The Uproar in Thessalonica

Paul and Silas reach Thessalonica, where Paul enters the synagogue as was his custom and reasons from the Scriptures on three Sabbaths that the Christ had to suffer and rise. Some Jews are persuaded, along with many God-fearing Greeks and a number of leading women.

W¹hen they had passed through Amphipolis and Apollonia, they came to Thessalonica, where there was a Jewish synagogue. ²As was his custom, Paul went into the synagogue, and on three Sabbaths he reasoned with them from the Scriptures, ³explaining and proving that the Christ had to suffer and rise from the dead. “This Jesus I am proclaiming to you is the Christ,” he declared. ⁴Some of the Jews were persuaded and joined Paul and Silas, along with a large number of God-fearing Greeks and quite a few leading women.

Jealous Jews gather troublemakers, stir up the city, and raid Jason's house looking for Paul and Silas. Failing to find them, they drag Jason and other brothers before the city officials, accusing them of defying Caesar by speaking of another king named Jesus, and the officials release them only after taking security.

⁵The 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. ⁶But when they could not find them, they dragged Jason and some other brothers before the city officials, shouting, “These men who have turned the world upside down have now come here, ⁷and Jason has welcomed them into his home. They are all defying Caesar’s decrees, saying that there is another king, named Jesus!” ⁸On hearing this, the crowd and city officials were greatly disturbed. ⁹And they collected bond from Jason and the others and then released them.