# Acts 17:6

> But when they could not find them, they dragged Jason and some other brothers before the city officials, shouting, “These men who have turned the world upside down have now come here,

— Acts 17:6, 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 24:5 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/acts/24/5
- Acts 16:19-21 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/acts/16/19
- Acts 28:22 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/acts/28/22
- Luke 23:5 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/luke/23/5
- Acts 21:28-31 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/acts/21/28
- 1 Kings 18:17-18 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/1-kings/18/17
- Jeremiah 38:2-4 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/jeremiah/38/2
- Matthew 24:14 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/matthew/24/14

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

## This document

- Canonical: https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/acts/17/6
- Whole chapter: https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/acts/17
- License: Scripture: Berean Standard Bible (BSB), public domain. Source: Scriptoria (scriptoria.digital).