Acts 14:5

Then the non-Jewish people and the Jewish leaders [SYN] who opposed those two talked among themselves about how they could mistreat them. Some of the important men in that city agreed to help them. Together, they decided that they would kill Paul and Barnabas by throwing stones at them.

Translation for Translators

In The King James Version

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,

In Context

4The people who lived in Iconium city strongly disagreed with each other concerning the message about Jesus. Some of them agreed with the Jews [SYN] who did not believe that message. Others agreed with Paul and Barnabas.

6But Paul and Barnabas heard about that, so they quickly went away to Lycaonia district. They went to Lystra and Derbe cities in that district and to the area surrounding those cities.

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Cross References

Psalms 2:1◄Why do the leaders of nations rage against God?/It is foolish for the nations to be angry with God► [RHQ]. ◄Why do people plan to rebel against God even though it is in vain?/It is useless for people to plan to rebel against God► [RHQ]!

Matthew 5:44But now listen to what I say to you: Love your enemies as well as your friends, and pray for those who cause you to suffer.

Acts 4:25The Holy Spirit caused our ancestor, King David [MTY], who served you, to write these words: It is ridiculous [RHQ] that the non-Jews became angry and the Israelite people planned uselessly to oppose God.

Acts 17:5But some leaders of the Jews there in Thessalonica became jealous because many people believed what Paul taught. So they went to the public square and persuaded some lazy men who were loitering there to follow them. In this way, the leaders of the Jews gathered a crowd and incited them to become noisy and start a riot against Paul and Silas. Those Jews and others ran to the house of a man named Jason. He was the man who had invited Paul and Silas to stay at his house. They wanted to bring Paul and Silas outside to where the crowd of people was waiting.

Matthew Henry on Acts 14:2-8

Paul at Iconium. 1 And it came to pass in Iconium, that they went both together into the synagogue of the Jews, and so spake, that a great multitude both of the Jews and also of the Greeks believed. 2 But the unbelieving Jews stirred up the Gentiles, and made their minds evil affected against the brethren. 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… Read the whole commentary →

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