Atos 17:6

6 Contudo, não os achando, arrastaram Jasom e alguns outros irmãos para diante dos oficiais da cidade, gritando: “Esses homens, que têm causado alvoroço por todo o mundo, agora chegaram aqui,

Atos 17:6 Meaning and Commentary

Acts 17:6

And when they found them not
In Jason's house, as they expected:

they drew Jason, and certain brethren:
the Syriac version adds, "who were there": in Jason's house, who either came along with the apostle, and lodged with him there; or they were some of the inhabitants of Thessalonica, who were lately converted, and were come thither in order to have some Christian conversation; these with Jason the rabble seized on, and in a rude and violent manner dragged them out of the house, and had them,

unto the rulers of the city:
the civil magistrates, the judges in courts of judicature, to which some of these belonged;

crying
in a very noisy and clamorous way;

these that have turned the world upside down:
the Syriac version reads, "the whole earth": the apostles, according to the cry of these men, had thrown the whole world into disorder, and had made disturbances in kingdoms and cities, wherever they came; and had made innovations in religion, and turned men from their old way of worship to another; these; say they,

are come hither also;
to make the like disorders and disturbances, as elsewhere.

Atos 17:6 In-Context

4 Alguns dos judeus foram persuadidos e se uniram a Paulo e Silas, bem como muitos gregos tementes a Deus e não poucas mulheres de alta posição.

5 Mas os judeus ficaram com inveja. Reuniram alguns homens perversos dentre os desocupados e, com a multidão, iniciaram um tumulto na cidade. Invadiram a casa de Jasom, em busca de Paulo e Silas, a fim de trazê-los para o meio da multidão.

6 Contudo, não os achando, arrastaram Jasom e alguns outros irmãos para diante dos oficiais da cidade, gritando: “Esses homens, que têm causado alvoroço por todo o mundo, agora chegaram aqui,

7 e Jasom os recebeu em sua casa. Todos eles estão agindo contra os decretos de César, dizendo que existe um outro rei, chamado Jesus”.

8 Ouvindo isso, a multidão e os oficiais da cidade ficaram agitados.