They brought them before the magistrates and said,“ These men are Jews, and are throwing our city into an uproar

又带到官长面前说：“这些人原是犹太人，竟骚扰我们的城，

又带他们到行政官长们面前，说：“这些骚扰我们城的，他们是犹太人，

又带他们到行政官长们面前，说：“这些骚扰我们城的，他们是犹太人，

他们在官长面前控告保罗和西拉，说：“这些是犹太人，竟扰乱我们的城市，

又带到裁判官面前，说：“这些人是犹太人，扰乱我们的城市，

把两个人带到官长们面前，说：“这些人是犹太人，在扰乱我们的城市，

又帶到官長面前說：「這些人原是猶太人，竟騷擾我們的城，

又帶他們到行政官長們面前，說：「這些騷擾我們城的，他們是猶太人，

又帶他們到行政官長們面前，說：「這些騷擾我們城的，他們是猶太人，

他們在官長面前控告保羅和西拉，說：「這些是猶太人，竟擾亂我們的城市，

又帶到裁判官面前，說：“這些人是猶太人，擾亂我們的城市，

把他們帶交官長，說：『這些人是猶太人，騷擾我們的城，

把兩個人帶到官長們面前，說：「這些人是猶太人，在擾亂我們的城市，

解於上憲曰、此猶太人也、大擾我邑、

解至幕府、曰、此猶太人、騷擾我邑、

見有司、解至上官曰、此猶太人、騷擾我邑、

鳴諸有司曰：『此本猶太人、擾及吾邑、強傳律法、為吾羅馬人所不宜受、不宜行者。』

They brought them to the judges.“ These men are Jews,” her owners said.“ They are making trouble in our city.

And when they had brought them to the magistrates, they said,“ These men are Jews, and they are disturbing our city.

“ The whole city is in an uproar because of these Jews!” they shouted to the city officials.

Bringing them before the chief magistrates, they said,“ These men are seriously disturbing our city. They are Jews

and when they had brought them to the chief magistrates, they said,“ These men, Jews as they are, are causing our city trouble,

And they brought them to the magistrates, and said,“ These men, being Jews, exceedingly trouble our city;

and when they had brought them unto the magistrates, they said, These men, being Jews, do exceedingly trouble our city,

Bringing them before the chief magistrates, they said,“ These men are seriously disturbing our city. They are Jews

And brought them to the magistrates, saying, These men, being Jews, do exceedingly trouble our city,

When they had brought them before the magistrates, they said,“ These men are throwing our city into confusion. They are Jews

When they had brought them to the magistrates, they said,“ These men, being Jews, are agitating our city

But we want to hear what your views are, for we know that people everywhere are talking against this sect.”

Then Haman said to King Xerxes,“ There is a certain people dispersed among the peoples in all the provinces of your kingdom who keep themselves separate. Their customs are different from those of all other people, and they do not obey the king’s laws; it is not in the king’s best interest to tolerate them.If it pleases the king, let a decree be issued to destroy them, and I will give ten thousand talents of silver to the king’s administrators for the royal treasury.”

But when they realized he was a Jew, they all shouted in unison for about two hours:“ Great is Artemis of the Ephesians!”

You adulterous people, don’t you know that friendship with the world means enmity against God? Therefore, anyone who chooses to be a friend of the world becomes an enemy of God.

When he saw Elijah, he said to him,“ Is that you, you troubler of Israel?”“ I have not made trouble for Israel,” Elijah replied.“ But you and your father’s family have. You have abandoned the Lord’s commands and have followed the Baals.

Do not conform to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God’s will is— his good, pleasing and perfect will.

“ If the world hates you, keep in mind that it hated me first.If you belonged to the world, it would love you as its own. As it is, you do not belong to the world, but I have chosen you out of the world. That is why the world hates you.Remember what I told you:‘ A servant is not greater than his master.’ If they persecuted me, they will persecute you also. If they obeyed my teaching, they will obey yours also.

There he met a Jew named Aquila, a native of Pontus, who had recently come from Italy with his wife Priscilla, because Claudius had ordered all Jews to leave Rome. Paul went to see them,

When King Herod heard this he was disturbed, and all Jerusalem with him.

The king should know that the people who came up to us from you have gone to Jerusalem and are rebuilding that rebellious and wicked city. They are restoring the walls and repairing the foundations.Furthermore, the king should know that if this city is built and its walls are restored, no more taxes, tribute or duty will be paid, and eventually the royal revenues will suffer.Now since we are under obligation to the palace and it is not proper for us to see the king dishonored, we are sending this message to inform the king,so that a search may be made in the archives of your predecessors. In these records you will find that this city is a rebellious city, troublesome to kings and provinces, a place with a long history of sedition. That is why this city was destroyed.

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.