Acts 17:5

Bible in Basic English 1965

But the Jews, being moved with envy, took with them certain low persons from among the common people, and getting together a great number of people, made an outcry in the town, attacking the house of Jason with the purpose of taking them out to the people.

Cross References

Psalm 35:15

But they took pleasure in my trouble, and came together, yes, low persons came together against me without my knowledge; they never came to an end of wounding me.

Psalm 69:12

I am a cause of wonder to those in authority; a song to those who are given to strong drink.

Proverbs 14:30

A quiet mind is the life of the body, but envy is a disease in the bones.

Isaiah 26:11

Lord, your hand is lifted up, but they do not see: let them see (UNTRANSLATED TEXT) yes, your haters will be burned up in the fire.

Matthew 27:18

For he saw that for envy they had given him up.

Acts 13:45

But when the Jews saw such a great number of people, they were full of envy and said evil words against Paul's preaching.

Acts 14:19

But some Jews came to that place from Antioch and Iconium, and got control over the people; and after stoning Paul, they had him pulled out of the town, taking him for dead.

Acts 14:2

But those Jews who had not the faith, made the minds of the Gentiles bitter against the brothers.

Acts 17:13

But when the Jews of Thessalonica had news that Paul was preaching the word at Beroea, they came there, troubling the people and working them up.

Acts 17:6

And when they were not able to get them, they took Jason and some of the brothers by force before the rulers of the town, crying, These men, who have made trouble all over the world have now come here;

Acts 17:7

Whom Jason has taken into his house: and they are acting against the orders of Caesar, saying that there is another king, Jesus.

Acts 17:9

And having made Jason and the others give an undertaking to keep the peace, they let them go.

Acts 18:12

But when Gallio was ruler of Achaia, all the Jews together made an attack on Paul, and took him to the judge's seat,

Acts 19:40

For, truly, we are in danger of being made responsible for this day's trouble, there being no cause for it: and we are not able to give any reason for this coming together.

Acts 7:9

And the brothers, moved with envy against Joseph, gave him to the Egyptians for money: but God was with him,

Romans 16:21

Timothy, who is working with me, sends his love to you, so do Lucius and Jason and Sosipater, my relations.

1 Corinthians 3:3

Because you are still in the flesh: for when there is envy and division among you, are you not still walking after the way of the flesh, even as natural men?

2 Corinthians 11:26

In frequent travels, in dangers on rivers, in dangers from outlaws, in dangers from my countrymen, in dangers from the Gentiles, in dangers in the town, in dangers in the waste land, in dangers at sea, in dangers among false brothers;

Galatians 5:21

Envy, uncontrolled drinking and feasting, and such things: of which I give you word clearly, even as I did in the past, that they who do such things will have no part in the kingdom of God.

Galatians 5:26

Let us not be full of self-glory, making one another angry, having envy of one another.

1 Thessalonians 1:6

And you took us and the Lord as your example, after the word had come to you in much trouble, with joy in the Holy Spirit;

James 4:5

Or does it seem to you that it is for nothing that the holy Writings say, The spirit which God put into our hearts has a strong desire for us?

Judges 9:4

And they gave him seventy shekels of silver from the house of Baal-berith, with which Abimelech got the support of a number of uncontrolled and good-for-nothing persons.