Acts 17:7

Holy Bible: Easy-to-Read Version

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

Cross References

Luke 23:2

They began to accuse Jesus and said to Pilate, “We caught this man trying to change the thinking of our people. He says we should not pay taxes to Caesar. He calls himself the Messiah, a king.”

Acts 16:21

They are telling people to do things that are not right for us as Romans to do.”

John 19:12

After this, Pilate tried to let Jesus go free. But the Jewish leaders shouted, “Anyone who makes himself a king is against Caesar. So if you let this man go free, that means you are not Caesar’s friend.”

1 Peter 2:15

When you do good, you stop ignorant people from saying foolish things about you. This is what God wants.

Daniel 6:13

Then they said to the king, “That man Daniel is not paying any attention to you. He is one of the captives from Judah, and he is not paying attention to the law you signed. Daniel still prays to his God three times every day.”

Daniel 3:12

There are some Judeans who you made important officials in the province of Babylon that ignored your order, King. Their names are Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego. They don’t worship your gods, and they didn’t bow down to worship the gold idol you set up.”

Luke 10:38

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

Acts 17:5

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.

Acts 17:8

When the city leaders and the other people heard this, they became very upset.

James 2:25

Another example is Rahab. She was a prostitute, but she was made right with God by something she did. She helped those who were spying for God’s people. She welcomed them into her home and helped them escape by a different road.