Acts 17:8

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

And both the crowd and the city authorities, on hearing this, were irritated (stirred up and troubled).

Cross References

Matthew 2:3

When Herod the king heard this, he was disturbed and troubled, and the whole of Jerusalem with him.

Luke 12:11

And when they bring you before the synagogues and the magistrates and the authorities, do not be anxious [beforehand] how you shall reply in defense or what you are to say.

John 11:48

If we let Him alone to go on like this, everyone will believe in Him and adhere to Him, and the Romans will come and suppress and destroy and take away our [holy] place and our nation [our temple and city and our civil organization].

Acts 17:7

And Jason has received them to his house and privately protected them! And they are all ignoring and acting contrary to the decrees of Caesar, [actually] asserting that there is another king, one Jesus!

Acts 17:9

And when they had taken security [bail] from Jason and the others, they let them go.