Jason

Jason is a man living at the time of the New Testament. He is named in 5 verses of the Bible, first in Acts 17:5.

Verses

Acts

• Acts 17:5
  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 uproar, and assaulted the house of Jason, and sought to bring them out to the people.The Jews, however, became jealous. So they brought in some troublemakers from the marketplace, formed a mob, and sent the city into an uproar. They raided Jason’s house in search of Paul and Silas, hoping to bring them out to the people.
• 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;But when they could not find them, they dragged Jason and some other brothers before the city officials, shouting, “These men who have turned the world upside down have now come here,
• Acts 17:7
  Whom Jason hath received: and these all do contrary to the decrees of Cesar, saying that there is another king, one Jesus.and Jason has welcomed them into his home. They are all defying Caesar’s decrees, saying that there is another king, named Jesus!”
• Acts 17:9
  And when they had taken security of Jason, and of the other, they let them go.And they collected bond from Jason and the others, and then released them.

Romans

• Romans 16:21
  Timotheus my workfellow, and Lucius, and Jason, and Sosipater, my kinsmen, salute you.Timothy, my fellow worker, sends you greetings, as do Lucius, Jason, and Sosipater, my fellow countrymen.

Notes

1. Names, family links and verses from STEPBible's Translators Individualised Proper Names (TIPNR), STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0.
2. Where several people share a name, which verses belong to which person, and the family links, follow STEPBible's identifications; some are uncertain and are marked so.