^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. ^17:14Then the brothers sent Paul away to the coast⁵⁵ at once, but Silas and Timothy remained in Berea.⁵⁶

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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.
55 Grk “to the sea.” Here ἕως ἐπὶ τὴν θάλασσαν (heōs epi tēn thalassan) must mean “to the edge of the sea,” that is, “to the coast.” Since there is no mention of Paul taking a ship to Athens, he presumably traveled overland. The journey would have been about 340 mi (550 km).
56 Grk “remained there”; the referent (Berea) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

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. Then the brothers immediately sent Paul off on his way to the sea, but Silas and Timothy remained there.

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. The believers immediately sent Paul to the coast, but Silas and Timothy stayed at Berea.

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. Then the brothers and sisters immediately sent Paul away to go to the coast, but Silas and Timothy stayed on there.

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. The believers acted at once, sending Paul on to the coast, while Silas and Timothy remained behind.

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. So then the brothers sent Paul away at once to go to the sea, and both Silas and Timothy remained there.

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. And then immediately the brethren sent away Paul to go as it were to the sea: but Silas and Timotheus abode there still.

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