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,
• 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,
• New Living Translation (NLT)Then a mob of Gentiles and Jews, along with their leaders, decided to attack and stone them.

Context of Acts 14:5

3So Paul and Barnabas spent considerable time there, speaking boldly for the Lord, who confirmed the message of his grace by enabling them to perform signs and wonders. 4The people of the city were divided; some sided with the Jews, others with the apostles. There was a plot afoot among both Gentiles and Jews, together with their leaders, to mistreat them and stone them. 6But they found out about it and fled to the Lycaonian cities of Lystra and Derbe and to the surrounding country, 7where they continued to preach the gospel.

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 4:25You spoke by the Holy Spirit through the mouth of your servant, our father David: “ ‘Why do the nations rage and the peoples plot in vain?
• Acts 17:5But other Jews were jealous; so they rounded up some bad characters from the marketplace, formed a mob and started a riot in the city. They rushed to Jason’s house in search of Paul and Silas in order to bring them out to the crowd.
• Psalms 2:1Why do the nations conspire and the peoples plot in vain?
• Psalms 83:5With one mind they plot together; they form an alliance against you—
• 2 Timothy 3:11persecutions, sufferings—what kinds of things happened to me in Antioch, Iconium and Lystra, the persecutions I endured. Yet the Lord rescued me from all of them.
• Matthew 5:44But I tell you, love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you,
• Luke 6:28bless those who curse you, pray for those who mistreat 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

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