Acts 17:8

Acts 17:8 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And they troubled the people and the rulers of the city, when they heard these things.
• New International Version (NIV)When they heard this, the crowd and the city officials were thrown into turmoil.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And the people and the city authorities were disturbed when they heard these things.
• New King James Version (NKJV)And they troubled the crowd and the rulers of the city when they heard these things.

Context of Acts 17:8

6But they did not find Paul and Silas there. So they took hold of Jason and some other believers. They pulled them out of the house. They made them go and stand in front of the important officers of the city. They shouted, ‘These men have caused much trouble everywhere. Now they have come to our city. 7Jason has let them stay in his house. They speak against the laws that Caesar has given to us. They say that there is another king. This other king is called Jesus.’ The whole crowd of people and the important officers heard this report about Paul and Silas. They became very angry and upset. 9The officers decided how much money Jason and the other believers should pay to go free. When they received it, they allowed them to go. 10As soon as it became dark, the believers in Thessalonica sent Paul and Silas away to Berea. When they arrived in that town, they went to the Jewish meeting place.

Acts 17:8 word by word

ἐτάραξαν δὲ τὸν ὄχλον καὶ τοὺς πολιτάρχας ἀκούοντας ταῦτα·Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Andδέde · thenG1161
• they troubledταράσσωtarassō · to troubleG5015
• the peopleὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• the peopleὄχλοςochlos · crowdG3793
• andκαίkai · andG2532
• the rulers of the cityπολιτάρχηςpolitarchēs · city authorityG4173
• when they heardἀκούωakouō · to hearG191
• these thingsοὗτοςhoutos houtoi hautē hautai · this/he/she/itG3778

Cross-references for Acts 17:8

• Matthew 2:3When King Herod heard what the men said, he was very upset. All the people in Jerusalem were afraid too.
• John 11:48If we let him do more things like this, everyone will believe in him. Then the Roman rulers will come and punish us. Their soldiers will destroy our temple and even destroy our whole country of Israel.’

Commentaries on Acts 17:8

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 8And 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…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 8And 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.Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 8-9The charges did not stand up when the officials examined them. So they released Jason and the other believers after they paid a bond (money given as a promise to return if required). Luke shows that Christianity was not a political threat to the Roman Empire. For this reason, he argues that it should be treated as a permitted religion and not attacked for political reasons.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 5-95-9. the Jews ... moved with envy--seeing their influence undermined by this stranger. lewd fellows of the baser sort--better, perhaps, "worthless market people," that is, idle loungers about the market-place, of indifferent character. gathered a company--rather, "having raised a mob." assaulted the house of Jason--with whom Paul and Silas abode (Ac 17:7), one of Paul's kinsmen, apparently (Ro 16:21), and from his name, which was sometimes used as a Greek…Read the comment

Topics related to Acts 17:8

• Minister, Christian
• Paul
• Peace
• Silas
• Thessalonica

In the dictionaries

• Rulers of the City
• Appoint
• Assurance
• Blood
• Determine
• Ignorantly
• James
• Jason
• Macedonia
• Manner

Commentaries on Acts 17

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings