βασιλέα ἕτερον λέγοντες with אAB. Vulg. ‘regem alium dicentes.’

7. οὓς ὑποδέδεκται Ἰάσων, whom Jason hath received, as guests into his house. Thus he would be counted for a sympathizer with their teaching, as most probably he was. For the verb cf. Tob 7:9; 1Ma 16:15.

οὖτοι πάντες, these all. Implying that Paul and Silas, whom they had not found, would be included in the accusation, if they could be caught.

βασιλέα ἕτερον λέγοντες εἶναι Ἰησοῦν, saying that there is another king, one Jesus. So far as this chapter gives an account of St Paul’s preaching, he had only drawn the attention of the Jews to the sufferings of the Messiah, but we cannot doubt that he had also spoken of His kingdom. Such language the mob would be urged to seize on, and make it the justification for their uproar, for Thessalonica though a free city was subject to the Emperor.

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