Acts 14:6

Acts 14:6 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)They were ware of it, and fled unto Lystra and Derbe, cities of Lycaonia, and unto the region that lieth round about:
• English Standard Version (ESV)they learned of it and fled to Lystra and Derbe, cities of Lycaonia, and to the surrounding country,
• New King James Version (NKJV)they became aware of it and fled to Lystra and Derbe, cities of Lycaonia, and to the surrounding region.
• New Living Translation (NLT)When the apostles learned of it, they fled to the region of Lycaonia—to the towns of Lystra and Derbe and the surrounding area.

Context of Acts 14:6

4The people of the city were divided; some sided with the Jews, others with the apostles. 5There was a plot afoot among both Gentiles and Jews, together with their leaders, to mistreat them and stone them. But 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. 8In Lystra there sat a man who was lame. He had been that way from birth and had never walked.

Acts 14:6 word by word

συνιδόντες κατέφυγον εἰς τὰς πόλεις τῆς Λυκαονίας, Λύστραν καὶ Δέρβην καὶ τὴν περίχωρον,Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• They were ware ofσυνείδωsuneidō · be awareG4894
• and fledκαταφεύγωkatapheugō · to fleeG2703
• untoεἰςeis · towardG1519
• LystraΛύστραLustra · LystraG3082
• andκαίkai · andG2532
• DerbeΔέρβηderbē · DerbeG1191
• citiesὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• citiesπόλιςpolis · cityG4172
• of LycaoniaΛυκαονίαLukaonia · LycaoniaG3071
• unto the region that lieth round aboutπερίχωροςperichōros · regionG4066

Cross-references for Acts 14:6

• Acts 9:24but Saul learned of their plan. Day and night they kept close watch on the city gates in order to kill him.
• Acts 17:13But when the Jews in Thessalonica learned that Paul was preaching the word of God at Berea, some of them went there too, agitating the crowds and stirring them up.
• Acts 23:12The next morning some Jews formed a conspiracy and bound themselves with an oath not to eat or drink until they had killed Paul.
• 2 Kings 6:8Now the king of Aram was at war with Israel. After conferring with his officers, he said, “I will set up my camp in such and such a place.”
• Matthew 10:23When you are persecuted in one place, flee to another. Truly I tell you, you will not finish going through the towns of Israel before the Son of Man comes.
• Acts 14:20But 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.
• Acts 16:1Paul came to Derbe and then to Lystra, where a disciple named Timothy lived, whose mother was Jewish and a believer but whose father was a Greek.
• 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.
• Acts 14:11When the crowd saw what Paul had done, they shouted in the Lycaonian language, “The gods have come down to us in human form!”

Commentaries on Acts 14:6

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 6They were ware of it - They were informed of the scheme, and of the attempt that was about to be made, and fled unto Lystra and Derbe; they did not leave the province of Lycaonia, but went to other towns and cities. Lystra lay to the south and Derbe to the north of Iconium, according to the general opinion. Strabo, Geogr. lib. xii., tells us expressly, that Iconium was within Lycaonia, Thence are the Lycaonian hills plain, cold, naked, and pastures for…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 6They were ware of it - They were in some way informed of the excitement and of their danger. And fled unto Lystra and Derbe, cities of Lycaonia - Lycaonia was one of the provinces of Asia Minor. It had Galatia north, Pisidia south, Cappadocia east, and Phrygia west. It was formerly within the limits of Phrygia, but was erected into a separate province by Augustus. “The district of Lycaonia extends from the ridges of Mount Taurus and the borders of Cilicia…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 6Lycaonia was a southern region of the Roman province of Galatia. Its major cities were Lystra, Derbe, Laranda, and Iconium. Acts reports two more visits by Paul to Lycaonia (16:1–5; 18:23). Paul’s letter to the Galatians was probably addressed to scattered believers in the churches of Lycaonia (see Galatians Book Introduction, “Recipients”). Lystra was about 40 kilometers (25 miles) south or southwest of Iconium. Derbe was about 50 kilometers (30 miles)…Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 66. unto Lystra and Derbe--the one some twenty miles to the south, the other some sixty miles to the east of Iconium, somewhere near the bases of what are called the Black Mountains and the roots of Mount Taurus; but their exact position has not yet been discovered. There being no mention of the synagogue at Lystra, it is probable there were too few Jews there to form one.Read the comment

Topics related to Acts 14:6

• Barnabas
• Derbe
• Iconium
• Lycaonia
• Lystra
• Minister, Christian
• Paul
• Prudence
• Zeal, Religious

In the dictionaries

• Lystra
• Confirm
• Cripple
• Raise
• Unbelieving
• Acts of the Apostles
• Galatians, Epistle to the
• Iconium
• Lois
• Lycaonia

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