Acts 17:5

God's Word

Then the Jews became jealous. They took some low-class characters who hung around the public square, formed a mob, and started a riot in the city. They attacked Jason’s home and searched it for Paul and Silas in order to bring them out to the crowd.

Cross References

Psalm 35:15

Yet, when I stumbled, they rejoiced and gathered together. They gathered together against me. Unknown attackers tore me apart without stopping.

Psalm 69:12

Those who sit at the gate gossip about me, and drunkards make up songs about me.

Proverbs 14:30

A tranquil heart makes for a healthy body, but jealousy is ⌞like⌟ bone cancer.

Isaiah 26:11

O Lord, your power is visible, but they do not see it. They will see how devoted your people are, and they will be put to shame. Your burning anger will destroy your enemies.

Matthew 27:18

Pilate knew that they had handed Jesus over to him because they were jealous.

Acts 13:45

When the Jews saw the crowds, they became very jealous. They used insulting language to contradict whatever Paul said.

Acts 14:19

However, Jews from the cities of Antioch and Iconium arrived in Lystra and won the people over. They tried to stone Paul to death and dragged him out of the city when they thought that he was dead.

Acts 14:2

But the Jews who refused to believe stirred up some people who were not Jewish and poisoned their minds against the believers.

Acts 17:13

But when the Jews in Thessalonica found out that Paul was also spreading God’s word in Berea, they went there to upset and confuse the people.

Acts 17:6

When they didn’t find Paul and Silas, they dragged Jason and some other believers in front of the city officials. They shouted, “Those men who have made trouble all over the world are now here in Thessalonica,

Acts 17:7

and Jason has welcomed them as his guests. All of them oppose the emperor’s decrees by saying that there is another king, whose name is Jesus.”

Acts 17:9

But after they had made Jason and the others post bond, they let them go.

Acts 18:12

While Gallio was governor of Greece, the Jews had one thought in mind. They attacked Paul and brought him to court.

Acts 19:40

At this moment we run the risk of being accused of rioting today for no reason. We won’t be able to explain this mob.”

Acts 7:9

“Jacob’s sons were jealous of their brother Joseph. They sold him into slavery, and he was taken to Egypt. But God was with Joseph

Romans 16:21

Timothy my coworker greets you; so do Lucius, Jason, and Sosipater, who are Jewish by birth like me.

1 Corinthians 3:3

because you’re still influenced by your corrupt nature. When you are jealous and quarrel among yourselves, aren’t you influenced by your corrupt nature and living by human standards?

2 Corinthians 11:26

Because I’ve traveled a lot, I’ve faced dangers from raging rivers, from robbers, from my own people, and from other people. I’ve faced dangers in the city, in the open country, on the sea, and from believers who turned out to be false friends.

Galatians 5:21

envy, drunkenness, wild partying, and similar things. I’ve told you in the past and I’m telling you again that people who do these kinds of things will not inherit God’s kingdom.

Galatians 5:26

We can’t allow ourselves to act arrogantly and to provoke or envy each other.

1 Thessalonians 1:6

You imitated us and the Lord. In spite of a lot of suffering, you welcomed God’s word with the kind of joy that the Holy Spirit gives.

James 4:5

Do you think this passage means nothing? It says, “The Spirit that lives in us wants us to be his own.”

Judges 9:4

So they gave him 70 pieces of silver from the temple of Baal Berith. With the silver, Abimelech hired worthless and reckless men to follow him.