Acts 17:5

Holy Bible: Easy-to-Read Version

But the Jews who did not believe became jealous, so they got some bad men from around the city center to make trouble. They formed a mob and caused a riot in the city. They went to Jason’s house, looking for Paul and Silas. They wanted to bring them out before the people.

Cross References

Galatians 5:26

We must not feel proud and boast about ourselves. We must not cause trouble for each other or be jealous of each other.

Acts 17:13

But when the Jews in Thessalonica learned that Paul was telling people God’s message in Berea, they came there too. They upset the people and made trouble.

Galatians 5:21

being filled with envy, getting drunk, having wild parties, and doing other things like this. I warn you now as I warned you before: The people who do these things will not have a part in God’s kingdom.

Romans 16:21

Timothy, a worker together with me, sends you his greetings. Also Lucius, Jason, and Sosipater (these are my relatives) send their greetings.

Acts 17:7

Jason is keeping them in his house. They all do things against the laws of Caesar. They say there is another king called Jesus.”

Acts 14:2

But some of the Jews did not believe. They said things that caused the non-Jewish people to be angry and turn against the believers.

1 Corinthians 3:3

You are still not following the Spirit. You are jealous of each other, and you are always arguing with each other. This shows that you are still following your own selfish desires. You are acting like ordinary people of the world.

Acts 19:40

I say this because someone might see this trouble today and say we are rioting. We could not explain all this trouble, because there is no real reason for this meeting.”

Acts 18:12

During the time that Gallio was the governor of Achaia, some of the Jews came together against Paul. They took him to court.

Acts 14:19

Then some Jews came from Antioch and Iconium and persuaded the people to turn against Paul. So they threw stones at him and dragged him out of the town. They thought they had killed him.

Acts 13:45

When the Jews there saw all these people, they became very jealous. Shouting insults, they argued against everything Paul said.

Matthew 27:18

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

Judges 9:4

So the leaders of Shechem gave Abimelech 70 pieces of silver. That silver was from the temple of the god Baal Berith. Abimelech used the silver to hire some men. These men were worthless, reckless men. They followed Abimelech wherever he went.

James 4:5

Do you think the Scriptures mean nothing? The Scriptures say, “The Spirit God made to live in us wants us only for himself.”

Acts 7:9

“These ancestors of ours became jealous of their brother Joseph and sold him to be a slave in Egypt. But God was with him

Proverbs 14:30

Peace of mind makes the body healthy, but jealousy is like a cancer.

Psalm 69:12

They talk about me in public places. The beer drinkers make up songs about me.

Psalm 35:15

But when I had troubles, they laughed at me. They were not really friends. I was surrounded and attacked by people I didn’t even know.

Isaiah 26:11

Lord, your arm is raised to punish them, but they don’t see it. Show them how strong your love is for your people. Then those who are evil will be ashamed. Yes, your fire will destroy your enemies.

Acts 17:6

When they did not find them, they dragged Jason and some of the other believers to the city leaders. The people shouted, “These men have made trouble everywhere in the world, and now they have come here too!

Acts 17:9

They made Jason and the other believers deposit money to guarantee that there would be no more trouble. Then they let them go.

2 Corinthians 11:26

In my constant traveling I have been in danger from rivers, from thieves, from my own people, and from people who are not Jews. I have been in danger in cities, in places where no one lives, and on the sea. And I have been in danger from people who pretend to be believers but are not.

1 Thessalonians 1:6

And you became like us and like the Lord. You suffered much, but still you accepted the teaching with joy. The Holy Spirit gave you that joy.