The Uproar in Thessalonica

17 [When] they had passed through Amphipolis and Apollonia, they came to Thessalonica, where there was a Jewish synagogue. 2 As was [his] custom, Paul went into [the synagogue], and on three Sabbaths he reasoned with them from the Scriptures, 3 explaining and proving that the Christ had to suffer and rise from [the] dead. “This Jesus I am proclaiming to you is the Christ,” [ he declared ]. 4 Some of [the Jews] were persuaded and joined Paul and Silas, along with a large number of God-fearing Greeks and [quite] a few leading women.

5 The Jews, however, became jealous. [So] they brought in some troublemakers from the marketplace, formed a mob, [and] sent the city into an uproar They raided Jason’s house in search of [Paul and Silas], [hoping] to bring them out to the people. 6 But when they could not find them, they dragged Jason and some other brothers before the city officials, shouting “These [men] who have turned the world {upside down} have now come here, 7 [and] Jason has welcomed them into his home They {are} all defying Caesar’s decrees, saying that there is another king, [ named ] Jesus!”

8 On hearing this, the crowd and city officials were greatly disturbed. 9 And they collected bond from Jason and the others [and then] released them.