Acts 17:6
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; 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;
The cry belongs to the stay of Paul and Silas at Thessalonica after leaving Philippi, where they were given opportunity to address large gatherings in the Jewish synagogue while still bearing the marks of the shameful treatment they had just suffered. That suffering required explanation, which they gave without exalting themselves, magnifying instead the One who had wrought their deliverance.
Their preaching drew many to Christianity, including multitudes of Gentiles and leading women of the city, and this success filled the opposing Jews with envy and jealousy while also stirring opposition. Those Jews were then out of favor with the Roman power and under suspicion and restriction because of a recent insurrection in the capital, so they saw an opportunity to regain favor, appear as loyal citizens, gratify their hostility toward the apostles, and shift the suspicion resting on themselves to the Christian converts. They excited a worthless mob with cunning falsehoods to make a furious assault like wild beasts on the temporary home of the apostles, the house of Jason, with orders to bring out Paul and Silas and drag them to the authorities, although they themselves had incited the uproar.
Paul and Silas were not there because friends had hurried them out of the city to Berea, so in mad disappointment the mob seized Jason, including his brother and other believers who had received the apostles, and dragged them before the rulers of the city. The cry that these had turned the world upside down and had now come there meant they were accused of being disturbers who raised tumult and insurrection and of bringing that influence to Thessalonica, falsely presenting their preaching about Christ as a threat to public order and a fomenting of disorder. The outcry was joined to the political charge that they acted against the decrees of Caesar by proclaiming Jesus as another king, resting on a false interpretation of Paul's teaching about the second coming to mean that Christ would return in that generation to reign on earth as king over all nations.
The charge was pressed with such determination that the magistrates believed it and, since Paul and Silas could not be found, put Jason under bonds to keep the peace. In a true sense the humble men chosen by Christ did shake and stir the world, for empowered and working with the Holy Spirit and the divine Spirit they carried the gospel to every nation under heaven in a single generation. The Jews regarded the apostles as disturbers of the churches, and ministers who reject light regard those who bring Bible truth and precious truths the same way, sometimes acting dishonestly, critically and sharply, while other ministers have lived up to the best light they had on the Scriptures.
Those who enter a place to present truth should first become acquainted with the shepherds of the flock and be friendly, sociable, fair and open in laying precious truths before them, rather than giving the impression of a fox stealing in to take sheep.