Acts 17:8 BSB — MannaFest

Acts 17:8

On hearing this, the crowd and city officials were greatly disturbed.

BSB

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ASV

And they troubled the multitude and the rulers of the city, when they heard these things.

KJV

And they troubled the people and the rulers of the city, when they heard these things.

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Commentary

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John Gill

1697–1771

Exposition of the New Testament (1746-1748)

And they troubled the people, and the rulers of the city,.... Fearing some revolution would be made, and some new king, or rather tyrant, would start up, and usurp a power over them; or that they should come under some suspicion or charge with the Roman government, and should be called to an account, for admitting such men and tenets among them; with such fears were they possessed, when they heard these things; alleged against the apostle and his company.

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The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice

Matthew Henry

1662–1714

Commentary on the Whole Bible (1710)

The issue of this troublesome affair. The magistrates had no mind to prosecute the Christians. Care was taken to secure the apostles; they absconded, and fled, and kept out of their hands; so that nothing was to be done but to discharge Jason and his friends upon bail,

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Original language & word study

9 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
ἐτάραξαν	etaraxan	They stirred up	G5015 →
δὲ	de	then	G1161 →
τὸν	ton	the	G3588 →
ὄχλον	ochlon	crowd	G3793 →
καὶ	kai	and	G2532 →
τοὺς	tous	the	G3588 →
πολιτάρχας	politarchas	city authorities	G4173 →
ἀκούοντας	akouontas	hearing	G191 →
ταῦτα·	tauta	these things;	G3778 →

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Where the connections lead

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Through
Matthew 2:3
When King Herod heard this, he was disturbed, and all Jerusalem with him.
leads to
- Acts 17:6–7
  But when they could not find them, they dragged Jason and some other brothers before the city officials, shouting, “These men who have turned the world upside down have now come here,
- John 11:47–48
  Then the chief priests and Pharisees convened the Sanhedrin and said, “What are we to do? This man is performing many signs.
- Matthew 23:37
  O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, who kills the prophets and stones those sent to her, how often I have longed to gather your children together, as a hen gathers her chicks under her wings, but you…
Through
John 11:48
If we let Him go on like this, everyone will believe in Him, and then the Romans will come and take away both our place and our nation.”
leads to
- 1 Thessalonians 2:15–16
  who killed both the Lord Jesus and their own prophets, and drove us out as well. They are displeasing to God and hostile to all men,
- Matthew 23:35–38
  And so upon you will come all the righteous blood shed on earth, from the blood of righteous Abel to the blood of Zechariah son of Berechiah, whom you murdered between the temple and…
- Daniel 9:26–27
  Then after the sixty-two weeks the Messiah will be cut off and will have nothing. Then the people of the prince who is to come will destroy the city and the sanctuary. The end…
- Zechariah 14:1–2
  Behold, a day of the LORD is coming when your plunder will be divided in your presence.
- Matthew 27:25

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01Commentary

The record, by era

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02Original language & word study

03The walk

Where the connections lead

04Related verses

05Featured studies on this passage

06About Acts

The record, by era

Where the connections lead

Commentary

Original language & word study

The walk

Related verses

Featured studies on this passage

About Acts