Acts 17:6
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And not finding them, they drew Jason and certain brethren to the rulers of the city, crying: They that set the city in an uproar are come hither also:

they drew.

Acts 6:12,13 And they stirred up the people and the ancients and the scribes. And running together, they took him and brought him to the council. . . .

Acts 16:19,20 But her masters, seeing that the hope of their gain was gone, apprehending Paul and Silas, brought them into the market place to the rulers. . . .

Acts 18:12,13 But when Gallio was proconsul of Achaia, the Jews with one accord rose up against Paul and brought him to the judgment seat, . . .

These.

Acts 21:28-31 Men of Israel, help: This is the man that teacheth all men every where against the people and the law and this place; and moreover hath brought in Gentiles into the temple and hath violated this holy place. . . .

Acts 22:22,23 And they heard him until this word and then lifted up their voice, saying: Away with such an one from the earth. For it is not fit that he should live. . . .

Acts 24:5 We have found this to be a pestilent man and raising seditions among all the Jews throughout the world: and author of the sedition of the sect of the Nazarenes.

Acts 28:22 But we desire to hear of thee what thou thinkest: for as concerning this sect, we know that it is every where contradicted.

1 Kings 18:17,18 And when he had seen him, he said: Art thou he that troublest Israel? . . .

Exodus 3:8,9 And knowing their sorrow, I am come down to deliver them out of the hands of the Egyptians, and to bring them out of that land into a good and spacious land, into a land that floweth with milk and honey, to the places of the Chanaanite, and Hethite, and Amorrhite, and Pherezite, and Hevite, and Jebusite. . . .

Jeremiah 38:2-4 Thus saith the Lord: Whosoever shall remain in this city, shall die by the sword, and by famine, and by pestilence: but he that shall go forth to the Chaldeans, shall live, and his life shall be safe, and he shall live. . . .

Amos 7:10 And the high places of the idol shall be thrown down, and the sanctuaries of Israel shall be laid waste: and I will rise up against the house of Jeroboam with the sword.

Luke 23:5 But they were more earnest, saying: He stirreth up the people, teaching throughout all Judea, beginning from Galilee to this place.

Context
The Uproar in Thessalonica
5But the Jews, moved with envy and taking unto them some wicked men of the vulgar sort and making a tumult, set the city in an uproar: and besetting Jason's house, sought to bring them out unto the people. 6And not finding them, they drew Jason and certain brethren to the rulers of the city, crying: They that set the city in an uproar are come hither also: 7Whom Jason hath received. And these all do contrary to the decrees of Caesar, saying that there is another king, Jesus.…
Cross References
Matthew 24:14
And this gospel of the kingdom shall be preached in the whole world, for a testimony to all nations: and then shall the consummation come.

Acts 1:15
In those days Peter rising up in the midst of the brethren, said (now the number of persons together was about an hundred and twenty):

Acts 16:19
But her masters, seeing that the hope of their gain was gone, apprehending Paul and Silas, brought them into the market place to the rulers.

Acts 17:5
But the Jews, moved with envy and taking unto them some wicked men of the vulgar sort and making a tumult, set the city in an uproar: and besetting Jason's house, sought to bring them out unto the people.

Acts 17:10
But the brethren immediately sent away Paul and Silas by night unto Berea. Who, when they were come thither, went into the synagogue of the Jews.

Acts 17:14
And then immediately the brethren sent away Paul, to go unto the sea: but Silas and Timothy remained there.

Acts 17:31
Because he hath appointed a day wherein he will judge the world in equity, by the man whom he hath appointed: giving faith to all, by raising him up from the dead.

Lexicon
But when
δὲ (de)
Conjunction
Strong's Greek 1161: A primary particle; but, and, etc.

they could not find
εὑρόντες (heurontes)
Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural
Strong's Greek 2147: A prolonged form of a primary heuro, which heureo is used for it in all the tenses except the present and imperfect to find.

them,
αὐτοὺς (autous)
Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person Plural
Strong's Greek 846: He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.

they dragged
ἔσυρον (esyron)
Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural
Strong's Greek 4951: To draw, drag, force away. Probably akin to haireomai; to trail.

Jason
Ἰάσονα (Iasona)
Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular
Strong's Greek 2394: Future active participle masculine of iaomai; about to cure; Jason, a Christian.

and
καί (kai)
Conjunction
Strong's Greek 2532: And, even, also, namely.

some other
τινας (tinas)
Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Accusative Masculine Plural
Strong's Greek 5100: Any one, some one, a certain one or thing. An enclitic indefinite pronoun; some or any person or object.

brothers
ἀδελφοὺς (adelphous)
Noun - Accusative Masculine Plural
Strong's Greek 80: A brother, member of the same religious community, especially a fellow-Christian. A brother near or remote.

before
ἐπὶ (epi)
Preposition
Strong's Greek 1909: On, to, against, on the basis of, at.

the
τοὺς (tous)
Article - Accusative Masculine Plural
Strong's Greek 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.

city officials,
πολιτάρχας (politarchas)
Noun - Accusative Masculine Plural
Strong's Greek 4173: A ruler of a city, city magistrate. From polis and archo; a town-officer, i.e. Magistrate.

shouting,
βοῶντες (boōntes)
Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural
Strong's Greek 994: To shout, call aloud, proclaim. Apparently a prolonged form of a primary verb; to halloo, i.e. Shout.

“These [men]
οὗτοι (houtoi)
Demonstrative Pronoun - Nominative Masculine Plural
Strong's Greek 3778: This; he, she, it.

who
Οἱ (Hoi)
Article - Nominative Masculine Plural
Strong's Greek 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.

have turned
ἀναστατώσαντες (anastatōsantes)
Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural
Strong's Greek 387: From a derivative of anistemi; properly, to drive out of home, i.e. to disturb.

the world {upside down}
οἰκουμένην (oikoumenēn)
Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular
Strong's Greek 3625: Feminine participle present passive of oikeo; land, i.e. The globe; specially, the Roman empire.

have now come
πάρεισιν (pareisin)
Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural
Strong's Greek 3918: From para and eimi; to be near, i.e. At hand; neuter present participle time being, or property.

here,
ἐνθάδε (enthade)
Adverb
Strong's Greek 1759: Here, in this place. From a prolonged form of en; properly, within, i.e. here, hither.


Additional Translations
But 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,

But not having found them, they dragged Jason and certain brothers before the city authorities, crying out, "These ones having upset the world come here also,

And when they found them not, they drew Jason and certain brothers to the rulers of the city, crying, These that have turned the world upside down are come here also;

And when they found them not, they dragged Jason and certain brethren before the rulers of the city, crying, These that have turned the world upside down are come hither also;

and not having found them, dragged Jason and certain brethren before the politarchs, crying out, These [men] that have set the world in tumult, are come here also,

And when they found them not, they dragged Jason and certain brethren before the rulers of the city, crying, These that have turned the world upside down are come hither also;

And when they found them not, they drew Jason and certain brethren to the rulers of the city, crying, These that have turned the world upside down, have come hither also;

But, failing to find them, they dragged Jason and some of the other brethren before the magistrates of the city, loudly accusing them. "These men," they said, "who have raised a tumult throughout the Empire, have come here also.

When they didn't find them, they dragged Jason and certain brothers before the rulers of the city, crying, "These who have turned the world upside down have come here also,

and not having found them, they drew Jason and certain brethren unto the city rulers, calling aloud -- 'These, having put the world in commotion, are also here present,
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