Uproar in Thessalonica
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Date: c. AD 49–52. Paul's appearance before Gallio, proconsul of Achaia c. AD 51–52 according to an inscription at Delphi, anchors this journey.
Passing through Amphipolis and Apollonia, Paul reasons from the Scriptures in the Thessalonian synagogue for three Sabbaths. Some are persuaded, but opponents stir up a mob and drag Jason and other believers before the city officials.
Primary Scripture
17:1 When they had passed through Amphipolis and Apollonia, they came to Thessalonica, where there was a Jewish synagogue.
17:2 As was his custom, Paul went into the synagogue, and on three Sabbaths he reasoned with them from the Scriptures,
17:3 explaining and proving that the Christ had to suffer and rise from the dead. “This Jesus I am proclaiming to you is the Christ,” he declared.
17:4 Some of the Jews were persuaded and joined Paul and Silas, along with a large number of God-fearing Greeks and quite a few leading women.
17:5 The Jews, however, became jealous. So they brought in some troublemakers from the marketplace, formed a mob, and sent the city into an uproar. They raided Jason’s house in search of Paul and Silas, hoping to bring them out to the people.
17:6 But when they could not find them, they dragged Jason and some other brothers before the city officials, shouting, “These men who have turned the world upside down have now come here,
17:7 and Jason has welcomed them into his home. They are all defying Caesar’s decrees, saying that there is another king, named Jesus!”
17:8 On hearing this, the crowd and city officials were greatly disturbed.
17:9 And they collected bond from Jason and the others and then released them.
Related Scripture
1 Thessalonians 1:5–9 · letter
Paul remembers how the Thessalonians received the message.
Location evidence
Event map marker: Identified site; [longitude, latitude] = [22.93209, 40.63216]. This is a teaching marker, not an exact event venue.
Thessalonica: Identified site. Coordinates [longitude, latitude]: [22.93209, 40.63216]. Classification source: rule.
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Interpretation and reuse
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