NET Bible
"They caused confusion among the crowd and the city officials who heard these things."
— Acts 17:8, NET Bible
“And they troubled the people and the rulers of the city, when they heard these things.”
“And they troubled the multitude and the rulers of the city, when they heard these things. ”
“The multitude and the rulers of the city were troubled when they heard these things.”
“And they stirred up the people: and the rulers of the city, hearing these things,”
“And hearing these things the people and the rulers of the town were troubled.”
“And they troubled the people and the rulers of the city, when they heard these things.”
But the Jews became jealous, and gathering together some worthless men from the rabble in the marketplace, they formed a mob and set the city in an uproar. They attacked Jason’s house, trying to find Paul and Silas to bring them out to the assembly.
When they did not find them, they dragged Jason and some of the brothers before the city officials, screaming,“These people who have stirred up trouble throughout the world have come here too,
and Jason has welcomed them as guests! They are all acting against Caesar’s decrees, saying there is another king named Jesus!”
They caused confusion among the crowd and the city officials who heard these things.
After the city officials had received bail from Jason and the others, they released them.
Paul and Silas at Berea The brothers sent Paul and Silas off to Berea at once, during the night. When they arrived, they went to the Jewish synagogue.
These Jews were more open-minded than those in Thessalonica, for they eagerly received the message, examining the scriptures carefully every day to see if these things were so.