KJV King James Version
And when they found them not, they drew Jason and certain brethren unto the rulers of the city, crying, These that have turned the world upside down are come hither also;
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Acts 17:6
And when they found them not, they drew Jason and certain brethren unto the rulers of the city, crying, These that have turned the world upside down are come hither also;
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
But when they could not find them, they dragged Jason and some other brothers before the city officials, shouting, “These men who have turned the world upside down have now come here,
WEB World English Bible
When they didn’t find them, they dragged Jason and certain brothers before the rulers of the city, crying, “These who have turned the world upside down have come here also,
ASV American Standard Version
And when they found them not, they dragged Jason and certain brethren before the rulers of the city, crying, These that have turned the world upside down are come hither also;
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
and not having found them, they drew Jason and certain brethren unto the city rulers, calling aloud—‘These, having put the world in commotion, are also here present,
Surrounding context — Acts 17
3 Opening and alleging, that Christ must needs have suffered, and risen again from the dead; and that this Jesus, whom I preach unto you, is Christ.
4 And some of them believed, and consorted with Paul and Silas; and of the devout Greeks a great multitude, and of the chief women not a few.
5 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.
6 And when they found them not, they drew Jason and certain brethren unto the rulers of the city, crying, These that have turned the world upside down are come hither also;
7 Whom Jason hath received: and these all do contrary to the decrees of Caesar, saying that there is another king, [one] Jesus.
8 And they troubled the people and the rulers of the city, when they heard these things.
9 And when they had taken security of Jason, and of the other, they let them go.
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These Hebrew/Greek tokens are linked by Strong's number. Click one for its lexicon definition and other occurrences.
μὴG3361 · mēnotεὑρόντεςG2147 · ehuriskōto find/meetδὲG1161 · dethenαὐτοὺςG846 · autosit/s/heἔσυρονG4951 · surōto dragἸάσοναG2394 · IasōnJasonκαίG2532 · kaiandτιναςG5100 · tisoneἀδελφοὺςG80 · adelphosbrotherἐπὶG1909 · epiupon/to/againstτοὺςG3588 · hothe/this/whoπολιτάρχαςG4173 · politarchēscity authorityβοῶντεςG994 · boaōto cry outὅτιG3754 · hotithat/since: thatοἱG3588 · hothe/this/whoτὴνG3588 · hothe/this/whoοἰκουμένηνG3625 · oikoumenēworldἀναστατώσαντεςG387 · anastatoōto cause troubleοὗτοιG3778 · ohutosthis/he/she/itκαὶG2532 · kaiandἐνθάδεG1759 · enthadein/to this placeπάρεισιν,G3918 · pareimibe present
Cross-references
Acts 24:5For we have found this man [a] pestilent [fellow], and a mover of sedition among all the Jews throughout the world, and a ringleader of the sect of the Nazarenes:Acts 16:19-21And when her masters saw that the hope of their gains was gone, they caught Paul and Silas, and drew [them] into the marketplace unto the rulers,Acts 28:22But we desire to hear of thee what thou thinkest: for as concerning this sect, we know that every where it is spoken against.Luke 23:5And they were the more fierce, saying, He stirreth up the people, teaching throughout all Jewry, beginning from Galilee to this place.Acts 21:28-31Crying out, Men of Israel, help: This is the man, that teacheth all [men] every where against the people, and the law, and this place: and further brought Greeks also into the temple, and hath polluted this holy place.Acts 22:22-23And they gave him audience unto this word, and [then] lifted up their voices, and said, Away with such a [fellow] from the earth: for it is not fit that he should live.Acts 6:12-13And they stirred up the people, and the elders, and the scribes, and came upon [him], and caught him, and brought [him] to the council,Jeremiah 38:2-4Thus saith the LORD, He that remaineth in this city shall die by the sword, by the famine, and by the pestilence: but he that goeth forth to the Chaldeans shall live; for he shall have his life for a prey, and shall live.1 Kings 18:17-18And it came to pass, when Ahab saw Elijah, that Ahab said unto him, [Art] thou he that troubleth Israel?Acts 18:12-13And when Gallio was the deputy of Achaia, the Jews made insurrection with one accord against Paul, and brought him to the judgment seat,Matthew 24:14And this gospel of the kingdom shall be preached in all the world for a witness unto all nations; and then shall the end come.Exodus 3:8-9And I am come down to deliver them out of the hand of the Egyptians, and to bring them up out of that land unto a good land and a large, unto a land flowing with milk and honey; unto the place of the Canaanites, and the Hittites, and the Amorites, and the Perizzites, and the Hivites, and the Jebusites.Amos 7:10Then Amaziah the priest of Bethel sent to Jeroboam king of Israel, saying, Amos hath conspired against thee in the midst of the house of Israel: the land is not able to bear all his words.
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