Topic
Jason
7 passages cited, from 3 classic reference works.
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The verses
The passages the works cite, those cited by more of them first.
- Romans 16:21Easton · Smith · Nave Probably Paul's kinsman, mentioned in
Timotheus my workfellow, and Lucius, and Jason, and Sosipater, my kinsmen, salute you.
- Acts 17:5Smith · Nave A Christian at Thessalonica
¶ But the Jews which believed not, moved with envy, took unto them certain lewd fellows of the baser sort, and gathered a company, and set all the city on an uproar, and assaulted the house of Jason, and sought to bring them out to the people.
- Acts 17:6Smith · Nave A Christian at Thessalonica
And when they found them not, they drew Jason and certain brethren unto the rulers of the city, crying, These that have turned the world upside down are come hither also;
- Acts 17:7Smith · Nave A Christian at Thessalonica
Whom Jason hath received: and these all do contrary to the decrees of Cæsar, saying that there is another king, one Jesus.
- Acts 17:9Smith · Nave A Christian at Thessalonica
And when they had taken security of Jason, and of the other, they let them go.
- Acts 17:5–9Easton
¶ But the Jews which believed not, moved with envy, took unto them certain lewd fellows of the baser sort, and gathered a company, and set all the city on an uproar, and assaulted the house of Jason, and sought to bring them out to the people. And when…
- Acts 20:4Smith
And there accompanied him into Asia Sopater of Berea; and of the Thessalonians, Aristarchus and Secundus; and Gaius of Derbe, and Timotheus; and of Asia, Tychicus and Trophimus.
In the reference works
Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897) · 2 references
He that will cure, the host of Paul and Silas in Thessalonica. The Jews assaulted his house in order to seize Paul, but failing to find him, they dragged Jason before the ruler of the city (Acts 17:5-9). He was apparently one of the kinsmen of Paul (Rom. 16:21), and accompanied him from Thessalonica to Corinth.
Smith's Bible Dictionary (1884) · 6 references
In the topical indexes
Texts: Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897); Smith's Bible Dictionary (1884); Nave's Topical Bible (1896), from the CrossWire SWORD modules (public domain). Verse references were parsed from the works' own markup and checked against the KJV verse list.