The required amount of money to be released translates a technical term which refers to the security or money which was given to the city officials and which would have been forfeited by Jason had the offense been repeated. Although the subject of the verb made … pay is not explicit in Greek, the context makes it clear that the authorities are the subject.

Quoted with permission from Newman, Barclay M. and Nida, Eugene A. A Handbook on The Acts of the Apostles. (UBS Handbook Series). New York: UBS, 1972. For this and other handbooks for translators see here .