bible in Basic English
And hearing these things the people and the rulers of the town were troubled.
Complete Jewish Bible
Their words threw the crowd and the authorities into a turmoil,
Darby Translation
And they troubled the crowd and the politarchs when they heard these things.
Etheridge Translation
And the chiefs of the city and all the people were troubled when they heard these things;
Murdock Translation
And the chiefs of the city and all the people, were alarmed when they heard these things.
King James Version (1611)
And they troubled the people, and the rulers of the citie, when they heard these things.
New Living Translation
The people of the city, as well as the city council, were thrown into turmoil by these reports.
New Life Bible
When the people and city leaders heard this, they were troubled.
New Revised Standard
The people and the city officials were disturbed when they heard this,
Geneva Bible (1587)
Then they troubled the people, and the heads of the citie, when they heard these things.
George Lamsa Translation
The authorities of the city and all the people were alarmed when they heard these things.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
And they troubled the multitude and the city-rulers, when they heard these things;
Douay-Rheims Bible
And they stirred up the people: and the rulers of the city, hearing these things,
Revised Standard Version
And the people and the city authorities were disturbed when they heard this.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
And they troubled the people, and the officers of the citie, when they hearde these thynges.
Good News Translation
With these words they threw the crowd and the city authorities in an uproar.
Christian Standard Bible®
The crowd and city officials who heard these things were upset.
Lexham English Bible
And they threw the crowd into confusion, and the city officials who heard these things.
Literal Translation
And hearing these things, they troubled the crowd and the city judges.
Young's Literal Translation
And they troubled the multitude and the city rulers, hearing these things,
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
They troubled the people, and the rulers of the cite, that herde this.
Mace New Testament (1729)
the people, and the magistrates upon hearing this were alarm'd:
THE MESSAGE
The city fathers and the crowd of people were totally alarmed by what they heard. They made Jason and his friends post heavy bail and let them go while they investigated the charges.
New English Translation
They caused confusion among the crowd and the city officials who heard these things.
New King James Version
And they troubled the crowd and the rulers of the city when they heard these things.
Simplified Cowboy Version
With these words, the city council and all those who had come to see this circus act were instantly thrown into mayhem.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
They stirred up the crowd and the city authorities who heard these things.
Legacy Standard Bible
And they disturbed the crowd and the city authorities who heard these things.

Contextual Overview

1 Now when they had passed through Amphipolis and Apollonia, they came to Thessalonica, where was a synagogue of the Jews: 2 And Paul, as his manner was, went in unto them, and three sabbath days reasoned with them out of the scriptures, 3 Opening and alleging, that Christ must needs have suffered, and risen again from the dead; and that this Jesus, whom I preach unto you, is Christ. 4 And some of them believed, and consorted with Paul and Silas; and of the devout Greeks a great multitude, and of the chief women not a few. 5 But the Jews which believed not, moved with envy, took unto them certain lewd fellows of the baser sort, and gathered a company, and set all the city on an uproar, and assaulted the house of Jason, and sought to bring them out to the people. 6 And when they found them not, they drew Jason and certain brethren unto the rulers of the city, crying, These that have turned the world upside down are come hither also; 7 Whom Jason hath received: and these all do contrary to the decrees of Caesar, saying that there is another king, one Jesus. 8 And they troubled the people and the rulers of the city, when they heard these things. 9 And when they had taken security of Jason, and of the other, they let them go.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

Matthew 2:3, John 11:48

Reciprocal: Acts 19:29 - the whole

Cross-References

Genesis 13:15
For all the land which thou seest, to thee will I give it, and to thy seed for ever.
Genesis 13:17
Arise, walk through the land in the length of it and in the breadth of it; for I will give it unto thee.
Genesis 17:7
And I will establish my covenant between me and thee and thy seed after thee in their generations for an everlasting covenant, to be a God unto thee, and to thy seed after thee.
Genesis 17:16
And I will bless her, and give thee a son also of her: yea, I will bless her, and she shall be a mother of nations; kings of people shall be of her.
Genesis 17:17
Then Abraham fell upon his face, and laughed, and said in his heart, Shall a child be born unto him that is an hundred years old? and shall Sarah, that is ninety years old, bear?
Genesis 17:21
But my covenant will I establish with Isaac, which Sarah shall bear unto thee at this set time in the next year.
Genesis 23:4
I am a stranger and a sojourner with you: give me a possession of a buryingplace with you, that I may bury my dead out of my sight.
Genesis 28:4
And give thee the blessing of Abraham, to thee, and to thy seed with thee; that thou mayest inherit the land wherein thou art a stranger, which God gave unto Abraham.
Genesis 48:4
And said unto me, Behold, I will make thee fruitful, and multiply thee, and I will make of thee a multitude of people; and will give this land to thy seed after thee for an everlasting possession.
Exodus 6:7
And I will take you to me for a people, and I will be to you a God: and ye shall know that I am the Lord your God, which bringeth you out from under the burdens of the Egyptians.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And they troubled the people, and the rulers of the city,.... Fearing some revolution would be made, and some new king, or rather tyrant, would start up, and usurp a power over them; or that they should come under some suspicion or charge with the Roman government, and should be called to an account, for admitting such men and tenets among them; with such fears were they possessed,

when they heard these things; alleged against the apostle and his company.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

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.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse Acts 17:8. And they troubled the people and the rulers — It is evident that there was no disposition in either the people or the rulers to persecute the apostles. But these wicked Jews, by means of the unprincipled, wicked lawyers, those lewd fellows of the baser sort, threw the subject into the form of law, making it a state question, in which form the rulers were obliged to notice it; but they showed their unwillingness to proceed in a matter which they saw proceeded from malice, by letting Jason and his companions go off on bail.


 
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