Acts 17:6

When they didn’t find them, they dragged Jason and certain brothers before the rulers of the city, crying, “These who have turned the world upside down have come here also,

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WEBBE

When they didn’t find them, they dragged Jason and certain brothers before the rulers of the city, crying, “These who have turned the world upside down have come here also,

BSB

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,

KJV

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;

ASV

And when they found them not, they dragged Jason and certain brethren before the rulers of the city, crying, These that have turned the world upside down are come hither also;

BBE

And when they were not able to get them, they took Jason and some of the brothers by force before the rulers of the town, crying, These men, who have made trouble all over the world have now come here;

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μὴ mē Not G3361 εὑρόντες heurontes having found G2147 δὲ de however G1161 αὐτοὺς autous them G846 ἔσυρον esuron they were dragging G4951 τὸν ton (the) G3588 Ἰάσονα Iasona Jason G2394 καί kai and G2532 τινας tinas certain G5100 ἀδελφοὺς adelphous brothers G80 ἐπὶ epi before G1909 τοὺς tous the G3588 πολιτάρχας politarchas city authorities G4173 βοῶντες boōntes crying out G994 ὅτι hoti that G3754 οἱ hoi The [ones] G3588 τὴν tēn the G3588 οἰκουμένην oikoumenēn world G3625 ἀναστατώσαντες anastatōsantes having upset G387 οὗτοι houtoi these G3778 καὶ kai also G2532 ἐνθάδε enthade here G1759 πάρεισιν pareisin are come G3918

The early church

"And when they found them not," it says, "they haled Jason and certain brethren." O the tyranny! dragged them without any cause out of their houses.
John Chrysostom · d. 407Homilies on Acts

Commentary

Matthew Henry · Verses 1–9

The drift and scope of Paul's preaching and arguing, was to prove that Jesus is the Christ. He must needs suffer for us, because he could not otherwise purchase our redemption for us; and he must needs have risen again, because he could not otherwise apply the redemption to us. We are to preach concerning Jesus that he is Christ; therefore we may hope to be saved by him, and are bound to be ruled by him. The unbelieving Jews were angry, because the apostles preached to the Gentiles, that they might be saved. How strange it is, that men should grudge others the privileges they will not themselves accept! Neither rulers nor people need be troubled at the increase of real Christians, even though turbulent spirits should make religion the pretext for evil designs. Of such let us beware, from such let us withdraw, that we may show a desire to act aright in society, while we claim our right to worship God according to our consciences.

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