Acts 17:1–9

In Thessalonica

When Paul and his companions had passed through Amphipolis and Apollonia, they came to Thessalonica,^a where there was a Jewish synagogue. As was his custom, Paul went into the synagogue,^b and on three Sabbath^c days he reasoned with them from the Scriptures,^d explaining and proving that the Messiah had to suffer^e and rise from the dead.^f “This Jesus I am proclaiming to you is the Messiah,”^g he said. Some of the Jews were persuaded and joined Paul and Silas,^h as did a large number of God-fearing Greeks and not a few prominent women.

But other Jews were jealous; so they rounded up some bad characters from the marketplace, formed a mob and started a riot in the city.ⁱ They rushed to Jason’s^j house in search of Paul and Silas in order to bring them out to the crowd. But when they did not find them, they dragged^k Jason and some other believers^l before the city officials, shouting: “These men who have caused trouble all over the world^m have now come here,ⁿ and Jason has welcomed them into his house. They are all defying Caesar’s decrees, saying that there is another king, one called Jesus.”^o When they heard this, the crowd and the city officials were thrown into turmoil. Then they made Jason^p and the others post bond and let them go.