Acts 17:6 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“And 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;”
Acts 17:6 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Acts 17:6 in 6 Bible Translations
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Acts 17:6 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“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,”
Acts 17:6 — World English Bible
Acts 17:6 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“And 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; ”
Acts 17:6 — American Standard Version
Acts 17:6 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“and 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,”
Acts 17:6 — Young's Literal Translation
Acts 17:6 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“and 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, ”
Acts 17:6 — Darby Translation
Acts 17:6 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“But when they found them not, they drew Iason and certaine brethren vnto the heads of the citie, crying, These are they which haue subuerted the state of the world, and here they are,”
Acts 17:6 — Geneva Bible
Acts 17:6 in Context — Acts 17
4 And some of them believed, and consorted with Paul and Silas; and of the devout Greeks a great multitude, and of the chief women not a few.
5 But the Jews which believed not, moved with envy, took unto them certain lewd fellows of the baser sort, and gathered a company, and set all the city on an uproar, and assaulted the house of Jason, and sought to bring them out to the people.
6 And 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;
7 Whom Jason hath received: and these all do contrary to the decrees of Cesar, saying that there is another king, one Jesus.
8 And they troubled the people and the rulers of the city, when they heard these things.
What Does Acts 17:6 Mean?
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