Acts 14:20

Courage and strength Protection and safety

¹⁸ And with these sayings scarce restrained they the people, that they had not done sacrifice unto them.

¹⁹ And there came thither certain Jews from Antioch and Iconium, who persuaded the people, and, having stoned Paul, drew him out of the city, supposing he had been dead.

Howbeit, as the disciples stood round about him, he rose up, and came into the city: and the next day he departed with Barnabas to Derbe.

²¹ And when they had preached the gospel to that city, and had taught many, they returned again to Lystra, and to Iconium, and Antioch,

²² Confirming the souls of the disciples, and exhorting them to continue in the faith, and that we must through much tribulation enter into the kingdom of God.

Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB: But after the disciples had gathered around him, he got up and went back into the city. And the next day he left with Barnabas for Derbe.
KJV: Howbeit, as the disciples stood round about him, he rose up, and came into the city: and the next day he departed with Barnabas to Derbe.
WEB: But as the disciples stood around him, he rose up, and entered into the city. On the next day he went out with Barnabas to Derbe.
ASV: But as the disciples stood round about him, he rose up, and entered into the city: and on the morrow he went forth with Barnabas to Derbe.
DARBY: But while the disciples encircled him, he rose up and entered into the city. And on the morrow he went away with Barnabas to Derbe.
BLB: But the disciples having surrounded him, having risen up, he entered into the city. And on the next day he went out with Barnabas to Derbe.

ÅB: men mens disiplene flokket seg omkring ham, sto han opp og gikk inn i byen. Den neste dag dro han med Barnabas avsted til Derbe.
OTB: Men mens disiplene samlet seg rundt ham, reiste han seg opp og gikk tilbake inn i byen. Neste dag dro han sammen med Barnabas til Derbe.
B1930: men mens disiplene flokket sig omkring ham, stod han op og gikk inn i byen. Den næste dag drog han med Barnabas avsted til Derbe.

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Cross references

2 Corinthians 1:9–10
But we had the sentence of death in ourselves, that we should not trust in ourselves, but in God which raiseth the dead:
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2 Corinthians 6:9
As unknown, and yet well known; as dying, and, behold, we live; as chastened, and not killed;
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Acts 14:6
They were ware of it, and fled unto Lystra and Derbe, cities of Lycaonia, and unto the region that lieth round about:
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Acts 20:1
And after the uproar was ceased, Paul called unto him the disciples, and embraced them, and departed for to go into Macedonia.
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Acts 16:40
And they went out of the prison, and entered into the house of Lydia: and when they had seen the brethren, they comforted them, and departed.
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Acts 16:1
Then came he to Derbe and Lystra: and, behold, a certain disciple was there, named Timotheus, the son of a certain woman, which was a Jewess, and believed; but his father was a Greek:
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Acts 12:17
But he, beckoning unto them with the hand to hold their peace, declared unto them how the Lord had brought him out of the prison. And he said, Go shew these things unto James, and to the brethren. And he departed, and went into another place.
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Revelation 11:7–12
And when they shall have finished their testimony, the beast that ascendeth out of the bottomless pit shall make war against them, and shall overcome them, and kill them.
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