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Acts 17:5 Cross-References
Explore 20 cross-references for Acts 17:5 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Acts chapter 17 verse 5 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“But the Jews which believed not, moved with envy, took unto them certain lewd fellows of the baser sort, and gathered a company, and set all the city on an uproar, and assaulted the house of Jason, and sought to bring them out to the people.”
Acts 17:5 (KJV)
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Commentary on Acts 17:5
But the Jews which believed not, moved with envy (οἱ ἀπειθοῦντες Ἰουδαῖοι ζηλώσαντες)—The unbelieving Jews were gripped by zēlos (ζῆλος), a jealous rage at Paul's success in Thessalonica. Their theological opposition became mob violence, the pattern throughout Acts (13:45, 14:19, 18:12).Lewd fellows of the baser sort (ἀγοραίους ἄνδρας πονηρούς)—literally "wicked men of the marketplace," hired thugs from the agora. These were the unemployed rabble, professional agitators willing to riot for pay. The religious establishment weaponized the underclass to suppress the gospel—a pattern seen from Pil...
Source: KJV Study Commentary
Cross-References for Acts 17:5
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“they came there likewise”
“provoking one another”
“saying that there is another king”
“murders”
“my fellow worker”
“disobedient} Jews stirred up and embittered the souls of the Gentiles against the brothers.”
“brothers”
“a silversmith”
“there being no cause. Concerning it”
“strife”