Acts 17:6

Acts 17:6 in other versions

• King James Version (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;
• New International Version (NIV)But when they did not find them, they dragged Jason and some other believers before the city officials, shouting: “These men who have caused trouble all over the world have now come here,
• English Standard Version (ESV)And when they could not find them, they dragged Jason and some of the brothers before the city authorities, shouting, "These men who have turned the world upside down have come here also,
• New King James Version (NKJV)But when they did not find them, they dragged Jason and some brethren to the rulers of the city, crying out, “These who have turned the world upside down have come here too.

Context of Acts 17:6

4Some of the Jews were persuaded to join Paul and Silas, especially a large group of Greeks who had converted to Judaism and the wives of many prominent men. 5Then the Jews became jealous. They took some low-class characters who hung around the public square, formed a mob, and started a riot in the city. They attacked Jason’s home and searched it for Paul and Silas in order to bring them out to the crowd. When they didn’t find Paul and Silas, they dragged Jason and some other believers in front of the city officials. They shouted, “Those men who have made trouble all over the world are now here in Thessalonica, 7and Jason has welcomed them as his guests. All of them oppose the emperor’s decrees by saying that there is another king, whose name is Jesus.” 8The crowd and the officials were upset when they heard this.

Acts 17:6 word by word

μὴ εὑρόντες δὲ αὐτοὺς ἔσυρον Ἰάσονα καί τινας ἀδελφοὺς ἐπὶ τοὺς πολιτάρχας βοῶντες ὅτι οἱ τὴν οἰκουμένην ἀναστατώσαντες οὗτοι καὶ ἐνθάδε πάρεισιν,Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• ·ὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• Andδέde · thenG1161
• when they foundεὑρίσκωheuriskō · to find/meetG2147
• themαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• notμήmē · notG3361
• they drewσύρωsurō · to dragG4951
• JasonἸάσωνIasōn · JasonG2394
• andκαίkai · andG2532
• certainτιςtis · oneG5100
• brethrenἀδελφόςadelphos · brotherG80
• untoἐπίepi · upon/to/againstG1909
• the rulers of the cityπολιτάρχηςpolitarchēs · city authorityG4173
• cryingβοάωboaō · to cry outG994
• Theseοὗτοςhoutos houtoi hautē hautai · this/he/she/itG3778
• thatὅτιhoti · that/since: thatG3754
• have turnedἀναστατόωanastatoō · to cause troubleG387
• the worldοἰκουμένηoikoumenē · worldG3625
• are comeπάρειμιpareimi · be presentG3918
• hitherἐνθάδεenthade · in/to this placeG1759

Cross-references for Acts 17:6

• Acts 6:12The liars stirred up trouble among the people, the leaders, and the experts in Moses’ Teachings. So they went to Stephen, took him by force, and brought him in front of the Jewish council.
• Acts 16:19When her owners realized that their hope of making money was gone, they grabbed Paul and Silas and dragged them to the authorities in the public square.
• Acts 18:12While Gallio was governor of Greece, the Jews had one thought in mind. They attacked Paul and brought him to court.
• Acts 21:28Then they began shouting, “Men of Israel, help! This is the man who teaches everyone everywhere to turn against the Jewish people, Moses’ Teachings, and this temple. He has even brought Greeks into the temple courtyard and has made this holy place unclean.”
• Acts 22:22Up to that point the mob listened. Then they began to shout, “Kill him! The world doesn’t need a man like this. He shouldn’t have been allowed to live this long!”
• Acts 24:5We have found this man to be a troublemaker. He starts quarrels among all Jews throughout the world. He’s a ringleader of the Nazarene sect.
• Acts 28:22However, we would like to hear what you think. We know that everywhere people are talking against this sect.”
• 1 Kings 18:17When he saw Elijah, Ahab said, “Is that you, you troublemaker of Israel?”
• Exodus 3:8I have come to rescue them from the power of the Egyptians and to bring them from that land to a good land with plenty of room ⌞for everyone⌟. It is a land flowing with milk and honey where the Canaanites, Hittites, Amorites, Perizzites, Hivites, and Jebusites live.
• Jeremiah 38:2They heard Jeremiah say, “This is what the Lord says: Those who stay in this city will die in wars, famines, or plagues. But those who surrender to the Babylonians will live. They will escape with their lives.
• Amos 7:10Then Amaziah, the priest at Bethel, sent a message to King Jeroboam of Israel. It read, “Amos is plotting against you among the people of Israel. The country isn’t able to endure everything he is saying.
• Luke 23:5The priests and the crowd became more forceful. They said, “He stirs up the people throughout Judea with his teachings. He started in Galilee and has come here.”

Commentaries on Acts 17:6

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 6These that have turned the world upside down are come hither also - The very character our forefathers had for preaching that Gospel, in every part of the land, by which the nation has been illuminated, the mob disciplined into regularity and order, and the kingdom established in the hands of the best of monarchs.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 6These that have turned the world upside down - That have excited commotion and disturbance in other places. The charge has been often brought against the gospel that it has been the occasion of confusion and disorder.Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 5-7Once again, the opponents of the Christian faith regarded it as a disruption and a threat (compare 16:19–21). Ironically, they formed a mob and then accused Paul and Silas of causing trouble by disturbing the peace and defying Caesar. These were serious charges that threatened the stability of the Roman Empire (compare Luke 23:2).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 17:6

• False Teachers
• Falsehood
• Jason
• Minister, Christian
• Paul
• 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