Acts 17:7

Easy To Read Version

Jason is keeping them in his house. They all do things against the laws of Caesar. {\cf2\super [348]} They say there is another king called Jesus.”

Cross References

Daniel 3:12

There are some Jews that did not pay attention to your order, king. You made those Jews important officials in the province of Babylon. Their names are Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego. They don’t worship your gods. And they didn’t bow down and worship the gold idol you set up.”

Daniel 6:13

Then those men said to the king, “That man named Daniel is not paying any attention to you. Daniel is one of the captives {\cf2\super [69]} from Judah. And Daniel is not paying attention to the law you signed. Daniel still prays to his God three times every day.”

Luke 10:38

While Jesus and his followers were traveling, Jesus went into a town. A woman named Martha let Jesus stay at her house.

Luke 23:2

They began to accuse Jesus. They told Pilate, “We caught this man trying to change the thinking of our people. He says we should not pay taxes to Caesar. {\cf2\super [369]} He calls himself the Christ, {\cf2\super [370]} a king.”

John 19:12

After this, Pilate tried to let Jesus go free. But the Jewish leaders yelled, “Any person who makes himself a king is against Caesar. {\cf2\super [240]} So if you let this man (Jesus) go free, that means you are not Caesar’s friend.”

Acts 16:21

They are telling the people to do things that are not right for us. We are Roman citizens and cannot do these things.”

Acts 17:5

But the Jews \{that did not believe\} became jealous. They hired some bad men from the city. These bad men gathered many people and made trouble in the city. They went to Jason’s house, looking for Paul and Silas. They wanted to bring Paul and Silas out before the people.

Acts 17:8

The leaders of the city and the other people heard these things. They became very upset.

James 2:25

Another example is Rahab. Rahab was a prostitute. {\cf2\super [16]} But she was made right with God by something she did: She helped the spies \{for God’s people\}. She welcomed them into her home and helped them escape by a different road. {\cf2\super [17]}

1 Peter 2:15

So when you do good, you stop foolish people from saying stupid things about you. This is what God wants.