^17:13But when the Jews from Thessalonica⁵⁰ heard that Paul had also proclaimed the word of God⁵¹ in Berea,⁵² they came there too, inciting⁵³ and disturbing⁵⁴ the crowds.

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Footnotes

50 Thessalonica was a city in Macedonia (modern Salonica).
51 Grk “that the word of God had also been proclaimed by Paul.” This passive construction has been converted to an active one in the translation for stylistic reasons.
52 Berea (alternate spelling in Beroea; Greek Beroia) was a very old city in Macedonia on the river Astraeus about 45 mi (75 km) from Thessalonica.
53 σαλεύω 2 has “incite” for σαλεύοντες (saleuontes) in Acts 17:13. Inciting. Ironically, it was the Jews who were disturbing the peace, not the Christians.
54 Or “stirring up” ( ταράσσω 2). The point is the agitation of the crowds.

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

But when the Jews from Thessalonica learned that the word of God was proclaimed by Paul at Berea also, they came there too, agitating and stirring up the crowds.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

But when the Jews in Thessalonica learned that Paul was preaching the word of God at Berea, some of them went there too, agitating the crowds and stirring them up.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

But when the Jews from Thessalonica found out that the word of God had been proclaimed by Paul at Berea, they came there too, agitating and upsetting the crowds.

NLTNew Living Translation

But when some Jews in Thessalonica learned that Paul was preaching the word of God in Berea, they went there and stirred up trouble.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

But when the Jews from Thessalonica found out that the message of God had been proclaimed by Paul in Berea also, they came there too, inciting and stirring up the crowds.

KJV 1900King James Version

But when the Jews of Thessalonica had knowledge that the word of God was preached of Paul at Berea, they came thither also, and stirred up the people.

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