Acts 14:4

Acts 14:4 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)But the multitude of the city was divided: and part held with the Jews, and part with the apostles.
• New International Version (NIV)The people of the city were divided; some sided with the Jews, others with the apostles.
• English Standard Version (ESV)But the people of the city were divided; some sided with the Jews and some with the apostles.
• New King James Version (NKJV)But the multitude of the city was divided: part sided with the Jews, and part with the apostles.

Context of Acts 14:4

2Some 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. But the people of the town were divided in their opinion about them. Some sided with the Jews, and some with the apostles. 5Then a mob of Gentiles and Jews, along with their leaders, decided to attack and stone them. 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 14:4 word by word

ἐσχίσθη δὲ τὸ πλῆθος τῆς πόλεως, καὶ οἱ μὲν ἦσαν σὺν τοῖς Ἰουδαίοις, οἱ δὲ σὺν τοῖς ἀποστόλοις.Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Butδέde · thenG1161
• the multitudeὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• the multitudeπλῆθοςplēthos · multitudeG4128
• of the cityπόλιςpolis · cityG4172
• was dividedσχίζωschizō · to splitG4977
• andκαίkai · andG2532
• ·μένmen · on the other handG3303
• part heldεἰμίeimi · to beG1510
• withσύνsun · withG4862
• the JewsἸουδαῖοςIoudaios · JewG2453
• the apostlesἀπόστολοςapostolos · apostleG652

Cross-references for Acts 14:4

• Micah 7:6For the son despises his father. The daughter defies her mother. The daughter-in-law defies her mother-in-law. Your enemies are right in your own household!
• Matthew 10:34“Don’t imagine that I came to bring peace to the earth! I came not to bring peace, but a sword.
• Luke 2:34Then Simeon blessed them, and he said to Mary, the baby’s mother, “This child is destined to cause many in Israel to fall, and many others to rise. He has been sent as a sign from God, but many will oppose him.
• Luke 11:21For when a strong man is fully armed and guards his palace, his possessions are safe—
• Luke 12:51Do you think I have come to bring peace to the earth? No, I have come to divide people against each other!
• John 7:43So the crowd was divided about him.
• Acts 28:24Some were persuaded by the things he said, but others did not believe.
• Acts 14:14But when the apostles Barnabas and Paul heard what was happening, they tore their clothing in dismay and ran out among the people, shouting,
• Acts 13:2One day as these men were worshiping the Lord and fasting, the Holy Spirit said, “Appoint Barnabas and Saul for the special work to which I have called them.”
• 1 Corinthians 9:5Don’t we have the right to bring a believing wife with us as the other apostles and the Lord’s brothers do, and as Peter does?

Commentaries on Acts 14:4

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 4The multitude of the city was divided - The Jews treated the apostles as false teachers, and their miracles as impositions; and many of the people held with them: while the others, who had not hardened their hearts against the truth, felt the force of it; and, being without prejudice, could easily discern the miracles to be the work of God, and therefore held with the apostles.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 4Was divided - Into parties. Greek: there was a schism - ̓́ EschisthēAnd part held with the Jews - Held to the doctrines of the Jews, in opposition to the apostles. A revival of religion often produces excitement by the bad passions of opposers. The enemies of the truth form parties, and organize opposition. It is no uncommon thing even now for such parties to be formed; but the fault is not in Christianity. It lies with those who form a party against…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

Topics related to Acts 14:4

• Barnabas
• Iconium
• Paul
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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