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They traveled through Amphipolis and Apollonia and came to Thessalonica ,
where there was a Jewish synagogue .
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As usual ,
Paul went in and on three Sabbaths discussed the Scriptures with them .
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He explained and showed them that the Christ had to suffer and rise from the dead .
He said , “
This very Jesus whom I proclaim to you is the Christ .”
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Some of them were persuaded to join Paul and Silas ,
especially a large crowd of devout Greeks and the wives of many prominent men .
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But the Jews became jealous ,
and they took some contemptible characters who used to hang out in the public square ,
formed a mob ,
and started a riot in the city .
They attacked Jason '
s home and searched it for Paul and Silas in order to bring them out to the people .
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When they didn '
t find them ,
they dragged Jason and some other brothers before the city officials and shouted , “
These fellows who have turned the world upside down have come here ,
too ,
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and Jason has welcomed them as his guests .
All of them oppose the emperor '
s decrees by saying that there is another king —
Jesus !”
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The crowd and the city officials were upset when they heard this ,
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but after they had gotten a bond from Jason and the others they let them go .