² As was his custom, Paul went into the synagogue,^(A) and on three Sabbath^(B) days he reasoned with them from the Scriptures,^{(C) 3} explaining and proving that the Messiah had to suffer^(D) and rise from the dead.^(E) “This Jesus I am proclaiming to you is the Messiah,”^(F) he said. ⁴ Some of the Jews were persuaded and joined Paul and Silas,^(G) as did a large number of God-fearing Greeks and quite a few prominent women.

⁵ 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.^(H) They rushed to Jason’s^(I) house in search of Paul and Silas in order to bring them out to the crowd.^{[a] 6} But when they did not find them, they dragged^(J) Jason and some other believers^(K) before the city officials, shouting: “These men who have caused trouble all over the world^(L) have now come here,^{(M) 7} and Jason has welcomed them into his house. They are all defying Caesar’s decrees, saying that there is another king, one called Jesus.”^{(N) 8} When they heard this, the crowd and the city officials were thrown into turmoil. ⁹ Then they made Jason^(O) and the others post bond and let them go.