(A)And some of them were persuaded; and a great multitude of the devout Greeks, and not a few of the leading women, joined Paul and (B)Silas.

Assault on Jason’s House

But the Jews [a]who were not persuaded, [b]becoming (C)envious, took some of the evil men from the marketplace, and gathering a mob, set all the city in an uproar and attacked the house of (D)Jason, and sought to bring them out to the people. But when they did not find them, they dragged Jason and some brethren to the rulers of the city, crying out, (E)“These who have turned the world upside down have come here too.

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  1. Acts 17:5 NU omits who were not persuaded
  2. Acts 17:5 M omits becoming envious

Some of the Jews were persuaded and joined Paul and Silas,(A) as did a large number of God-fearing Greeks and quite a few prominent women.

But other Jews were jealous; so they rounded up some bad characters from the marketplace, formed a mob and started a riot in the city.(B) They rushed to Jason’s(C) house in search of Paul and Silas in order to bring them out to the crowd.[a] But when they did not find them, they dragged(D) Jason and some other believers(E) before the city officials, shouting: “These men who have caused trouble all over the world(F) have now come here,(G)

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  1. Acts 17:5 Or the assembly of the people