Acts 17:7

New Century Version

Jason is keeping them in his house. All of them do things against the laws of Caesar, saying there is another king, called Jesus.”

Cross References

Daniel 3:12

O king, there are some men of Judah whom you made officers in the area of Babylon that did not pay attention to your order. Their names are Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego. They do not serve your gods and do not worship the gold statue you have set up.”

Daniel 6:13

Then they said to the king, “Daniel, one of the captives from Judah, is not paying attention to you, O king, or to the law you signed. Daniel still prays to his God three times every day.”

Luke 10:38

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

Luke 23:2

They began to accuse Jesus, saying, “We caught this man telling things that mislead our people. He says that we should not pay taxes to Caesar, and he calls himself the Christ, a king.”

John 19:12

After this, Pilate tried to let Jesus go. But some in the crowd cried out, “Anyone who makes himself king is against Caesar. If you let this man go, you are no friend of Caesar.”

Acts 16:21

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

Acts 17:5

But some others became jealous. So they got some evil men from the marketplace, formed a mob, and started a riot. They ran to Jason’s house, looking for Paul and Silas, wanting to bring them out to the people.

Acts 17:8

When the people and the leaders of the city heard these things, they became very upset.

James 2:25

Another example is Rahab, a prostitute, who was made right with God by something she did. She welcomed the spies into her home and helped them escape by a different road.

1 Peter 2:15

It is God’s desire that by doing good you should stop foolish people from saying stupid things about you.