But if you do evil, be afraid, for he does not bear the sword in vain. He is God’s servant, an agent of retribution to the wrongdoer.įor he is God's servant to you for good. But if you do wrong, be afraid, for he does not carry the sword in vain. For he is the servant of God, an avenger who carries out God’s wrath on the wrongdoer.įor he is God’s servant for your good. But if you do wrong, be afraid, for he does not bear the sword in vain. They are God’s servants, sent for the very purpose of punishing those who do what is wrong.įor he is God’s servant for your good. But if you are doing wrong, of course you should be afraid, for they have the power to punish you. The authorities are God’s servants, sent for your good. They are God’s servants, agents of wrath to bring punishment on the wrongdoer. But if you do wrong, be afraid, for rulers do not bear the sword for no reason. 9 Then they made Jason ( P) and the others post bond and let them go.For the one in authority is God’s servant for your good. They are all defying Caesar’s decrees, saying that there is another king, one called Jesus.” ( O) 8 When they heard this, the crowd and the city officials were thrown into turmoil. 6 But when they did not find them, they dragged ( K) Jason and some other believers ( L) before the city officials, shouting: “These men who have caused trouble all over the world ( M) have now come here, ( N) 7 and Jason has welcomed them into his house.
( I) They rushed to Jason’s ( J) house in search of Paul and Silas in order to bring them out to the crowd. 4 Some of the Jews were persuaded and joined Paul and Silas, ( H) as did a large number of God-fearing Greeks and quite a few prominent women.ĥ But other Jews were jealous so they rounded up some bad characters from the marketplace, formed a mob and started a riot in the city. ( F) “This Jesus I am proclaiming to you is the Messiah,” ( G) he said. 2 As was his custom, Paul went into the synagogue, ( B) and on three Sabbath ( C) days he reasoned with them from the Scriptures, ( D) 3 explaining and proving that the Messiah had to suffer ( E) and rise from the dead. 17 When Paul and his companions had passed through Amphipolis and Apollonia, they came to Thessalonica, ( A) where there was a Jewish synagogue.
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