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17:1-12 Travelling through Amphipolis and Apollonia they came
to Thessalonica where there was a Jewish synagogue. According to Paul's custom he entered it
and over a period of three Sabbaths he lectured to them from the
Scriptures. Opening these up he set
(the Scriptures) before them showing that it was fitting that Christ should
suffer and rise again from the dead.
(He said) "This Jesus whom I am telling you about was and is,
the Christ." Some of them were persuaded and threw in their lot with
Paul and Silas. This included a
great number of worshipping Greeks and not a few of the leading women. But the Jews became jealous. Taking aside some wicked men who were
lounging around in the market place and gathering up a crowd they disturbed
the city. (Then) coming on to the
house of Jason they sought to bring them (Paul and Silas) out to the
mob. But on not
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finding
them they dragged out Jason and some of the brothers (and took them) to the
authorities crying "These men having turned the world upside down,
have now arrived here and have been received by Jason. They are all acting contrary to the
decrees of Caesar. They claim someone else called Jesus is king." And
so they troubled the crowd. The
authorities on hearing these things and charging Jason and the rest a fine, they released
them. Then during the night the
brothers quickly sent out both Paul and Silas to Beroea. Then on arriving here they went to the
Jewish synagogue. Here the people
were more noble than those in Thessalonica.
They received the word with all eagerness. They examined the Scriptures daily to see
whether or not these things (claimed by Paul) were so. And so many of them believed. Also (believing) were honourable Greek women and not a few (Greek) men.
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