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 King James Version (NKJV)And when they had preached the gospel to that city and made many disciples, they returned to Lystra, Iconium, and Antioch,

Context of Acts 14:21

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. 20But as the believers gathered around him, he got up and went back into the town. The next day he left with Barnabas for Derbe. After 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. 23Paul and Barnabas also appointed elders in every church. With prayer and fasting, they turned the elders over to the care of the Lord, in whom they had put their trust.

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 28:19Therefore, go and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit.
• Acts 14:1The 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.
• Acts 13:14But Paul and Barnabas traveled inland to Antioch of Pisidia. On the Sabbath they went to the synagogue for the services.
• Acts 15:36After some time Paul said to Barnabas, “Let’s go back and visit each city where we previously preached the word of the Lord, to see how the new believers are doing.”
• Acts 16:2Timothy was well thought of by the believers in Lystra and Iconium,
• 2 Timothy 3:11You know how much persecution and suffering I have endured. You know all about how I was persecuted in Antioch, Iconium, and Lystra—but the Lord rescued me from all of it.

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