Acts 17:7

James Moffatt - New Testament

Jason has welcomed them! They all violate the decrees of Caesar by declaring someone else called Jesus is king."

Cross References

Luke 23:2

They proceeded to accuse him, saying, "We have discovered this fellow perverting our nation, forbidding tribute being paid to Caesar, and alleging he is king messiah."

Acts 16:21

they are proclaiming customs which as Romans we are not allowed to accept or observe!"

John 19:12

This made Pilate anxious to release him, but the Jews yelled, "If you release him, you are no friend of Caesar's! Anyone who makes himself a king is against Caesar!"

1 Peter 2:15

for it is the will of God that by your honest lives you should silence the ignorant charges of foolish persons.

Luke 10:38

In the course of their journey he entered a certain village, and a woman called Martha welcomed him to her house.

Acts 17:5

But the Jews were aroused to jealousy; they got hold of some idle rascals to form a mob and set the town in an uproar; they attacked Jason's house in the endeavour to bring them out before the populace,

Acts 17:8

Both the crowd and the politarchs were disturbed when they heard this;

James 2:25

So too with Rahab the harlot. Was she not justified by what she did, when she entertained the scouts and got them away by a different road?