So when they had taken security from Jason and the rest, they let them go.
Parallel translations
- WEB When they had taken security from Jason and the rest, they let them go.
- KJV And when they had taken security of Jason, and of the other, they let them go.
- BSB And they collected bond from Jason and the others, and then released them.
- NASB And when they had received a pledge from Jason and the others, they released them.
- NLT So the officials forced Jason and the other believers to post bond, and then they released them.
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Quick answer
After taking a security bond from Jason and the others, the officials released them.
Overview
The bond likely obligated Jason to keep the peace, which helps explain why Paul soon left the city. The authorities found no real crime, yet the pressure forced the missionaries to move on. God protected His servants while the young church remained to grow under continued opposition.
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- Acts 17:5But the unpersuaded Jews took along some wicked men from the marketplace, and gathering a crowd, set the city in an uproar. Assaulting the house of Jason, they sought to bring them out to the people.
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