# Acts 17:5

> The Jews, however, became jealous. So they brought in some troublemakers from the marketplace, formed a mob, and sent the city into an uproar. They raided Jason’s house in search of Paul and Silas, hoping to bring them out to the people.

— Acts 17:5, Berean Standard Bible

## On the map

- **Thessalonica** (Macedonia · today Thessaloniki) — https://scriptoria.digital/en/atlas/thessalonica

## When

- c. AD 49-52 (counted from the text)
- Date source: Acts 18:12 puts Paul before Gallio, proconsul of Achaia in AD 51-52 by the Delphi inscription. It is the anchor of the whole chronology of Paul.

## Who ruled

- **Claudius**, emperor of Rome, AD 41-54 · Source: Suetonius, Claudius; Tacitus, Annals XI-XII
- **Gallio**, proconsul of Achaia, AD 51-52 · Source: Delphi inscription (SIG 801d), which dates his term; Acts 18:12. It is the only fixed date in Paul's chronology.
- **Herod Agrippa II**, king of Judea, AD 50-93 · Source: Josephus, Jewish War II; Antiquities XX
- **Antonius Felix**, procurator of Judea, AD 52-59 · Source: Josephus, Antiquities XX.7-8; Tacitus, Annals XII.54

## See also

- Acts 17:13 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/acts/17/13
- Galatians 5:26 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/galatians/5/26
- Acts 14:2 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/acts/14/2
- Acts 17:7 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/acts/17/7
- Romans 16:21 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/romans/16/21
- Galatians 5:21 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/galatians/5/21
- 1 Thessalonians 2:14-16 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/1-thessalonians/2/14
- Judges 9:4 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/judges/9/4

Cross-references: OpenBible.info, CC BY 4.0.

## This document

- Canonical: https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/acts/17/5
- Whole chapter: https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/acts/17
- License: Scripture: Berean Standard Bible (BSB), public domain. Source: Scriptoria (scriptoria.digital).