Paul and Silas at Thessalonica

17:1 After they traveled through1 Amphipolis2 and Apollonia,3 they came to Thessalonica,4 where there was a Jewish synagogue.5 17:2 Paul went to the Jews in the synagogue,6 as he customarily did, and on three Sabbath days he addressed7 them from the scriptures, 17:3 explaining and demonstrating8 that the Christ9 had to suffer and to rise from the dead,10 saying,11 “This Jesus I am proclaiming to you is the Christ.”12 17:4 Some of them were persuaded13 and joined Paul and Silas, along with a large group14 of God-fearing Greeks15 and quite a few16 prominent women. 17:5 But the Jews became jealous,17 and gathering together some worthless men from the rabble in the marketplace,18 they formed a mob19 and set the city in an uproar.20 They attacked Jason’s house,21 trying to find Paul and Silas22 to bring them out to the assembly.23 17:6 When they did not find them, they dragged24 Jason and some of the brothers before the city officials,25 screaming, “These people who have stirred up trouble26 throughout the world27 have come here too, 17:7 and28 Jason has welcomed them as guests! They29 are all acting against Caesar’s30 decrees, saying there is another king named31 Jesus!”32 17:8 They caused confusion among33 the crowd and the city officials34 who heard these things. 17:9 After35 the city officials36 had received bail37 from Jason and the others, they released them.