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

18But even with these words, Paul and Barnabas could scarcely restrain the people from sacrificing to them. 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. But as the believers gathered around him, he got up and went back into the town. The next day he left with Barnabas for Derbe. 21After preaching the Good News in Derbe and making many disciples, Paul and Barnabas returned to Lystra, Iconium, and Antioch of Pisidia, 22where they strengthened the believers. They encouraged them to continue in the faith, reminding them that we must suffer many hardships to enter the Kingdom of God.

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 20:9As Paul spoke on and on, a young man named Eutychus, sitting on the windowsill, became very drowsy. Finally, he fell sound asleep and dropped three stories to his death below.
• 2 Corinthians 1:9In fact, we expected to die. But as a result, we stopped relying on ourselves and learned to rely only on God, who raises the dead.
• 2 Corinthians 6:9We are ignored, even though we are well known. We live close to death, but we are still alive. We have been beaten, but we have not been killed.
• Revelation 11:7When they complete their testimony, the beast that comes up out of the bottomless pit will declare war against them, and he will conquer them and kill them.
• Acts 12:17He motioned for them to quiet down and told them how the Lord had led him out of prison. “Tell James and the other brothers what happened,” he said. And then he went to another place.
• Acts 16:40When Paul and Silas left the prison, they returned to the home of Lydia. There they met with the believers and encouraged them once more. Then they left town.
• Acts 20:1When the uproar was over, Paul sent for the believers and encouraged them. Then he said good-bye and left for Macedonia.
• Acts 14:6When the apostles learned of it, they fled to the region of Lycaonia—to the towns of Lystra and Derbe and the surrounding area.
• Acts 16:1Paul went first to Derbe and then to Lystra, where there was a young disciple named Timothy. His mother was a Jewish believer, but his 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
• Confirm
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• Raise
• Unbelieving
• Acts of the Apostles
• Derbe
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• Lois
• Paul, the Apostle

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