Acts 13:51

Acts 13:51 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)But they shook off the dust of their feet against them, and came unto Iconium.
• New International Version (NIV)So they shook the dust off their feet as a warning to them and went to Iconium.
• English Standard Version (ESV)But they shook off the dust from their feet against them and went to Iconium.
• New King James Version (NKJV)But they shook off the dust from their feet against them, and came to Iconium.

Context of Acts 13:51

49The word of the Lord spread throughout the whole region. 50But Jews stirred up devout women of high social standing and the officials of the city. These people started to persecute Paul and Barnabas and threw them out of their territory. In protest against these people, Paul and Barnabas shook the dust off their feet and went to the city of Iconium. 52Meanwhile, the disciples ⌞in Antioch⌟ continued to be full of joy and the Holy Spirit.

Acts 13:51 word by word

οἱ δὲ ἐκτιναξάμενοι τὸν κονιορτὸν τῶν ποδῶν ἐπ᾽ αὐτοὺς ἦλθον εἰς Ἰκόνιον.Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Butδέde · thenG1161
• they shook offἐκτινάσσωektinassō · to shake out/offG1621
• the dustὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• the dustκονιορτόςkoniortos · dustG2868
• of theirαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• feetπούςpous · footG4228
• againstἐπίepi · upon/to/againstG1909
• and cameἔρχομαιerchomai · to come/goG2064
• untoεἰςeis · towardG1519
• IconiumἸκόνιονIkonion · IconiumG2430

Cross-references for Acts 13:51

• Acts 18:6But they opposed him and insulted him. So Paul shook the dust from his clothes and told them, “You’re responsible for your own death. I’m innocent. From now on I’m going to people who are not Jewish.”
• Matthew 10:14If anyone doesn’t welcome you or listen to what you say, leave that house or city, and shake its dust off your feet.
• Mark 6:11Wherever people don’t welcome you or listen to you, leave and shake the dust from your feet as a warning to them.”
• Luke 9:5If people don’t welcome you, leave that city, and shake its dust off your feet as a warning to them.”
• Acts 14:1The same thing happened in the city of Iconium. Paul and Barnabas went into the synagogue and spoke in such a way that a large crowd of Jews and Greeks believed.
• Acts 16:2The believers in Lystra and Iconium spoke well of Timothy.

Commentaries on Acts 13:51

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 51They shook off the dust of their feet against them - This was a very significant rite; by it, they in effect said: Ye are worse than the heathen: even your very land is accursed for your opposition to God, and we dare not permit even its dust to cleave to the soles of our feet; and we shake it off, in departing from your country, according to our Lord's command, ( Matthew 10:14;), for a testimony against you, that we offered you salvation, but ye rejected…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 51But they shook off the dust … - See the notes on Matthew 10:14. And came unto Iconium - This was the capital of Lycaonia. It is now called Konieh, and is the capital of Caramania. “Konieh extends to the east and south over the plain far beyond the walls, which are about two miles in circumference … Mountains covered with snow rise on every side, excepting toward the east, where a plain, as flat as the desert of Arabia, extends far beyond the reach of the…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 42-52Verses 42-52 The Jews opposed the doctrine the apostles preached; and when they could find no objection, they blasphemed Christ and his gospel. Commonly those who begin with contradicting, end with blaspheming. But when adversaries of Christ's cause are daring, its advocates should be the bolder. And while many judge themselves unworthy of eternal life, others, who appear less likely, desire to hear more of the glad tidings of salvation. This is according…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 50-51Jewish opposition once again forced Paul and Barnabas out of their district. They shook the dust off their feet as a sign of rejection, as Jesus had taught his disciples (see Matthew 10:14–15; Mark 6:11–12; Luke 9:5–6; 10:10–11). That place was then treated as pagan (not worshiping the true God). Paul and Barnabas left that place in order to reach other people who might be more open to the message of new life in Christ.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 49-5249-52. And the word of the Lord was published throughout all the region--implying some stay in Antioch and missionary activity in its vicinity.Read the comment

Topics related to Acts 13:51

• Antioch
• Dust
• Iconium
• Law
• Paul
• Zeal, Religious

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Commentaries on Acts 13

• 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
• Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
• 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