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

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

As soon as the Jews in Thessalonica learned that the word of God was preached by Paul in Berea also, they came there, and stirred up and troubled the crowds.

"The patriarchs out of jealousy sold Joseph into Egypt.

When they saw the crowds, the Jews were filled with jealousy, and began to contradict Paul's statements, and to abuse him.

But the disobedient Jews stirred up the souls of the Gentiles, and embittered them against them against the brothers.

But when Gallio was proconsul of Achaia, the Jews with one accord rose against Paul, and brought him before the tribunal.

He knew well that it was because of enmity that they had brought Jesus before him.

You are not able even now, for you are still unspiritual. While there is among you jealousy and strife, are you not still unspiritual, and behaving like worldlings?

envy, drunkenness, revellings, and things like these. I tell you beforehand, as I have already told you, that those who practise such sins shall not inherit the kingdom of God.

Or do you suppose that it is in vain that the Scripture says, "The spirit which has its home in us yearns over us unto jealousy?"

And set

There was a man named Demetrius, a silversmith, who made silver shrines of Diana, and brought rich profit to his workmen.

Jason

"Jason has received them, and they all act contrary to the decrees of Caesar, saying that there is another king, one Jesus."

Timothy, my fellow worker, salutes you; so do my fellow countrymen Lucius, Jason, and Sosipater.

General references

"Wherever you enter a house," he told them, "remain there until you leave the place;

But the disobedient Jews stirred up the souls of the Gentiles, and embittered them against them against the brothers.

Some began to believe what he said, but some were unbelieving.