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 Jewish leaders in Thessalonica found out that the word of God had been proclaimed by Paul also in Berea, they went there to upset and incite the crowds.

"Joseph's brothers became jealous of him and sold Joseph as a slave in Egypt. However, God was with him

But when the Jewish leaders saw the crowds, they were filled with jealousy and began to object to the statements made by Paul and even to abuse him.

But the Jews who refused to believe stirred up the gentiles and poisoned their minds against the brothers.

While Gallio was proconsul of Achaia, the Jewish leaders gathered together, attacked Paul, and brought him before the judge's seat.

A tranquil mind brings life to one's body, but jealousy causes one's bones to rot.

"LORD, your hand is lifted up, but they do not see it. And let them see your zeal for your people and be put to shame yes, let the fire reserved for your enemies consume them!

He did this because he knew that they had handed him over out of jealousy.

That's because you are still worldly. As long as there is jealousy and quarreling among you, you are worldly and living by human standards, aren't you?

envy, murder, drunkenness, wild partying, and things like that. I am telling you now, as I have told you in the past, that people who practice such things will not inherit the kingdom of God.

Or do you think the Scripture means nothing when it says that the Spirit that God caused to live in us jealously yearns for us?

Took

and they gave him 70 silver coins from the temple that they had built to Baal-berith. Abimelech hired some worthless and useless men, who followed him

"But now they mock me; men who are far younger than I, whose fathers I would have hated to entrust with my own sheep dogs.

But when I stumbled, they rejoiced and gathered together. They gathered together against me attackers whom I did not know. They tore me apart and would not stop.

The prominent people mock me, composing drinking songs.

And set

By making silver shrines of Artemis, a silversmith named Demetrius provided a large income for skilled workers.

Jason

and Jason has welcomed them as his guests. All of them oppose the emperor's decrees by saying that there is another king Jesus!"

Timothy, my fellow worker, greets you, as do Lucius, Jason, and Sosipater, my fellow Jews.

General references

He told them repeatedly, "Whenever you go into a home, stay there until you leave that place.

But the Jews who refused to believe stirred up the gentiles and poisoned their minds against the brothers.

From morning until evening, he continued to explain the kingdom of God to them, trying to convince them about Jesus from the Law of Moses and the Prophets. Some of them were convinced by what he said, but others wouldn't believe.