And, behold, they cried out, saying, What have we to do with You, Jesus, Son of God? Have You come here to torment us before the time?

O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, the one who kills the prophets and stones those who are sent to her, how often I wanted to gather your children together, as a hen gathers her chicks under her wings, but you were not willing!

And it happened, when Ahab saw Elijah, that Ahab said to him, Is that you, O troubler of Israel?

And he answered, I have not troubled Israel, but you and your father's house have, in that you have forsaken the commandments of Jehovah and have gone after the Baals.

Then the chief priests and the Pharisees gathered a council and said, What shall we do? For this Man performs many signs.

If we let Him alone like this, everyone will believe into Him, and the Romans will come and take away both our place and nation.

being greatly disturbed that they taught the people and preached in Jesus the resurrection from the dead.

So when they heard that, they raised their voice to God with one accord and said: Lord, You are God, who made the heavens and earth and the sea, and all that is in them,

The kings of the earth took their stand, and the rulers themselves were gathered against the Lord and against His Christ.

Now when the high priest, the temple commander, and the chief priests heard these things, they were perplexed as to whatever would become of this.

Then the commander went with the officers and brought them without violence, for they feared the people, that they might not be stoned.

saying, Did we not strictly command you not to teach in this name? And behold, you have filled Jerusalem with your doctrine, and intend to bring this Man's blood upon us.

And they brought them to the magistrates, and said, These men, being Jews, exceedingly trouble our city;

and they proclaim customs which are not lawful for us to receive or observe, being Romans.

But when they did not find them, they dragged Jason and some brethren to the rulers of the city, crying out, These who have turned the world upside down have come here, too;

whom Jason has received, and these are all acting contrary to the decrees of Caesar, saying there is another king, Jesus.