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

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

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 ideas are. We know that people everywhere are talking against those who believe as you do.”

Then Haman said to King Xerxes,“ Certain people are scattered among the nations. They live in all the territories in your kingdom. They keep themselves separate from everyone else. Their practices are different from the practices of all other people. They don’t obey your laws. It really isn’t good for you to put up with them.If it pleases you, give the order to destroy them. I’ll even add 375 tons of silver to the king’s officials for the royal treasures.”

But then they realized that he was a Jew. So they all shouted the same thing for about two hours.“ Great is Artemis of the Ephesians!” they yelled.

You are not faithful to God. Don’t you know that to be a friend of the world is to hate God? So anyone who chooses to be the world’s friend becomes God’s enemy.

When he saw Elijah, he said to him,“ Is that you? You are always stirring up trouble in Israel.”“ I haven’t made trouble for Israel,” Elijah replied.“ But you and your father’s family have. You have turned away from the Lord’ s commands. You have followed gods that are named Baal.

Don’t live the way this world lives. Let your way of thinking be completely changed. Then you will be able to test what God wants for you. And you will agree that what he wants is right. His plan is good and pleasing and perfect.

“ My disciples, does the world hate you? Remember that it hated me first.If you belonged to the world, it would love you like one of its own. But you do not belong to the world. I have chosen you out of the world. That is why the world hates you.Remember what I told you. I said,‘ A slave is not more important than his master.’( John 13:16) If people hated me and tried to hurt me, they will do the same to you. If they obeyed my teaching, they will obey yours also.

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

When King Herod heard about it, he was very upset. Everyone in Jerusalem was troubled too.

We want you to know about the people who left you and have come up to us. They have gone to Jerusalem and are rebuilding that evil city. It has caused trouble for a long time. Those people are making its walls like new again. They are repairing the foundations.Here is something else we want you to know. Suppose this city is rebuilt. And suppose its walls are made like new again. Then no more taxes, gifts or fees will be collected. And sooner or later there will be less money for you.We owe a lot to you. We don’t want to see dishonor brought on you. So we’re sending this letter to tell you what is going on.Then you can have a search made in the official records. Have someone check the records of the kings who ruled before you. If you do, you will find out that Jerusalem is an evil city. It causes trouble for kings and countries. For a long time the city has refused to let anyone rule over it. That’s why it was destroyed.

But they couldn’t find them. So they dragged Jason and some other believers to the city officials.“ These men have caused trouble all over the world,” they shouted.“ Now they have come here.Jason has welcomed them into his house. They are all disobeying Caesar’s commands. They say there is another king. He is called Jesus.”When the crowd and the city officials heard this, they became very upset.