Acts 17:5 meaning and explanation
The Jews, however, became jealous. So they brought in some troublemakers from the marketplace, formed a mob, and sent the city into an uproar. They raided Jason’s house in search of Paul and Silas, hoping to bring them out to the people.
Acts 17:5, Berean Standard Bible
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In Thessalonica Paul had reasoned in the synagogue for three Sabbaths, and some Jews, many God-fearing Greeks and several leading women believed. Luke now reports the reaction of those who rejected the message: jealousy drove them to recruit idlers from the marketplace and stir up a mob.
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