Acts 14:5

Acts 14:5 in other versions

• King James Version (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,
• New International Version (NIV)There was a plot afoot among both Gentiles and Jews, together with their leaders, to mistreat them and stone them.
• English Standard Version (ESV)When an attempt was made by both Gentiles and Jews, with their rulers, to mistreat them and to stone them,
• New King James Version (NKJV)And when a violent attempt was made by both the Gentiles and Jews, with their rulers, to abuse and stone them,

Context of Acts 14:5

3So Paul and Barnabas stayed in Iconium for a long time. They were not afraid to tell people the message about the Lord Jesus. The Lord gave them power to do miracles. These showed the people that God was with Paul and Barnabas and that their message was true. They taught that God saves people because he is very kind. 4The people in the city did not agree with each other. Some of them believed the message from the apostles, Paul and Barnabas. But some people agreed with the Jews who did not believe their message. Some of the Jews and the Gentiles met with their leaders. They decided to do bad things to Paul and Barnabas. They wanted to throw stones at them and kill them. 6Paul and Barnabas heard that these people wanted to hurt them. So they left Iconium quickly and they went to Lystra and Derbe, and other places near there. These cities were in the region called Lycaonia. 7In all these places, they continued to tell people the good news about Jesus.

Acts 14:5 word by word

ὡς δὲ ἐγένετο ὁρμὴ τῶν ἐθνῶν τε καὶ Ἰουδαίων σὺν τοῖς ἄρχουσιν αὐτῶν ὑβρίσαι καὶ λιθοβολῆσαι αὐτούς,Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Andδέde · thenG1161
• whenὡςhōs · as/whenG5613
• there wasγίνομαιginomai · to beG1096
• an assaultὁρμήhormē · impulseG3730
• bothτεte · and/bothG5037
• of the Gentilesὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• of the Gentilesἔθνοςethnos · GentilesG1484
• and alsoκαίkai · andG2532
• of the JewsἸουδαῖοςIoudaios · JewG2453
• withσύνsun · withG4862
• theirαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• rulersἄρχωνarchōn · rulerG758
• to useὑβρίζωhubrizō · to mistreatG5195
• to stoneλιθοβολέωlithoboleō · to stoneG3036

Cross-references for Acts 14:5

• Acts 4:25Our ancestor, King David, was your servant. You sent your Holy Spirit to him so that he spoke your message. You said through him, “People of other nations were very angry. They made plans to do useless things. Why did they do that?
• Acts 17:5Some other Jews in the city were jealous of Paul and Silas, because people believed their message. So they went to the city's market place and they found some bad men there. These men often caused trouble in the city. Now the Jews brought these men to come together with them in an angry crowd. This crowd made a lot of noise and trouble in the streets of the city. They went to Jason's house and they broke down his door. They wanted to find Paul and Silas. They wanted to bring them out of the house to the crowd.
• Psalms 2:1Why are nations making plans to turn against the Lord? All their plans will fail!
• Psalms 83:5They agree together what they will do. They join one another to fight against you.
• 2 Timothy 3:11You also know what happened to me in the cities called Antioch, Iconium and Lystra. People caused me to have a lot of trouble and pain in those places. But I was patient and brave in those bad troubles! And the Lord kept me safe in all those dangerous times.
• Matthew 5:44What I tell you is this: You should love the people who want to hurt you. If people want to give you pain, pray for them. Pray that God would help them.
• Luke 6:28Say good things to people that say bad things against you. Pray for people who give you pain.

Commentaries on Acts 14:5

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 5An assault made - ̔, A desperate attempt was made by their rulers, i.e. by the heathen rulers of the people, and the rulers of the synagogue. To use them despitefully - To expose them, bring them into contempt, and make them appear as monsters, or movers of sedition; and then to stone them for this falsely alleged crime.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 5An assault made - Greek: a “rush” - ̔́ hormēIt denotes “an impetuous excitement and aggression; a rush to put them to death.” It rather describes a popular tumult than a calm and deliberate purpose. There was a violent, tumultuous excitement. Both of the Gentiles … - Of that part of them which was opposed to the apostles. To use them despitefully - See the notes on Matthew 5:44. To reproach them; to bring contempt upon them; to injure them. And to stone…Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 55. an assault made ... to stone them--rather here, "an impetuous movement" with a view to stoning them: for in 2Co 11:25, Paul says, "Once I was stoned," and that was at Lystra, as expressly related in Ac 14:19. (Paley's remarks--Horæ Paulinæ--on this singular coincidence between the Epistle and the history are very striking). fled--(See Mt 10:23).Read the comment

Topics related to Acts 14:5

• Barnabas
• Iconium
• Paul
• Zeal, Religious

In the dictionaries

• Confirm
• Cripple
• Lystra
• Raise
• Unbelieving
• Acts of the Apostles
• Assault
• Galatians, Epistle to the
• Lois
• Persecution

Commentaries on Acts 14

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings