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Posting Bail for the Gospel
Commentators explain that 'taking security' was a formal legal action, equivalent to posting bail. Jason and the other believers likely had to deposit a sum of money or make a legal promise to the city officials (politarchs). This action satisfied the authorities, who had flimsy evidence against the Christians, and secured the release of Jason and his companions from custody.
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Albert Barnes
On Acts 17:9
18th Century
Theologian
And when they had taken security of Jason. This is an expression taken from courts, meaning that Jason and the other satisfied the magistr…
AT Robertson
On Acts 17:9
When they had taken security (λαβοντες το ικανον). A Greek idiom=Latin satis ac-
cipere, to receive the suffi…
Charles Ellicott
On Acts 17:9
19th Century
Bishop
And when they had taken security of Jason.—The Greek noun, probably used as an equivalent for the Latin satis acciper…
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Expositor's Bible Commentary
On Acts 17:9
The charges against Paul and Silas and their companions naturally alarmed the Thessalonian politarchs. But apparently they found the evidence for t…
John Gill
On Acts 17:9
17th Century
Pastor
And when they had taken security of Jason, and of the other ,
&c.] That is, received satisfaction from them, by the …
Matthew Henry
On Acts 17:1–9
17th Century
Minister
The aim and scope of Paul's preaching and arguing was to prove that Jesus is the Christ. He necessarily had to suffer for us, because he could not …