10 Bible Verses about Disorder Among People

But they kept saying, "It must not be at the feast, for a riot may break out among the people."

for they kept saying, "It must not be at the feast, for there might be a riot."

So Pilate, since he saw that he was making no headway with them, but that a riot was about to break out instead, took some water and washed his hands before the crowd, and said, "I am not responsible for this man's death; you must see to it yourselves."

Now just about that time a great commotion arose about The Way.

But this enraged the Jews; so they got together some wicked loafers about the public square, formed a mob, and set the town in an uproar.

So the whole city was thrown into confusion and with one impulse the people rushed into the theatre and dragged with them two Macedonians, Gaius and Aristarchus, Paul's traveling companions.

So they kept on shouting, some one thing, some another, for the assembly was in confusion, and the majority of them did not know why they had met.

For we are in danger of being charged with rioting for today's assembly, as there is not a single reason we can give for it."

And Jesus, on coming to the house of the official, and on seeing the flute-players and the wailing crowd,

And He went into the house and said to them, "Why do you continue all this confusion and crying? The little girl is not dead but is sleeping."