Matthew Poole and continuators on Acts 17:5

5 ¶ But the Jews which believed not, moved with envy, took unto them certain lewd fellows of the baser sort, and gathered a company, and set all the city on an uprore, and assaulted the house of Jason, and sought to bring them out to the people.

Or were not convinced, or perswaded by St. Paul's Sermons and Arguments.

Or Zeal; which as fire in the chimney, its due place, is useful and necessary; but when scatter'd abroad, and out of its place, is most dangerous and destructive

Such as stand in Markets, and publick places, gazing, and having nothing to do.

To what mean and base acts do not blind zeal, and the rage of persecutors descend?

Some think this to be the Greek name which the Hellenists did use for Ioshua, or Iesus. This man was one of the dispersion, who came from Iudea into Syria; and from thence into Macedonia; and is famous so far as the Word of God is preached, for being the Host to Paul and Silas; and is mentioned Rom. 16.21.

For to slay them. Nothing but their blood could quench the thirst of their persecutors: But having no just cause for the spilling of it, they are willing to have others to bear the odium of it.