Acts 17:5

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

But the Jews which believed not, moved with envy, took unto them certain lewd fellows of the baser sort, and gathered a company, and set all the city on an uproar, and assaulted the house of Jason, and sought to bring them out to the people.

Moved

Took

And set

Acts 19:24

Jason

Acts 17:7

Romans 16:21

General references

Mark 6:10

Acts 14:2

Acts 28:24

Bible References

Moved

But when the Jews from Thessalonica found out that God’s message had been proclaimed by Paul at Berea, they came there too, agitating and disturbing the crowds.

“The patriarchs became jealous of Joseph and sold him into Egypt, but God was with him

But when the Jews saw the crowds, they were filled with jealousy and began to oppose what Paul was saying by insulting him.

But the Jews who refused to believe stirred up and poisoned the minds of the Gentiles against the brothers.

While Gallio was proconsul of Achaia, the Jews made a united attack against Paul and brought him to the judge’s bench.

A tranquil heart is life to the body,
but jealousy is rottenness to the bones.

Lord, Your hand is lifted up to take action,
but they do not see it.
They will see Your zeal for Your people,
and they will be put to shame.
The fire for Your adversaries will consume them!

For he knew they had handed Him over because of envy.

because you are still fleshly. For since there is envy and strife

among you, are you not fleshly and living like unbelievers?

envy,

drunkenness, carousing, and anything similar. I tell you about these things in advance—as I told you before—that those who practice such things will not inherit the kingdom of God.

Or do you think it’s without reason the Scripture says that the Spirit who lives in us yearns jealously?

Took

So they gave him 70 pieces of silver from the temple of Baal-berith. Abimelech hired worthless and reckless men with this money, and they followed him.

But now they mock me,
men younger than I am,
whose fathers I would have refused to put
with my sheep dogs.

But when I stumbled, they gathered in glee;
they gathered against me.
Assailants I did not know
tore at me and did not stop.

Those who sit at the city gate talk about me,
and drunkards make up songs about me.

And set

For a person named Demetrius, a silversmith who made silver shrines of Artemis, provided a great deal of business for the craftsmen.

Jason

and Jason has received them as guests! They are all acting contrary to Caesar’s decrees, saying that there is another king—Jesus!”

Timothy, my coworker, and Lucius, Jason, and Sosipater, my fellow countrymen, greet you.

General references

Then He said to them, “Whenever you enter a house, stay there until you leave that place.

But the Jews who refused to believe stirred up and poisoned the minds of the Gentiles against the brothers.

Some were persuaded by what he said, but others did not believe.