Acts 17:8

Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

And they troubled the multitude and the city rulers, hearing these things,

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  • Matt 2:3 : 3 And Herod the king having heard, was stirred, and all Jerusalem with him,
  • John 11:48 : 48 if we may let him alone thus, all will believe in him; and the Romans will come, and will take away both our place and nation.'

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  • Acts 17:5-7
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    87%

    5And the unbelieving Jews, having been moved with envy, and having taken to them of the loungers certain evil men, and having made a crowd, were setting the city in an uproar; having assailed also the house of Jason, they were seeking them to bring `them' to the populace,

    6and not having found them, they drew Jason and certain brethren unto the city rulers, calling aloud -- `These, having put the world in commotion, are also here present,

    7whom Jason hath received; and these all do contrary to the decrees of Caesar, saying another to be king -- Jesus.'

  • Acts 16:19-23
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    19And her masters having seen that the hope of their employment was gone, having caught Paul and Silas, drew `them' to the market-place, unto the rulers,

    20and having brought them to the magistrates, they said, `These men do exceedingly trouble our city, being Jews;

    21and they proclaim customs that are not lawful for us to receive nor to do, being Romans.'

    22And the multitude rose up together against them, and the magistrates having torn their garments from them, were commanding to beat `them' with rods,

    23many blows also having laid upon them, they cast them to prison, having given charge to the jailor to keep them safely,

  • Acts 17:9-10
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    9and having taking security from Jason and the rest, they let them go.

    10And the brethren immediately, through the night, sent forth both Paul and Silas to Berea, who having come, went to the synagogue of the Jews;

  • Acts 17:13
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    13And when the Jews from Thessalonica knew that also in Berea was the word of God declared by Paul, they came thither also, agitating the multitudes;

  • Acts 16:38-39
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    38And the rod-bearers told to the magistrates these sayings, and they were afraid, having heard that they are Romans,

    39and having come, they besought them, and having brought `them' forth, they were asking `them' to go forth from the city;

  • Acts 6:12
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    12They did stir up also the people, and the elders, and the scribes, and having come upon `him', they caught him, and brought `him' to the sanhedrim;

  • Acts 19:28-29
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    28And they having heard, and having become full of wrath, were crying out, saying, `Great `is' the Artemis of the Ephesians!'

    29and the whole city was filled with confusion, they rushed also with one accord into the theatre, having caught Gaius and Aristarchus, Macedonians, Paul's fellow-travellers.

  • Acts 21:30-31
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    30All the city also was moved and there was a running together of the people, and having laid hold on Paul, they were drawing him out of the temple, and immediately were the doors shut,

    31and they seeking to kill him, a rumour came to the chief captain of the band that all Jerusalem hath been thrown into confusion,

  • Acts 19:32-33
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    32Some indeed, therefore, were calling out one thing, and some another, for the assembly was confused, and the greater part did not know for what they were come together;

    33and out of the multitude they put forward Alexander -- the Jews thrusting him forward -- and Alexander having beckoned with the hand, wished to make defence to the populace,

  • Acts 4:2
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    2being grieved because of their teaching the people, and preaching in Jesus the rising again out of the dead --

  • Acts 14:18
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    18and these things saying, scarcely did they restrain the multitudes from sacrificing to them.

  • Acts 5:27
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    27and having brought them, they set `them' in the sanhedrim, and the chief priest questioned them,

  • Acts 18:12-13
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    12And Gallio being proconsul of Achaia, the Jews made a rush with one accord upon Paul, and brought him unto the tribunal,

    13saying -- `Against the law this one doth persuade men to worship God;'

  • Acts 19:40
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    40for we are also in peril of being accused of insurrection in regard to this day, there being no occasion by which we shall be able to give an account of this concourse;'

  • Acts 14:4-6
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    4And the multitude of the city was divided, and some were with the Jews, and some with the apostles,

    5and when there was a purpose both of the nations and of the Jews with their rulers to use `them' despitefully, and to stone them,

    6they having become aware, did flee to the cities of Lycaonia, Lystra, and Derbe, and to the region round about,

  • Acts 5:24
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    24And as the priest, and the magistrate of the temple, and the chief priests, heard these words, they were doubting concerning them to what this would come;

  • Matt 2:3
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    3And Herod the king having heard, was stirred, and all Jerusalem with him,

  • Acts 19:23
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    23And there came, at that time, not a little stir about the way,

  • Acts 24:12
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    12and neither in the temple did they find me reasoning with any one, or making a dissension of the multitude, nor in the synagogues, nor in the city;

  • Luke 23:2
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    2and began to accuse him, saying, `This one we found perverting the nation, and forbidding to give tribute to Caesar, saying himself to be Christ a king.'

  • Acts 17:18-19
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    18And certain of the Epicurean and of the Stoic philosophers, were meeting together to see him, and some were saying, `What would this seed picker wish to say?' and others, `Of strange demons he doth seem to be an announcer;' because Jesus and the rising again he did proclaim to them as good news,

    19having also taken him, unto the Areopagus they brought `him', saying, `Are we able to know what `is' this new teaching that is spoken by thee,

  • Acts 22:23
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    23And they crying out and casting up their garments, and throwing dust into the air,

  • Acts 13:50
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    50And the Jews stirred up the devout and honourable women, and the first men of the city, and did raise persecution against Paul and Barnabas, and did put them out from their borders;

  • Acts 19:37
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    37`For ye brought these men, who are neither temple-robbers nor speaking evil of your goddess;

  • Acts 14:2
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    2and the unbelieving Jews did stir up and made evil the souls of the nations against the brethren;

  • Acts 24:7
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    7and Lysias the chief captain having come near, with much violence, out of our hands did take away,

  • Acts 21:34
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    34and some were crying out one thing, and some another, among the multitude, and not being able to know the certainty because of the tumult, he commanded him to be carried to the castle,

  • Acts 21:27-28
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    27And, as the seven days were about to be fully ended, the Jews from Asia having beheld him in the temple, were stirring up all the multitude, and they laid hands upon him,

    28crying out, `Men, Israelites, help! this is the man who, against the people, and the law, and this place, all everywhere is teaching; and further, also, Greeks he brought into the temple, and hath defiled this holy place;'

  • Acts 16:35
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    35And day having come, the magistrates sent the rod-bearers, saying, `Let those men go;'

  • Acts 7:57
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    57And they, having cried out with a loud voice, stopped their ears, and did rush with one accord upon him,

  • 1 Thess 2:15
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    15who did both put to death the Lord Jesus and their own prophets, and did persecute us, and God they are not pleasing, and to all men `are' contrary,

  • Acts 19:17
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    17and this became known to all, both Jews and Greeks, who are dwelling at Ephesus, and fear fell upon them all, and the name of the Lord Jesus was being magnified,

  • Acts 4:27
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    27for gathered together of a truth against Thy holy child Jesus, whom Thou didst anoint, were both Herod and Pontius Pilate, with nations and peoples of Israel,

  • Acts 18:16
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    16and he drave them from the tribunal;