6And not finding them, they drew Jason and certain brethren to the rulers of the city, crying: They that set the city in an uproar, are come hither also;


In Context

3 Declaring and insinuating that the Christ was to suffer, and to rise again from the dead; and that this is Jesus Christ, whom I preach to you.

4 And some of them believed, and were associated to Paul and Silas; and of those that served God, and of the Gentiles a great multitude, and of noble women not a few.

5 But the Jews, moved with envy, and taking unto them some wicked men of the vulgar sort, and making a tumult, set the city in an uproar; and besetting Jason's house, sought to bring them out unto the people.

6 And not finding them, they drew Jason and certain brethren to the rulers of the city, crying: They that set the city in an uproar, are come hither also;

7 Whom Jason hath received; and these all do contrary to the decrees of Caesar, saying that there is another king, Jesus.

8 And they stirred up the people, and the rulers of the city hearing these things,

Acts 17:6 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

17:6And when they found them not, they drew Jason and certain brethren unto the rulers of the city, crying, These that have turned the world upside down are come hither also;

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

17:6But when they did not find them, they dragged Jason and some other brothers before the city officials, shouting: "These men who have caused trouble all over the world have now come here,

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

17:6And when they found them not, they dragged Jason and certain brethren before the rulers of the city, crying, These that have turned the world upside down are come hither also;

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

17:6and not having found them, dragged Jason and certain brethren before the politarchs, crying out, These men that have set the world in tumult, are come here also,

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

17:6And when they found them not, they dragged Jason and certain brethren before the rulers of the city, crying, These that have turned the world upside down are come hither also;

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

17:6And when they found them not, they drew Jason and certain brethren to the rulers of the city, crying, These that have turned the world upside down, have come hither also;

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

17:6When they didn't find them, they dragged Jason and certain brothers before the rulers of the city, crying, |These who have turned the world upside down have come here also,

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

17:6and 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,

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

17:6And when they found them not, they drew Jason and certain brothers to the rulers of the city, crying, These that have turned the world upside down are come here also;