New Living Translation
Acts 14:2
2Some of the Jews, however, spurned God’s message and poisoned the minds of the Gentiles against Paul and Barnabas.
Acts 14:2 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)But the unbelieving Jews stirred up the Gentiles, and made their minds evil affected against the brethren.
- New International Version (NIV)But the Jews who refused to believe stirred up the other Gentiles and poisoned their minds against the brothers.
- English Standard Version (ESV)But the unbelieving Jews stirred up the Gentiles and poisoned their minds against the brothers.
- New King James Version (NKJV)But the unbelieving Jews stirred up the Gentiles and poisoned their minds against the brethren.
Context of Acts 14:2
1The same thing happened in Iconium. Paul and Barnabas went to the Jewish synagogue and preached with such power that a great number of both Jews and Greeks became believers. Some of the Jews, however, spurned God’s message and poisoned the minds of the Gentiles against Paul and Barnabas. 3But the apostles stayed there a long time, preaching boldly about the grace of the Lord. And the Lord proved their message was true by giving them power to do miraculous signs and wonders. 4But the people of the town were divided in their opinion about them. Some sided with the Jews, and some with the apostles.
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οἱ δὲ ἀπειθήσαντες Ἰουδαῖοι ἐπήγειραν καὶ ἐκάκωσαν τὰς ψυχὰς τῶν ἐθνῶν κατὰ τῶν ἀδελφῶν.¶Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- Butδέde · thenG1161
- the unbelievingἀπειθέωapeitheō · to disobeyG544
- JewsἸουδαῖοςIoudaios · JewG2453
- stirred upἐπεγείρωepegeirō · to awaken/rouseG1892
- the Gentilesὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
- the Gentilesἔθνοςethnos · GentilesG1484
- andκαίkai · andG2532
- madeκακόωkakoō · to harmG2559
- their mindsψυχήpsuchē · soulG5590
- againstκατάkata · according toG2596
- the brethrenἀδελφόςadelphos · brotherG80
Cross-references for Acts 14:2
- Acts 14:19Then some Jews arrived from Antioch and Iconium and won the crowds to their side. They stoned Paul and dragged him out of town, thinking he was dead.
- Acts 13:45But when some of the Jews saw the crowds, they were jealous; so they slandered Paul and argued against whatever he said.
- Acts 17:5But some of the Jews were jealous, so they gathered some troublemakers from the marketplace to form a mob and start a riot. They attacked the home of Jason, searching for Paul and Silas so they could drag them out to the crowd.
- Acts 18:12But when Gallio became governor of Achaia, some Jews rose up together against Paul and brought him before the governor for judgment.
- Acts 21:27The seven days were almost ended when some Jews from the province of Asia saw Paul in the Temple and roused a mob against him. They grabbed him,
- Mark 15:10(For he realized by now that the leading priests had arrested Jesus out of envy.)
- 1 Thessalonians 2:15For some of the Jews killed the prophets, and some even killed the Lord Jesus. Now they have persecuted us, too. They fail to please God and work against all humanity
Commentaries on Acts 14:2
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 2Stirred up the Gentiles - , Such as were mere heathens, and thus distinguished from the Jews, and the Greeks who were proselytes. Evil affected - , Irritated or exasperated their minds against the brethren, the disciples of Christ; one of their appellations before they were called Christians at Antioch. See on Acts 11:26; (note).Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 2But the unbelieving Jews - See the notes on Acts 13:50. And made their minds evil-affected - Irritated, or exasperated them. Against the brethren - One of the common appellations by which Christians were known.Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 2Once again, Paul and Barnabas faced Jews who opposed them. These people rejected the Christian message (the good news about Jesus) and also influenced the Gentiles to think wrongly about it.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
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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
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