8The multitude and the rulers of the city were troubled when they heard these things.


In Context

5 But the unpersuaded Jews took along some wicked men from the marketplace, and gathering a crowd, set the city in an uproar. Assaulting the house of Jason, they sought to bring them out to the people.

6 When 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,

7 whom Jason has received. These all act contrary to the decrees of Caesar, saying that there is another king, Jesus!|

8 The multitude and the rulers of the city were troubled when they heard these things.

9 When they had taken security from Jason and the rest, they let them go.

10 The brothers immediately sent Paul and Silas away by night to Beroea. When they arrived, they went into the Jewish synagogue.

Acts 17:8 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

17:8And they troubled the people and the rulers of the city, when they heard these things.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

17:8When they heard this, the crowd and the city officials were thrown into turmoil.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

17:8And they troubled the people and the rulers of the city, when they heard these things.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

17:8And they stirred up the people, and the rulers of the city hearing these things,

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

17:8And they troubled the multitude and the rulers of the city, when they heard these things.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

17:8And they troubled the crowd and the politarchs when they heard these things.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

17:8And they troubled the multitude and the rulers of the city, when they heard these things.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

17:8And they troubled the people, and the rulers of the city, when they heard these things.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

17:8And they troubled the multitude and the city rulers, hearing these things,