7Whom Jason hath received: and these all do contrary to the decrees of Caesar, saying that there is another king, one Jesus.
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And they began to accuse him, saying, We found this fellow perverting the nation, and forbidding to give tribute to Caesar, saying that he himself is Christ a King.
And from thenceforth Pilate sought to release him: but the Jews cried out, saying, If thou let this man go, thou art not Caesar's friend: whosoever maketh himself a king speaketh against Caesar.
And teach customs, which are not lawful for us to receive, neither to observe, being Romans.
There are certain Jews whom thou hast set over the affairs of the province of Babylon, Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego; these men, O king, have not regarded thee: they serve not thy gods, nor worship the golden image which thou hast set up.
While he answered for himself, Neither against the law of the Jews, neither against the temple, nor yet against Caesar, have I offended any thing at all. …
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Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 1-9)Paul’s two epistles to the Thessalonians, the first two he wrote by inspiration, give such a shining character of that church, that we cannot but be glad here in the history to meet with an account of the first founding of the church there. I. Here is Paul’s coming to Thessalonica, which was the chief city of this country, called at this day Salonech , in the Turkish dominions. Observe, 1. Paul we…
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