Paul and Silas in Thessalonica

Acts 17

¹ Now when they had passed through Amphipolis and Apollonia, they came to _g Thessalonica, where there was a synagogue of the Jews. ² And Paul went in, _h as was his custom, and on three Sabbath days he reasoned with them _i from the Scriptures, ³ _j explaining and proving that it was necessary for _k the Christ to suffer and _l to rise from the dead, and saying, "This Jesus, whom I proclaim to you, is the Christ." ⁴ And _m some of them were persuaded and joined Paul and Silas, as did _n a great many of the devout _o Greeks and not a few of the leading women. ⁵ _p But the Jews _q were jealous, and taking _r some wicked men of the rabble, they formed a mob, set the city in an uproar, and attacked the house of Jason, seeking to bring them out to the crowd. ⁶ And when they could not find them, _s they dragged Jason and some of the brothers before the city authorities, shouting, "These men who have turned the world upside down have come here also, ⁷ and Jason has received them, and they are all acting against _t the decrees of Caesar, saying that there is _u another king, Jesus." ⁸ And the people and the city authorities were disturbed when they heard these things. ⁹ And when they had taken money as security from Jason and the rest, they let them go.

1. Cross References
   Acts 20:4
   Sopater the Berean, son of Pyrrhus, accompanied him; and of the Thessalonians, Aristarchus and Secundus; and Gaius of Derbe, and Timothy; and the Asians, Tychicus and Trophimus.
   Philippians 4:16
   Even in Thessalonica you sent me help for my needs once and again.
   1 Thessalonians 1:1
   Paul, Silvanus, and Timothy, To the church of the Thessalonians in God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ: Grace to you and peace.
   
2. Cross References
   Acts 13:5
   When they arrived at Salamis, they proclaimed the word of God in the synagogues of the Jews. And they had John to assist them.
   
3. Cross References
   Acts 8:35
   Then Philip opened his mouth, and beginning with this Scripture he told him the good news about Jesus.
   
4. Cross References
   Luke 24:26
   Was it not necessary that the Christ should suffer these things and enter into his glory?
   Luke 24:32
   They said to each other, "Did not our hearts burn within us while he talked to us on the road, while he opened to us the Scriptures?
   
5. Cross References
   Acts 3:18
   But what God foretold by the mouth of all the prophets, that his Christ would suffer, he thus fulfilled.
   
6. Cross References
   John 20:9
   For as yet they did not understand the Scripture, that he must rise from the dead.
   
7. Cross References
   1 Thessalonians 2:1 - 2
   For you yourselves know, brothers, that our coming to you was not in vain.
   Acts 14:4
   But the people of the city were divided; some sided with the Jews and some with the apostles.
   
8. Cross References
   Acts 17:12
   Many of them therefore believed, with not a few Greek women of high standing as well as men.
   
9. Cross References
   John 7:35
   The Jews said to one another, "Where does this man intend to go that we will not find him? Does he intend to go to the Dispersion among the Greeks and teach the Greeks?
   
10. Cross References
    1 Thessalonians 2:14 - 16
    For you, brothers, became imitators of the churches of God in Christ Jesus that are in Judea. For you suffered the same things from your own countrymen as they did from the Jews.
    Acts 13:50
    But the Jews incited the devout women of high standing and the leading men of the city, stirred up persecution against Paul and Barnabas, and drove them out of their district.
    
11. Cross References
    Acts 5:17
    But the high priest rose up, and all who were with him (that is, the party of the Sadducees), and filled with jealousy
    
12. Cross References
    Judges 9:4
    And they gave him seventy pieces of silver out of the house of Baal-berith with which Abimelech hired worthless and reckless fellows, who followed him.
    Judges 11:3
    Then Jephthah fled from his brothers and lived in the land of Tob, and worthless fellows collected around Jephthah and went out with him.
    2 Chronicles 13:7
    And certain worthless scoundrels gathered about him and defied Rehoboam the son of Solomon, when Rehoboam was young and irresolute and could not withstand them.
    
13. Cross References
    Acts 16:19 - 21
    But when her owners saw that their hope of gain was gone, they seized Paul and Silas and dragged them into the marketplace before the rulers.
    
14. Cross References
    Acts 16:4
    As they went on their way through the cities, they delivered to them for observance the decisions that had been reached by the apostles and elders who were in Jerusalem.
    Luke 2:1
    In those days a decree went out from Caesar Augustus that all the world should be registered.
    
15. Cross References
    Luke 23:2
    And they began to accuse him, saying, "We found this man misleading our nation and forbidding us to give tribute to Caesar, and saying that he himself is Christ, a king.