The officials made Jason and the others post bond to make sure they would return to the court. Then they let them go.
But other Jews were jealous. They rounded up some troublemakers from the marketplace, formed a mob, and started a riot in the city. The Jews rushed to Jason’s house to look for Paul and Silas because they wanted to bring them out to the crowd.
When the crowd and the city officials heard this, there was an uproar.