God’s Word Translation
Acts 14:5
5In the meantime, Paul and Barnabas found out that the non-Jewish people and the Jewish people with their rulers planned to attack them and stone them to death.
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
3Paul and Barnabas stayed in the city of Iconium for a long time. They spoke boldly about the Lord, who confirmed their message about his good will by having them perform miracles and do amazing things. 4But the people of Iconium were divided. Some were for the Jews, while others were for the apostles. In the meantime, Paul and Barnabas found out that the non-Jewish people and the Jewish people with their rulers planned to attack them and stone them to death. 6So they escaped to Lystra and Derbe, cities of Lycaonia, and to the surrounding territory. 7They spread the Good News there.
Read all of Acts 14Acts 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 4:25You said through the Holy Spirit, who spoke through your servant David (our ancestor), ‘Why do the nations act arrogantly? Why do their people devise useless plots?
- Acts 17:5Then the Jews became jealous. They took some low-class characters who hung around the public square, formed a mob, and started a riot in the city. They attacked Jason’s home and searched it for Paul and Silas in order to bring them out to the crowd.
- Psalms 2:1Why do the nations gather together? Why do their people devise useless plots?
- Psalms 83:5They agree completely on their plan. They form an alliance against you:
- 2 Timothy 3:11You also know about the kind of persecutions and sufferings which happened to me in the cities of Antioch, Iconium, and Lystra. I endured those persecutions, and the Lord rescued me from all of them.
- Matthew 5:44But I tell you this: Love your enemies, and pray for those who persecute you.
- Luke 6:28Bless those who curse you. Pray for those who insult you.
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
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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
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