Acts 14:21

Acts 14:21 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And when they had preached the gospel to that city, and had taught many, they returned again to Lystra, and to Iconium, and Antioch,
• New International Version (NIV)They preached the gospel in that city and won a large number of disciples. Then they returned to Lystra, Iconium and Antioch,
• English Standard Version (ESV)When they had preached the gospel to that city and had made many disciples, they returned to Lystra and to Iconium and to Antioch,
• New Living Translation (NLT)After preaching the Good News in Derbe and making many disciples, Paul and Barnabas returned to Lystra, Iconium, and Antioch of Pisidia,

Context of Acts 14:21

19Then Jews from Antioch and Iconium came there; and having persuaded the multitudes, they stoned Paul and dragged him out of the city, supposing him to be dead. 20However, when the disciples gathered around him, he rose up and went into the city. And the next day he departed with Barnabas to Derbe. And when they had preached the gospel to that city and made many disciples, they returned to Lystra, Iconium, and Antioch, 22strengthening the souls of the disciples, exhorting them to continue in the faith, and saying, “We must through many tribulations enter the kingdom of God.” 23So when they had appointed elders in every church, and prayed with fasting, they commended them to the Lord in whom they had believed.

Acts 14:21 word by word

εὐαγγελισάμενοί τε τὴν πόλιν ἐκείνην καὶ μαθητεύσαντες ἱκανοὺς ὑπέστρεψαν εἰς τὴν Λύστραν καὶ εἰς Ἰκόνιον καὶ εἰς Ἀντιόχειαν·Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Andτεte · and/bothG5037
• when they had preached the gospelεὐαγγελίζομαιeuaggelizō · to speak good newsG2097
• to thatἐκεῖνοςekeinos · thatG1565
• cityὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• cityπόλιςpolis · cityG4172
• andκαίkai · andG2532
• had taughtμαθητεύωmathēteuō · to discipleG3100
• manyἱκανόςhikanos · sufficientG2425
• they returned againὑποστρέφωhupostrephō · to returnG5290
• toεἰςeis · towardG1519
• LystraΛύστραLustra · LystraG3082
• IconiumἸκόνιονIkonion · IconiumG2430
• AntiochἈντιόχειαAntiocheia · AntiochG490

Cross-references for Acts 14:21

• Matthew 28:19Go therefore and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit,
• Acts 14:1Now 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.
• Acts 13:14But when they departed from Perga, they came to Antioch in Pisidia, and went into the synagogue on the Sabbath day and sat down.
• Acts 15:36Then after some days Paul said to Barnabas, “Let us now go back and visit our brethren in every city where we have preached the word of the Lord, and see how they are doing.”
• Acts 16:2He was well spoken of by the brethren who were at Lystra and Iconium.
• 2 Timothy 3:11persecutions, afflictions, which happened to me at Antioch, at Iconium, at Lystra—what persecutions I endured. And out of them all the Lord delivered me.

Commentaries on Acts 14:21

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 21Preached the Gospel to that city - Derbe, a city in the same province. See on Acts 14:6; (note). They returned again to Lystra, and to Iconium - Behold the courage of these Christian men! They counted not their lives dear to them, and returned to do their Masters work in the very places in which they had been so grievously persecuted, and where one of them had been apparently stoned to death! The man who knows he is God's ambassador, and that his life…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 21Had taught many - Or, rather, had made many disciples (margin). To Lystra - Acts 14:6. And to Iconium - Acts 14:1. We have here a remarkable instance of the courage of the apostles. In these very places they had been persecuted and stoned, and yet in the face of danger they ventured to return. The welfare of the infant churches they deemed of more consequence than their own safety; and they threw themselves again into the midst of danger, to comfort and…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
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 21-2821. and when they had preached ... to that city and had taught many--rather, "had made many disciples" (Margin); but probably without suffering any persecution, as Derbe is not mentioned along with Antioch, Iconium, and Lystra (2Ti 3:11). 21-22. they returned ... to Lystra, Iconium, and Antioch, confirming the souls, &c.--At Derbe, Paul was not far from the well-known pass which leads down from the central tableland to Cilicia and Tarsus. But his thoughts…Read the comment

Topics related to Acts 14:21

• Antioch
• Iconium
• Lycaonia
• Lystra
• Paul
• Perseverance
• Zeal, Religious

In the dictionaries

• Antioch
• Iconium
• Lystra
• Confirm
• Cripple
• Pisidia
• Raise
• Unbelieving
• Acts of the Apostles
• Antioch, of Pisidia

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