Acts 17:4-6

Expanded Bible

⁴ Some of them were ·convinced [persuaded] and joined Paul and Silas, along with many of the Greeks who ·worshiped God [were devout; ^Csometimes called “God-fearers,” these were Gentiles who worshiped the one true God of Israel; 10:2; 13:43] and ·many [^Lnot a few] of the important women [13:50].

⁵ But ·some others [^Lthe Jews] became jealous. So they got some evil men ·from the marketplace [or loitering in the streets; from the marketplace rabble], formed a mob, and ·started a riot [put the city in an uproar]. They ran to Jason’s house, looking for ·Paul and Silas [^Lthem], wanting to bring them out to the ·people [assembly; crowd]. ⁶ But when they did not find them, they dragged Jason and some other ·believers [^Lbrothers] to the ·leaders of the city [city authorities; ^Lpolitarchs]. The people were yelling, “These people have ·made trouble [agitated; stirred up rebellion] everywhere in the world, and now they have come here too!