Acts 17:8

Bible in Basic English (1941)

And hearing these things the people and the rulers of the town were troubled.

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  • Matt 2:3 : 3 And when it came to the ears of Herod the king, he was troubled, and all Jerusalem with him.
  • John 11:48 : 48 If we let him go on in this way, everybody will have belief in him and the Romans will come and take away our place and our nation.

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  • Acts 17:5-7
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    5But the Jews, being moved with envy, took with them certain low persons from among the common people, and getting together a great number of people, made an outcry in the town, attacking the house of Jason with the purpose of taking them out to the people.

    6And when they were not able to get them, they took Jason and some of the brothers by force before the rulers of the town, crying, These men, who have made trouble all over the world have now come here;

    7Whom Jason has taken into his house: and they are acting against the orders of Caesar, saying that there is another king, Jesus.

  • Acts 16:19-23
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    83%

    19But when her masters saw that their hope of profit was gone, they took Paul and Silas, pulling them into the market-place before the rulers;

    20And when they had taken them before the authorities, they said, These men, who are Jews, are greatly troubling our town;

    21Teaching rules of living which it is not right for us to have or to keep, being Romans.

    22And the people made an attack on them all together: and the authorities took their clothing off them, and gave orders for them to be whipped.

    23And when they had given them a great number of blows, they put them in prison, giving orders to the keeper of the prison to keep them safely:

  • Acts 17:9-10
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    9And having made Jason and the others give an undertaking to keep the peace, they let them go.

    10And the brothers straight away sent Paul and Silas away by night to Beroea: and they, when they came there, went to the Synagogue of the Jews.

  • Acts 17:13
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    13But when the Jews of Thessalonica had news that Paul was preaching the word at Beroea, they came there, troubling the people and working them up.

  • Acts 16:38-39
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    38And the police gave an account of these words to the authorities, and they were full of fear on hearing that they were Romans;

    39Then they came and made prayers to them, requesting them, when they had taken them out, to go away from the town.

  • Acts 6:12
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    12And the people, with the rulers and the scribes, were moved against him, and they came and took him before the Sanhedrin,

  • Acts 19:28-29
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    28And hearing this, they were very angry, crying out and saying, Great is Diana of Ephesus.

    29And the town was full of noise and trouble, and they all came running into the theatre, having taken by force Gaius and Aristarchus, men of Macedonia who were journeying in company with Paul.

  • Acts 21:30-31
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    30And all the town was moved, and the people came running together and put their hands on Paul, pulling him out of the Temple: and then the doors were shut.

    31And while they were attempting to put him to death, news came to the chief captain of the band that all Jerusalem was out of control.

  • Acts 19:32-33
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    32And some said one thing, and some another: for there was no order in the meeting; and most of them had no idea why they had come together.

    33Then they took Alexander out from among the people, the Jews putting him forward. And Alexander, making a sign with his hand, was about to make a statement to the people in answer:

  • Acts 4:2
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    2Being greatly troubled because they were teaching the people and preaching Jesus as an example of the coming back from the dead.

  • Acts 14:18
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    18And even with these words, it was hard for them to keep the people from making an offering to them.

  • Acts 5:27
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    27And they took them into the Sanhedrin, and the high priest said to them,

  • Acts 18:12-13
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    12But when Gallio was ruler of Achaia, all the Jews together made an attack on Paul, and took him to the judge's seat,

    13Saying, This man is teaching the people to give worship to God in a way which is against the law.

  • Acts 19:40
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    40For, truly, we are in danger of being made responsible for this day's trouble, there being no cause for it: and we are not able to give any reason for this coming together. And when he had said this, he sent the meeting away.

  • Acts 14:4-6
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    4But there was a division among the people of the town; some were on the side of the Jews and some on the side of the Apostles.

    5And when a violent attempt was made by the Gentiles and the Jews, with their rulers, to make an attack on them and have them stoned,

    6Having got news of it, they went in flight to the towns of Lycaonia, Lystra, and Derbe, and the country round about:

  • Acts 5:24
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    24Now, at these words, the captain of the Temple and the chief priests were greatly troubled about what might be the end of this business.

  • Matt 2:3
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    3And when it came to the ears of Herod the king, he was troubled, and all Jerusalem with him.

  • Acts 19:23
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    23And about that time a great outcry took place about the Way.

  • Acts 24:12
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    12And they have not seen me in argument with any man in the Temple, or working up the feelings of the people, in the Synagogues or in the town:

  • Luke 23:2
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    2And they made statements against him, saying, This man has to our knowledge been teaching our nation to do wrong, and not to make payment of taxes to Caesar, even saying that he himself is Christ, a king.

  • Acts 17:18-19
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    18And some of those who were supporters of the theories of the Epicureans and the Stoics, had a meeting with him. And some said, What is this talker of foolish words saying? And others, He seems to be a preacher of strange gods: because he was preaching of Jesus and his coming back from the dead.

    19And they took him to Mars' Hill, saying, Will you make clear to us what is this new teaching of yours?

  • Acts 22:23
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    23And while they were crying out, and pulling off their clothing, and sending dust into the air,

  • Acts 13:50
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    50But the Jews, working up the feelings of the God-fearing women of high position and of the chief men of the town, got an attack started against Paul and Barnabas, driving them out of those parts.

  • Acts 19:37
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    37For you have taken these men, who are not doing damage to the holy place or talking against our goddess.

  • Acts 14:2
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    2But those Jews who had not the faith, made the minds of the Gentiles bitter against the brothers.

  • Acts 24:7
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  • Acts 21:34
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    34And some said one thing and some another, among the people: and as he was not able to get a knowledge of the facts because of the noise, he gave orders for Paul to be taken into the army building.

  • Acts 21:27-28
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    27And when the seven days were almost ended, the Jews from Asia, seeing him in the Temple, got the people together and put their hands on him,

    28Crying out, Men of Israel, come to our help: this is the man who is teaching all men everywhere against the people and the law and this place: and in addition, he has taken Greeks into the Temple, and made this holy place unclean.

  • Acts 16:35
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    35But when it was day, the authorities sent the police, saying, Let these men go.

  • Acts 7:57
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    57But with loud cries, and stopping their ears, they made an attack on him all together,

  • 1 Thess 2:15
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    15Who put to death the Lord Jesus and the prophets, violently driving us out; who are unpleasing to God and against all men;

  • Acts 19:17
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    17And this came to the ears of all those, Jews and Greeks, who were living at Ephesus; and fear came on them all, and the name of the Lord Jesus was made great.

  • Acts 4:27
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    27For, truly, in this town, against your holy servant, Jesus, who was marked out by you as Christ, Herod, and Pontius Pilate, with the Gentiles and the people of Israel, came together,

  • Acts 18:16
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    16And he sent them away from the judge's seat.