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Acts 14:4

2 But the unbelieving Jews stirred up the Gentiles and poisoned their minds against the brothers.

3 So Paul and Barnabas spent considerable time there, speaking boldly for the Lord, who affirmed the message of His grace by enabling them to perform signs and wonders.

The people of the city were divided. Some sided with the Jews, and others with the apostles.

5 But when the Gentiles and Jews, together with their rulers, set out to mistreat and stone them,

6 they found out about it and fled to the Lycaonian cities of Lystra and Derbe and to the surrounding region,

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BSB
The people of the city were divided. Some sided with the Jews, and others with the apostles.
KJV
But the multitude of the city was divided: and part held with the Jews, and part with the apostles.
WEB
But the multitude of the city was divided. Part sided with the Jews and part with the apostles.
ASV
But the multitude of the city was divided; and part held with the Jews, and part with the apostles.
DARBY
And the multitude of the city was divided, and some were with the Jews and some with the apostles.
BLB
Now the multitude of the city was divided, and indeed some were with the Jews, but some with the apostles.
ÅB
Og mengden i byen delte seg; noen holdt med jødene, andre med apostlene.
OTB
Folket i byen ble delt; noen holdt med jødene, mens andre holdt med apostlene.
B1930
Og mengden i byen delte sig; nogen holdt med jødene, andre med apostlene.

Study notes (Tyndale)

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  • Acts 28:24

    Some of them were convinced by what he said, but others refused to believe.

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  • Acts 14:14

    But when the apostles Barnabas and Paul found out about this, they tore their clothes and rushed into the crowd, shouting,

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  • Acts 17:4–5

    Some of the Jews were persuaded and joined Paul and Silas, along with a large number of God-fearing Greeks and quite a few leading women.

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  • Acts 19:9

    But when some of them stubbornly refused to believe and publicly maligned the Way, Paul took his disciples and left the synagogue to conduct daily discussions in the lecture hall of Tyrannus.

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  • Luke 11:21–23

    When a strong man, fully armed, guards his house, his possessions are secure.

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  • Luke 12:51–53

    Do you think that I have come to bring peace to the earth? No, I tell you, but division.

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  • Micah 7:6

    For a son dishonors his father, a daughter rises against her mother, and a daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law. A man’s enemies are the members of his own household.

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  • Luke 2:34

    Then Simeon blessed them and said to His mother Mary: “Behold, this Child is appointed to cause the rise and fall of many in Israel, and to be a sign that will be spoken against,

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