World English Bible
"The multitude and the rulers of the city were troubled when they heard these things."
— Acts 17:8, World English 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. ”
“They caused confusion among the crowd and the city officials who 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 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.
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,
whom Jason has received. These all act contrary to the decrees of Caesar, saying that there is another king, Jesus!"
The multitude and the rulers of the city were troubled when they heard these things.
When they had taken security from Jason and the rest, they let them go.
The brothers immediately sent Paul and Silas away by night to Beroea. When they arrived, they went into the Jewish synagogue.
Now these were more noble than those in Thessalonica, in that they received the word with all readiness of the mind, examining the Scriptures daily to see whether these things were so.