New American Standard Bible 1995
Acts 17:6
6When they did not find them, they began 1dragging Jason and some brethren before the city authorities, shouting, “These men who have upset 23the world have come here also;
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
4And some of them were persuaded and joined Paul and Silas, along with a large number of the God-fearing Greeks and a number of the leading women. 5But the Jews, becoming jealous and taking along some wicked men from the market place, formed a mob and set the city in an uproar; and attacking the house of Jason, they were seeking to bring them out to the people. When they did not find them, they began dragging Jason and some brethren before the city authorities, shouting, “These men who have upset the world have come here also; 7and Jason has welcomed them, and they all act contrary to the decrees of Caesar, saying that there is another king, Jesus.” 8They stirred up the crowd and the city authorities who heard these things.
Read all of Acts 17Acts 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
- When they did not findεὑρίσκωheuriskō · to find/meetG2147
- draggingσύρωsurō · to dragG4951
- JasonἸάσωνIasōn · JasonG2394
- and someτιςtis · oneG5100
- brethrenἀδελφόςadelphos · brotherG80
- beforeἐπίepi · upon/to/againstG1909
- the cityπολιτάρχηςpolitarchēs · city authorityG4173
- shoutingβοάωboaō · to cry outG994
- Theseοὗτοςhoutos houtoi hautē hautai · this/he/she/itG3778
- who have upsetἀναστατόωanastatoō · to cause troubleG387
- the worldοἰκουμένηoikoumenē · worldG3625
- alsoκαίkai · andG2532
Cross-references for Acts 17:6
- Acts 6:12And they stirred up the people, the elders and the scribes, and they came up to him and dragged him away and brought him before the Council.
- Acts 16:19But when her masters saw that their hope of profit was gone, they seized Paul and Silas and dragged them into the market place before the authorities,
- Acts 18:12But while Gallio was proconsul of Achaia, the Jews with one accord rose up against Paul and brought him before the judgment seat,
- Acts 21:28crying out, “Men of Israel, come to our aid! This is the man who preaches to all men everywhere against our people and the Law and this place; and besides he has even brought Greeks into the temple and has defiled this holy place.”
- Acts 22:22They listened to him up to this statement, and then they raised their voices and said, “Away with such a fellow from the earth, for he should not be allowed to live!”
- Acts 24:5For we have found this man a real pest and a fellow who stirs up dissension among all the Jews throughout the world, and a ringleader of the sect of the Nazarenes.
- Acts 28:22But we desire to hear from you what your views are; for concerning this sect, it is known to us that it is spoken against everywhere.”
- 1 Kings 18:17When Ahab saw Elijah, Ahab said to him, “Is this you, you troubler of Israel?”
- Exodus 3:8So I have come down to deliver them from the power of the Egyptians, and to bring them up from that land to a good and spacious land, to a land flowing with milk and honey, to the place of the Canaanite and the Hittite and the Amorite and the Perizzite and the Hivite and the Jebusite.
- Jeremiah 38:2“Thus says the Lord, ‘He who stays in this city will die by the sword and by famine and by pestilence, but he who goes out to the Chaldeans will live and have his own life as booty and stay alive.’
- Amos 7:10Then Amaziah, the priest of Bethel, sent word to Jeroboam king of Israel, saying, “Amos has conspired against you in the midst of the house of Israel; the land is unable to endure all his words.
- Luke 23:5But they kept on insisting, saying, “He stirs up the people, teaching all over Judea, starting from Galilee even as far as this place.”
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
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Notes
- 1. Acts 17:6 Acts 16:19f ↩
- 2. Acts 17:6 Lit the inhabited earth ↩
- 3. Acts 17:6 Matt 24:14; Acts 17:31 ↩
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
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