Acts 14:20

Acts 14:20 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Howbeit, as the disciples stood round about him, he rose up, and came into the city: and the next day he departed with Barnabas to Derbe.
• New International Version (NIV)But after the disciples had gathered around him, he got up and went back into the city. The next day he and Barnabas left for Derbe.
• English Standard Version (ESV)But when the disciples gathered about him, he rose up and entered the city, and on the next day he went on with Barnabas to Derbe.
• New King James Version (NKJV)However, when the disciples gathered around him, he rose up and went into the city. And the next day he departed with Barnabas to Derbe.

Context of Acts 14:20

18Even by saying these things, they scarcely persuaded the crowds not to offer sacrifice to them. 19But Jews came from Antioch and Iconium, and after winning the crowds over, they stoned Paul and dragged him out of the city, presuming him to be dead. But after the disciples had surrounded him, he got up and went back into the city. On the next day he left with Barnabas for Derbe. 21After they had proclaimed the good news in that city and made many disciples, they returned to Lystra, to Iconium, and to Antioch. 22They strengthened the souls of the disciples and encouraged them to continue in the faith, saying, “We must enter the kingdom of God through many persecutions.”

Acts 14:20 word by word

κυκλωσάντων δὲ τῶν μαθητῶν αὐτὸν ἀναστὰς εἰσῆλθεν εἰς τὴν πόλιν καὶ τῇ ἐπαύριον ἐξῆλθεν σὺν τῷ Βαρναβᾷ εἰς Δέρβην.Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Howbeitδέde · thenG1161
• as the disciplesὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• as the disciplesμαθητήςmathētēs · discipleG3101
• stood round aboutκυκλόωkukloō · to surroundG2944
• himαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• he rose upἀνίστημιanistēmi · to ariseG450
• and cameεἰσέρχομαιeiserchomai · to enterG1525
• intoεἰςeis · towardG1519
• the cityπόλιςpolis · cityG4172
• andκαίkai · andG2532
• the next dayἐπαύριονepaurion · the next dayG1887
• he departedἐξέρχομαιexerchomai · to go outG1831
• withσύνsun · withG4862
• BarnabasΒαρνάβαςBarnabas · BarnabasG921
• DerbeΔέρβηderbē · DerbeG1191

Cross-references for Acts 14:20

• Acts 20:9A young man named Eutychus, who was sitting in the window, was sinking into a deep sleep while Paul continued to speak for a long time. Fast asleep, he fell down from the third story and was picked up dead.
• 2 Corinthians 1:9Indeed we felt as if the sentence of death had been passed against us, so that we would not trust in ourselves but in God who raises the dead.
• 2 Corinthians 6:9as unknown, and yet well-known; as dying and yet – see! – we continue to live; as those who are scourged and yet not executed;
• Revelation 11:7When they have completed their testimony, the beast that comes up from the abyss will make war on them and conquer them and kill them.
• Acts 12:17He motioned to them with his hand to be quiet and then related how the Lord had brought him out of the prison. He said, “Tell James and the brothers these things,” and then he left and went to another place.
• Acts 16:40When they came out of the prison, they entered Lydia’s house, and when they saw the brothers, they encouraged them and then departed.
• Acts 20:1After the disturbance had ended, Paul sent for the disciples, and after encouraging them and saying farewell, he left to go to Macedonia.
• Acts 14:6Paul and Barnabas learned about it and fled to the Lycaonian cities of Lystra and Derbe and the surrounding region.
• 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.

Commentaries on Acts 14:20

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 20The disciples stood round about him - No doubt in earnest prayer, entreating the Author of life that his soul might again return to its battered tenement. He rose up - Miraculously restored, not only to life, but to perfect soundness so that he was able to walk into the city, that his persecutors might see the mighty power of God in his restoration, and the faith of the young converts be confirmed in the truth and goodness of God. It is strange that…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 20Howbeit - Notwithstanding the supposition that he was dead. As the disciples stood round about him - It would seem that they did not suppose I that he was dead; but might be expecting that he would revive. He rose up … - Most commentators have supposed that this was the effect of a miracle. They have maintained that he could not have risen so soon, and entered into the city, without the interposition of miraculous power (Calvin, Doddridge, Clarke, etc.)…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 19-28Verses 19-28 See how restless the rage of the Jews was against the gospel of Christ. The people stoned Paul, in a popular tumult. So strong is the bent of the corrupt and carnal heart, that as it is with great difficulty that men are kept back from evil on one side, so it is with great ease they are persuaded to evil on the other side. If Paul would have been Mercury, he might have been worshipped; but if he will be a faithful minister of Christ, he shall…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 20the next day he left: Paul later returned to Lystra on his second missionary journey (16:1).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 2020. as the disciples stood round about him--sorrowing. So his labors here had not been in vain: "Disciples" had been gathered, who now rallied around the bleeding body. And one appears to have been gained on this occasion, of far more importance than all the rest--Timotheus. See on Ac 16:1-3. (It could scarcely have been at the subsequent visit, Ac 14:21, for the reason given in 2Ti 3:10, 11; while at the third visit, Ac 16:1-3, he was already a…Read the comment

Topics related to Acts 14:20

• Antioch
• Barnabas
• Derbe
• Lycaonia
• Lystra
• Minister, Christian
• Paul
• Zeal, Religious

In the dictionaries

• Barnabas
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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