Acts 14:1

Acts 14:1 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)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.
• New International Version (NIV)At Iconium Paul and Barnabas went as usual into the Jewish synagogue. There they spoke so effectively that a great number of Jews and Greeks believed.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Now at Iconium they entered together into the Jewish synagogue and spoke in such a way that a great number of both Jews and Greeks believed.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Now it happened in Iconium that they went together to the synagogue of the Jews, and so spoke that a great multitude both of the Jews and of the Greeks believed.

Context of Acts 14:1

The same thing happened in Iconium when Paul and Barnabas went into the Jewish synagogue and spoke in such a way that a large group of both Jews and Greeks believed. 2But the Jews who refused to believe stirred up the Gentiles and poisoned their minds against the brothers. 3So they stayed there for a considerable time, speaking out courageously for the Lord, who testified to the message of his grace, granting miraculous signs and wonders to be performed through their hands.

Acts 14:1 word by word

Ἐγένετο δὲ ἐν Ἰκονίῳ κατὰ τὸ αὐτὸ εἰσελθεῖν αὐτοὺς εἰς τὴν συναγωγὴν τῶν Ἰουδαίων καὶ λαλῆσαι οὕτως ὥστε πιστεῦσαι Ἰουδαίων τε καὶ Ἑλλήνων πολὺ πλῆθος.Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Andδέde · thenG1161
• it came to passγίνομαιginomai · to beG1096
• inἐνen · in/on/amongG1722
• IconiumἸκόνιονIkonion · IconiumG2430
• that theyαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• wentεἰσέρχομαιeiserchomai · to enterG1525
• togetherκατάkata · according toG2596
• intoεἰςeis · towardG1519
• the synagogueὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• the synagogueσυναγωγήsunagōgē · synagogueG4864
• of the JewsἸουδαῖοςIoudaios · JewG2453
• andκαίkai · andG2532
• soοὕτωςhoutō · thus(-ly)G3779
• spakeλαλέωlaleō · to speakG2980
• thatὥστεhōste · soG5620
• a greatπολύςpolus polos · muchG4183
• multitudeπλῆθοςplēthos · multitudeG4128
• bothτεte · and/bothG5037
• of the GreeksἝλλην=ἝλληνHellēn · Greek, GentileG1672
• believedπιστεύωpisteuō · to trust (in)G4100

Cross-references for Acts 14:1

• Acts 13:51So after they shook the dust off their feet in protest against them, they went to Iconium.
• Acts 9:20and immediately he began to proclaim Jesus in the synagogues, saying, “This man is the Son of God.”
• Acts 13:46Both Paul and Barnabas replied courageously, “It was necessary to speak the word of God to you first. Since you reject it and do not consider yourselves worthy of eternal life, we are turning to the Gentiles.
• Acts 17:1After they traveled through Amphipolis and Apollonia, they came to Thessalonica, where there was a Jewish synagogue.
• Acts 18:4He addressed both Jews and Greeks in the synagogue every Sabbath, attempting to persuade them.
• Acts 19:8So Paul entered the synagogue and spoke out fearlessly for three months, addressing and convincing them about the kingdom of God.
• Acts 14:21After they had proclaimed the good news in that city and made many disciples, they returned to Lystra, to Iconium, and to Antioch.
• Acts 11:21The hand of the Lord was with them, and a great number who believed turned to the Lord.
• Acts 13:43When the meeting of the synagogue had broken up, many of the Jews and God-fearing proselytes followed Paul and Barnabas, who were speaking with them and were persuading them to continue in the grace of God.
• Acts 17:4Some of them were persuaded and joined Paul and Silas, along with a large group of God-fearing Greeks and quite a few prominent women.
• Acts 18:8Crispus, the president of the synagogue, believed in the Lord together with his entire household, and many of the Corinthians who heard about it believed and were baptized.
• Acts 14:2But the Jews who refused to believe stirred up the Gentiles and poisoned their minds against the brothers.
• Acts 16:1He also came to Derbe and to Lystra. A disciple named Timothy was there, the son of a Jewish woman who was a believer, but whose father was a Greek.
• Acts 17:12Therefore many of them believed, along with quite a few prominent Greek women and men.
• Acts 19:10This went on for two years, so that all who lived in the province of Asia, both Jews and Greeks, heard the word of the Lord.
• Acts 20:21testifying to both Jews and Greeks about repentance toward God and faith in our Lord Jesus.

Commentaries on Acts 14:1

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 1In Iconium - See the conclusion of the preceding chapter. So spake - ̔ . With such power and demonstration of the Spirit, that a great multitude both of the Jews, genuine descendants of one or other of the twelve tribes, and also of the Greeks, ̔, probably such as were proselytes of the gate, believed, received the Christian religion as a revelation from God, and confided in its Author for salvation, according to the apostles' preaching.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 1In Iconium - See the notes on Acts 13:51. In this place, and in Antioch and Lystra, Timothy became acquainted with Paul and his manner of life, 2 Timothy 3:10-11. So spake - Spake with such power - their preaching was attended so much with the influence of the Spirit. And also of the Greeks - Probably proselytes from the Greeks, who were in the habit of attending the synagogue.Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 1Paul and Barnabas at Iconium. (1-7) A cripple healed at Lystra, The people would have sacrificed to Paul and Barnabas. (8-18) Paul stoned at Lystra, The churches visited again. (19-28) Verses 1-7 The apostles spake so plainly, with such evidence and proof of the Spirit, and with such power; so warmly, and with such concern for the souls of men; that those who heard them could not but say, God was with them of a truth. Yet the success was not to be…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1Paul and Barnabas traveled on their mission to the next town, Iconium (now called Konya). This city is east of Pisidian Antioch on a high plateau in south-central Asia Minor. Iconium was near several important trade routes. In their usual way, Paul and Barnabas began their ministry by speaking powerfully in the Jewish synagogue. Their teachings led to a positive response from both Jews and Greeks.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-7"After this detailed account of Paul's labors at Pisidian Antioch, Luke subjoins only brief notices of his further labors, partly because from the nature of the case his discourses must have embraced nearly the same topics, and partly because the consequences that resulted assumed quite a similar shape" [Olshausen]. 1. they went both together into the synagogue--Though Paul was now the prominent speaker and actor, yet in everything Barnabas went along…Read the comment

Topics related to Acts 14:1

• Barnabas
• Iconium
• Law
• Paul
• Revivals
• Synagogue
• Zeal, Religious

In the dictionaries

• Iconium
• Confirm
• Cripple
• Raise
• Synagogue
• Unbelieving
• Acts of the Apostles
• Galatians, Epistle to the
• Grecians; Greeks
• Lois

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