Acts 17:1-9

Williams(i) 1 Now they traveled on through Amphipolis and Apollonia until they reached Thessalonica. Here there was a Jewish synagogue. 2 So Paul, as he usually did, went to the synagogue, and for three sabbaths discussed with them the Scriptures, 3 explaining them and proving that the Christ had to suffer and rise from the dead, and said, "This very Jesus whom I proclaim to you is the Christ." 4 So some of them were convinced, and they joined Paul and Silas; also quite a number of devout Greeks and not a few women of the first rank. 5 But this enraged the Jews; so they got together some wicked loafers about the public square, formed a mob, and set the town in an uproar. 6 They stopped at Jason's house and tried to bring them out to the people. So, as they could not find them, they dragged Jason and some of the brothers before the town magistrates, shouting, "These fellows, who have turned the world topsy-turvy, have come here too, 7 and Jason has welcomed them. They are all acting contrary to the Emperor's decrees, because they claim there is another king, Jesus." 8 Thus they wrought up to great excitement the crowd and the town magistrates, on their hearing this, 9 and they made Jason and the other brothers give bond, and then turned them loose.