Acts 17:7

“Whom Jason hath received, etc.] Into his house in a private manner, and has entertained, contrary to law, which forbids men to receive and entertain persons of seditious principles, and practices, for this is mentioned as a charge against Jason: and these all do contrary to the decrees of Caesar; both the apostle and those with him, and Jason, and the brethren, whom they now had set before the magistrates, who were all of the same sentiments and practices; and which were opposite to the decrees of the Roman emperor, and the Roman senate, who suffered none to be called a king but whom they pleased; whereas these men taught, saying, that there is another king, one Jesus; but then though they…”

“all do contrary to the decrees of CÃ&brvbrsar, &c.--meaning, probably, nothing but what is specified in the next words. saying . . . there is another king, one Jesus--(See on Joh 19:12).”

“Whom Jason hath received - Has received into his house, and entertained kindly. These all do contrary to the decrees of Caesar - The charge against them was that of sedition and rebellion against the Roman emperor. Grotius on this verse remarks that the Roman people, and after them the emperors, would not permit the name of king to be mentioned in any of the vanquished provinces except by their permission. Saying that there is another king - This was probably a charge of mere malignity. They probably understood that when the apostles spoke of Jesus as a king, they did not do it as of a temporal prince. But it was easy to pervert their words, and to give plausibility to the accusation. The…”

“and these: Act 16:21, Act 25:8-11; Ezr 4:12-15; Dan 3:12, Dan 6:13; Luk 23:2; Joh 19:12; Pe1 2:15 Acts 17:8”