10 Bible Verses about Disorder Among People

but they said, this must not be done on the feastday, for fear the people rise.

but they objected, it could not be during the festival, for fear of a popular insurrection.

Pilate perceiving he was so far from prevailing, that they were more tumultuous, he took water, and washed his hands before all the people, saying, I am innocent of the blood of this just person: you are answerable for it.

It was then a tumult happen'd at Ephesus upon account of the christian sect.

but the unbelieving Jews thro' envy, by the assistance of some loose strolers, rais'd a mob, set the whole city in an uproar, and attack'd Jason's house, thinking to find them there, and deliver them up to the populace.

and the whole city was fill'd with confusion: all crouded in a body to the theatre, dragging with them Gaius and Aristarchus, both of Macedonia, who had travell'd with Paul.

there the mob were in the utmost riot, some bawling out in one cry, some in another, and the greatest part at a loss to know why they were met.

for we run the risk of being answerable for this day's sedition: there being no justifiable occasion for such a commotion."

When Jesus came to the ruler's house, he found a set of flute-players and a crowd of people making a lamentable cry,

at his going in he said to them, what's the meaning of this uproar, what do you weep for? the damsel is not dead, but asleep.