Acts 17:4-6
4 And some of them were persuaded; and a great multitude of the devout Greeks, and not a few of the leading women, joined Paul and Silas. 5 But the Jews who were not persuaded, becoming envious, took some of the evil men from the marketplace, and gathering a mob, set all the city in an uproar and attacked the house of Jason, and sought to bring them out to the people. 6 But when they did not find them, they dragged Jason and some brethren to the rulers of the city, crying out, “These who have turned the world upside down have come here too."
When Paul reasoned through the scriptures, reading and giving the meaning, some were moved to accept the truth they heard. However, those who were not persuaded got a mob together of ruffians and attacked the house where they were staying. Since they could not find them, they grabbed the owner of the house instead, intent on violence. What they said is worth noting - "These who have turned the world upside down have come here too." The gospel shows men their sinfulness in the hands of an angry God, and our pride will not accept the cure. So it remains today.
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