Acts 14:5

3 Long time therefore abode they speaking boldly in the Lord, which gave testimony unto the word of his grace, and granted signs and wonders to be done by their hands.

4 But the multitude of the city was divided: and part held with the Jews, and part with the apostles.

And when there was an assault made both of the Gentiles, and also of the Jews with their rulers, to use them despitefully, and to stone them,

6 They were ware of it, and fled unto Lystra and Derbe, cities of Lycaonia, and unto the region that lieth round about:

7 And there they preached the gospel.

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 when the Gentiles and Jews, together with their rulers, set out to mistreat and stone them,
KJV
And when there was an assault made both of the Gentiles, and also of the Jews with their rulers, to use them despitefully, and to stone them,
WEB
When some of both the Gentiles and the Jews, with their rulers, made a violent attempt to mistreat and stone them,
ASV
And when there was made an onset both of the Gentiles and of the Jews with their rulers, to treat them shamefully and to stone them,
DARBY
And when an assault was making, both of [those of] the nations and [the] Jews with their rulers, to use [them] ill and stone them,
BLB
And when there was a rush of both the Gentiles and Jews, with their rulers, to mistreat and to stone them,
ÅB
Men da nå både hedningene og jødene med deres styresmenn stormet fram og ville mishandle dem og steine dem,
OTB
Da det ble lagt en plan av både hedninger og jøder, sammen med deres ledere, om å mishandle og steine dem,
B1930
Men da nu både hedningene og jødene med deres styresmenn stormet frem og vilde mishandle dem og stene dem,

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • Acts 14:19

    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.

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  • 2 Timothy 3:11

    Persecutions, afflictions, which came unto me at Antioch, at Iconium, at Lystra; what persecutions I endured: but out of them all the Lord delivered me.

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  • 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.

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  • Acts 4:25–29

    Who by the mouth of thy servant David hast said, Why did the heathen rage, and the people imagine vain things?

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  • Matthew 5:44

    But I say unto you, Love your enemies, bless them that curse you, do good to them that hate you, and pray for them which despitefully use you, and persecute you;

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  • Psalms 2:1–3

    Why do the heathen rage, and the people imagine a vain thing?

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  • Psalms 83:5

    For they have consulted together with one consent: they are confederate against thee:

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  • Luke 6:28

    Bless them that curse you, and pray for them which despitefully use you.

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