Acts 17:9

Acts 17:9 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And when they had taken security of Jason, and of the other, they let them go.
• New International Version (NIV)Then they made Jason and the others post bond and let them go.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And when they had taken money as security from Jason and the rest, they let them go.
• New King James Version (NKJV)So when they had taken security from Jason and the rest, they let them go.

Context of Acts 17:9

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.’ 8The whole crowd of people and the important officers heard this report about Paul and Silas. They became very angry and upset. The 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. 11The Jewish people in Berea were better than the people in Thessalonica. They were happy to listen carefully to Paul. Every day they also studied the Bible. They wanted to know if Paul's message was true.

Acts 17:9 word by word

καὶ λαβόντες τὸ ἱκανὸν παρὰ τοῦ Ἰάσονος καὶ τῶν λοιπῶν ἀπέλυσαν αὐτούς.¶Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• ·ὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• Andκαίkai · andG2532
• when they had takenλαμβάνωlambanō · to takeG2983
• securityἱκανόςhikanos · sufficientG2425
• ofπαράpara · from/with/besideG3844
• JasonἸάσωνIasōn · JasonG2394
• of the otherλοιπόςloipoi · remainingG3062
• they letἀπολύωapoluō · to release: releaseG630
• themαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• goἀπολύωapoluō · to release: releaseG630

Commentaries on Acts 17:9

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 9Taken security - ̔, 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.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 9And 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…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 17:9

• Bond
• Jason
• Minister, Christian
• Paul
• Peace
• Silas

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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