[ When Paul and his companions had passed through Amphipolis and Apollonia ], they came to Thessalonica, [ where there was a Jewish synagogue ]. [ As was his custom ], Paul went into the synagogue, and on three Sabbath days he reasoned with them from the Scriptures, [ explaining and proving [ that the Messiah had to suffer and rise from the dead ] ]. “This Jesus [ I am proclaiming to you ] is the Messiah,” he said. Some of the Jews were persuaded and joined Paul and Silas, [ as did a large number of [ God-fearing ] Greeks and quite a few prominent women. But other Jews were jealous; so they rounded up some bad characters from the marketplace, formed a mob and started a riot in the city. They rushed to Jason’s house in search of Paul and Silas [ in order to bring them out to the crowd ].
But [ when they did not find them ], they dragged Jason and some other believers before the city officials,[ shouting ]: “These men [ who have caused trouble all over the world ] have now come here, and Jason has welcomed them into his house. They are all defying Caesar’s decrees, [ saying [ that there is another king, one [ called Jesus ] ] ].” [ When they heard this ], the crowd and the city officials were thrown into turmoil. Then they made [ Jason and the others post bond ] and let [ them go ].