Acts 17:9

Mace New Testament

however having oblig'd Jason and the rest to give security, they let them go.

Parallel Translations

Simplified Cowboy Version
The city council made Jason and the others post a heavy bail, and they let them go.

New American Standard Bible (1995)
And when they had received a pledge from Jason and the others, they released them.

Legacy Standard Bible
And when they had received the bond from Jason and the others, they released them.

Bible in Basic English
And having made Jason and the others give an undertaking to keep the peace, they let them go.

Darby Translation
And having taken security of Jason and the rest, they let them go.

New King James Version
So when they had taken security from Jason and the rest, they let them go.

Christian Standard Bible®
So taking a security bond from Jason and the others, they released them.

World English Bible
When they had taken security from Jason and the rest, they let them go.

Wesley's New Testament (1755)
However having taken security of Jason and of the rest, they let them go.

Weymouth's New Testament
They required Jason and the rest to find substantial bail, and after that they let them go.

King James Version (1611)
And when they had taken securitie of Iason, and of the other, they let them goe.

Literal Translation
And taking security from Jason and the rest, they let them go.

Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
And whan they had receaued a sufficient answere of Iason and of the other, they let them go.

Amplified Bible
And when they had taken security (bail) from Jason and the others, they let them go.

American Standard Version
And when they had taken security from Jason and the rest, they let them go.

Revised Standard Version
And when they had taken security from Jason and the rest, they let them go.

Tyndale New Testament (1525)
And when they were sufficiently answered of Iason and of the other they let the goo.

Update Bible Version
And when they had taken security from Jason and the rest, they let them go.

Webster's Bible Translation
And when they had taken security of Jason and of the other, they let them go.

Young's Literal Translation
and having taking security from Jason and the rest, they let them go.

New Century Version
They made Jason and the others put up a sum of money. Then they let the believers go free.

New English Translation
After the city officials had received bail from Jason and the others, they released them.

Berean Standard Bible
And after they had collected bond from Jason and the others, they released them.

Contemporary English Version
So they made Jason and the other followers pay bail before letting them go.

Complete Jewish Bible
so that only after Jason and the others had posted bond did they let them go.

English Standard Version
And when they had taken money as security from Jason and the rest, they let them go.

Geneva Bible (1587)
Notwithstanding when they had receiued sufficient assurance of Iason and of the other, they let them goe.

George Lamsa Translation
So they took bail from Jason and some of the brethren and then let them go.

Hebrew Names Version
When they had taken security from Jason and the rest, they let them go.

International Standard Version
but after they had gotten a bond from Jason and the others they let them go.

Etheridge Translation
and they took pledges from Jason and also from the brethren, and then dismissed them.

Murdock Translation
And they took sureties from Jason, and also from the brethren, and then released them.

New Living Translation
So the officials forced Jason and the other believers to post bond, and then they released them.

New Life Bible
Then they made Jason and the others pay some money and let them go.

English Revised Version
And when they had taken security from Jason and the rest, they let them go.

New Revised Standard
and after they had taken bail from Jason and the others, they let them go.

J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
and, taking security from Jason and the rest, they let them go.

Douay-Rheims Bible
And having taken satisfaction of Jason and of the rest, they let them go.

King James Version
And when they had taken security of Jason, and of the other, they let them go.

Lexham English Bible
And after taking money as security from Jason and the rest, they released them.

Bishop's Bible (1568)
And when they were sufficiently aunswered of Iason, and of the other, they let them go.

Easy-to-Read Version
They made Jason and the other believers deposit money to guarantee that there would be no more trouble. Then they let them go.

New American Standard Bible
And when they had received a pledge from Jason and the others, they released them.

Good News Translation
The authorities made Jason and the others pay the required amount of money to be released, and then let them go.

Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And whanne satisfaccioun was takun of Jason, and of othere, thei leten Poul and Silas go.

Contextual Overview

¹ Having pass'd thro' Amphipolis and Apollonia, they arriv'd at Thessalonica, where there was a synagogue. ² Paul, as was his custom, us'd to go there, and for three sabbath-days discours'd to the Jews from the scriptures, ³ explaining them, and setting it to view, that the Messiah was to suffer and rise again from the dead: and that Jesus, whom he denounc'd to them, was that very Messiah. ⁴ Some of them believed, and join'd themselves to Paul and Silas, besides a great number of Greek proselytes, and several women of distinction. ⁵ but the unbelieving Jews thro' envy, by the assistance of some loose strolers, rais'd a mob, set the whole city in an uproar, and attack'd Jason's house, thinking to find them there, and deliver them up to the populace. ⁶ but not finding them, they dragg'd Jason and some of the brethren to the magistrates, crying out, these that have been every where the disturbers of the publick peace, are come hither also, and have been entertain'd by Jason. ⁷ they all act in defiance of the edicts of Cesar, pretending there is another king, one Jesus. ⁸ the people, and the magistrates upon hearing this were alarm'd: ⁹ however having oblig'd Jason and the rest to give security, they let them go.

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Gill's Notes on the Bible

And when they had taken security of Jason, and of the other,.... That is, received satisfaction from them, by the defence which they made for themselves, and the apostles, by the account that they gave of them and of their doctrines; whereby it plainly appeared to the full satisfaction of the magistrates, that their principles had no tendency to move sedition, or to alter the form of their government, or to do anything detrimental to Caesar, as was suggested: the Syriac, and Arabic versions render it, "took sureties"; of them for their good behaviour, and that they would be forthcoming, whenever called for:

they let them go; about their business, to their own houses, and company, and did not inflict any punishment upon them, or commit them to prison.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

And when they had taken security of Jason - This is an expression taken from courts, and means that Jason and the other gave satisfaction to the magistrates for the good conduct of Paul and Silas, or became responsible for it. Whether it was by depositing a sum of money, and by thus giving bail, is not quite clear. The sense is, that they did it in accordance with the Roman usages, and gave sufficient security for the good conduct of Paul and Silas. Heuman supposes that the pledge given was that they should leave the city. Michaelis thinks that they gave a pledge that they would no more harbor them; but if they returned again to them, they would deliver them to the magistrates.

And of the other - The other brethren Acts 17:6 who had been drawn to the rulers of the city.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse Acts 17:9. Taken security — λαβοντες το ικανον, Having taken what was sufficient, or satisfactory. Sufficient for the present, to prove that the apostles were upright, peaceable, and loyal men; and that Jason and his friends were the like, and would be, at any time, forthcoming to answer for their conduct. Perhaps this is the sense of the phrase in the text.