Acts 17:7

Good News Translation

and Jason has kept them in his house. They are all breaking the laws of the Emperor, saying that there is another king, whose name is Jesus.”

Cross References

Daniel 3:12

There are some Jews whom you put in charge of the province of Babylon—Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego—who are disobeying Your Majesty's orders. They do not worship your god or bow down to the statue you set up.”

Daniel 6:13

Then they said to the king, “Daniel, one of the exiles from Judah, does not respect Your Majesty or obey the order you issued. He prays regularly three times a day.”

Luke 10:38

As Jesus and his disciples went on their way, he came to a village where a woman named Martha welcomed him in her home.

Luke 23:2

where they began to accuse him: “We caught this man misleading our people, telling them not to pay taxes to the Emperor and claiming that he himself is the Messiah, a king.”

John 19:12

When Pilate heard this, he tried to find a way to set Jesus free. But the crowd shouted back, “If you set him free, that means that you are not the Emperor's friend! Anyone who claims to be a king is a rebel against the Emperor!”

Acts 16:21

They are teaching customs that are against our law; we are Roman citizens, and we cannot accept these customs or practice them.”

Acts 17:5

But some Jews were jealous and gathered worthless loafers from the streets and formed a mob. They set the whole city in an uproar and attacked the home of a man named Jason, in an attempt to find Paul and Silas and bring them out to the people.

Acts 17:8

With these words they threw the crowd and the city authorities in an uproar.

James 2:25

It was the same with the prostitute Rahab. She was put right with God through her actions, by welcoming the Israelite spies and helping them to escape by a different road.

1 Peter 2:15

For God wants you to silence the ignorant talk of foolish people by the good things you do.