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whom Jason has received[a]. And these ones all are acting contrary to the decrees of Caesar, saying that Jesus is another king”. And they stirred-up the crowd and the city-authorities hearing these things. And having received the bond[b] from Jason and the others, they released them.

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Footnotes

  1. Acts 17:7 That is, received as guests.
  2. Acts 17:9 Or, the sufficient-amount-of money. The city authorities got a pledge from Jason that he would sent away Paul and Silas, and took a large enough bond to ensure he did so. Because of this quick and effective expulsion, whereby Paul was ‘orphaned’ (1 Thes 2:17) from them, we have Paul’s two letters to the Thessalonians.

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