Acts 17:9

Bible in Basic English (1941)

And having made Jason and the others give an undertaking to keep the peace, they let them go.

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  • Acts 17:5 : 5 But 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.

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  • Acts 17:4-8
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    4And some of them had faith, and were joined to Paul and Silas; and a number of the God-fearing Greeks, and some of the chief women.

    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.

    8And hearing these things the people and the rulers of the town were troubled.

  • 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.

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

    36And the keeper said to Paul, The authorities have given orders to let you go: come out now, and go in peace.

    37But Paul said to them, They have given us who are Romans a public whipping without judging us, and have put us in prison. Will they now send us out secretly? no, truly, let them come themselves and take us out.

    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.

    40And they came out of the prison and went to the house of Lydia: and when they had seen the brothers they gave them comfort and went away.

  • 33And when they had been there for some time, they were sent back in peace by the brothers to those who had sent them.

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    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:

    24And he, having such orders, put them into the inner prison with chains on their feet.

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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.

    14So the brothers sent Paul straight away to the sea: but Silas and Timothy kept there still.

    15But those who went with Paul took him as far as Athens, and then went away, with orders from him to Silas and Timothy to come to him quickly.

  • 1Now when they had gone through Amphipolis and Apollonia they came to Thessalonica, where there was a Synagogue of the Jews:

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    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;

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    29For they had seen him before in the town with Trophimus of Ephesus, and had the idea that Paul had taken him with him into the Temple.

    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.

    32And straight away he took some armed men and went quickly down to them: and the Jews, seeing them, gave no more blows to Paul.

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

  • 33And so Paul went away from among them.

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    29Then those who were about to put him to the test went away: and the chief captain was in fear, seeing that he was a Roman, and that he had put chains on him.

    30But on the day after, desiring to have certain knowledge of what the Jews had to say against him, he made him free, and gave orders for the chief priests and all the Sanhedrin to come together, and he took Paul and put him before them.

  • 10And when the argument became very violent, the chief captain, fearing that Paul would be pulled in two by them, gave orders to the armed men to take him by force from among them, and take him into the army building.

  • 23And when they had been made free, they came back to their friends, and gave an account of all the things which the chief priests and the authorities had said to them.

  • 21And when they had said more sharp words to them, they let them go, not seeing what punishment they might give them, because of the people; for all men were giving praise to God for what had taken place.

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    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.

    30And when Paul was about to go in to the people, the disciples did not let him.

  • Acts 5:22-23
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    22But the men who were sent saw that they were not in the prison, and came back with the news,

    23Saying, The doors of the prison were safely shut, and the keepers were at the doors, but when they were open, there was nobody inside.

  • 40And he seemed to them to be right: and they sent for the Apostles, and, after having them whipped and giving them orders to give no teaching in the name of Jesus, they let them go.

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    16And when we came into Rome, they let Paul have a house for himself and the armed man who kept watch over him.

    17Then after three days he sent for the chief men of the Jews: and when they had come together, he said to them, My brothers, though I had done nothing against the people or the ways of our fathers, I was given, a prisoner from Jerusalem, into the hands of the Romans.

    18Who, when they had put questions to me, were ready to let me go free, because there was no cause of death in me.

  • 30And when the brothers had knowledge of it, they took him to Caesarea and sent him to Tarsus.

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

  • 30And the king and the ruler and Bernice and those who were seated with them got up;

  • 31So the armed men, as they were ordered, took Paul and came by night to Antipatris.

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

  • 6And they said to them the words which Jesus had said; and they let them go.

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  • 30And took them out and said, Sirs, what have I to do to get salvation?

  • 26And suddenly there was an earth-shock, so that the base of the prison was moved: and all the doors came open, and everyone's chains came off.