Acts 17:5-15

5 ¹But the Jews ²were jealous, and taking ³some wicked men of the rabble, they formed a mob, set the city in an uproar, and attacked the house of Jason, seeking to bring them out to the crowd.

6 And when they could not find them, ⁴they dragged Jason and some of the brothers before the city authorities, shouting, "These men who have turned the world upside down have come here also,

7 and Jason has received them, and they are all acting against ⁵the decrees of Caesar, saying that there is ⁶another king, Jesus."

8 And the people and the city authorities were disturbed when they heard these things.

9 And when they had taken money as security from Jason and the rest, they let them go.

Paul and Silas in Berea

10 ⁷The brothers^[a] immediately sent Paul and Silas away by night to Berea, and when they arrived they ⁸went into the Jewish synagogue.

11 Now these Jews were more noble than those in Thessalonica; they received the word with all eagerness, ⁹examining the Scriptures daily to see if these things were so.

12 ¹⁰Many of them therefore believed, with not a few Greek ¹¹women of high standing as well as men.

13 But when the Jews from Thessalonica learned that the word of God was proclaimed by Paul at Berea also, they came there too, ¹²agitating and stirring up the crowds.

14 Then the brothers ¹³immediately sent Paul off on his way to the sea, but Silas and ¹⁴Timothy remained there.

15 ¹⁵Those who conducted Paul brought him as far as ¹⁶Athens, and after receiving a command ¹⁷for Silas and Timothy to come to him as soon as possible, they departed.