This they set about doing by uniting with "certain lewd fellows of the baser sort," by which means they succeeded in setting "all the city on an uproar." In the hope of finding the apostles, they "assaulted the house of Jason;" 230 but they could find neither Paul nor Silas. And "when they found them not," the mob in their mad disappointment "drew Jason and certain brethren unto the rulers of the city, crying, These that have turned the world upside down are come hither also; whom Jason hath received: and these all do contrary to the decrees of Caesar, saying that there is another king, one Jesus."

De gik i gang med det ved at slutte sig sammen med "nogle slette mennesker fra gaden", hvorved det lykkedes dem at "lave opløb og vække uroligheder i byen." I håb om at finde apostlene "stormede de Jasons hus" men de kunne hverken finde Paulus eller Silas. "Men da de ikke fandt dem," slæbte pøbelen i deres vanvittige skuffelse "Jason og nogle brødre for borgmestrene og råbte: "Disse mennesker, som har bragt hele verden i oprør, er nu også kommet hertil, og dem har Jason taget imod; de handler alle mod kejserens befalinger og siger, at en anden, en, der hedder Jesus, er konge."