Act 17:2-9 | ESV | STEP | And Paul went in , as was his custom , and on three Sabbath days he reasoned with them from the Scriptures ,

‏ Acts 17:2-9

2 And Paul went in, ^aas was his custom, and on three Sabbath days he reasoned with them ^bfrom the Scriptures, 3 ^cexplaining and proving that it was necessary for ^dthe Christ to suffer and ^eto rise from the dead, and saying, “This Jesus, whom I proclaim to you, is the Christ.” 4 And ^fsome of them were persuaded and joined Paul and Silas, as did ^ga great many of the devout ^hGreeks and not a few of the leading women. 5 ⁱBut the Jews ^{▼▼Greek Ioudaioi probably refers here to Jewish religious leaders, and others under their influence, in that time; also verse 13} ^kwere jealous, and taking ^lsome 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, ^mthey 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 ⁿthe decrees of Caesar, saying that there is ^oanother 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.