New Living Translation
Acts 14:5
5Then a mob of Gentiles and Jews, along with their leaders, decided to attack and stone them.
Acts 14:5 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)And when there was an assault made both of the Gentiles, and also of the Jews with their rulers, to use them despitefully, and to stone them,
- New International Version (NIV)There was a plot afoot among both Gentiles and Jews, together with their leaders, to mistreat them and stone them.
- English Standard Version (ESV)When an attempt was made by both Gentiles and Jews, with their rulers, to mistreat them and to stone them,
- New King James Version (NKJV)And when a violent attempt was made by both the Gentiles and Jews, with their rulers, to abuse and stone them,
Context of Acts 14:5
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. Then 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. 7And there they preached the Good News.
Read all of Acts 14Acts 14:5 word by word
ὡς δὲ ἐγένετο ὁρμὴ τῶν ἐθνῶν τε καὶ Ἰουδαίων σὺν τοῖς ἄρχουσιν αὐτῶν ὑβρίσαι καὶ λιθοβολῆσαι αὐτούς,Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- Andδέde · thenG1161
- whenὡςhōs · as/whenG5613
- there wasγίνομαιginomai · to beG1096
- an assaultὁρμήhormē · impulseG3730
- bothτεte · and/bothG5037
- of the Gentilesὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
- of the Gentilesἔθνοςethnos · GentilesG1484
- and alsoκαίkai · andG2532
- of the JewsἸουδαῖοςIoudaios · JewG2453
- withσύνsun · withG4862
- theirαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
- rulersἄρχωνarchōn · rulerG758
- to useὑβρίζωhubrizō · to mistreatG5195
- to stoneλιθοβολέωlithoboleō · to stoneG3036
Cross-references for Acts 14:5
- Acts 4:25you spoke long ago by the Holy Spirit through our ancestor David, your servant, saying, ‘Why were the nations so angry? Why did they waste their time with futile plans?
- 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.
- Psalms 2:1Why are the nations so angry? Why do they waste their time with futile plans?
- Psalms 83:5Yes, this was their unanimous decision. They signed a treaty as allies against you—
- 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.
- Matthew 5:44But I say, love your enemies! Pray for those who persecute you!
- Luke 6:28Bless those who curse you. Pray for those who hurt you.
Commentaries on Acts 14:5
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 5An assault made - ̔, A desperate attempt was made by their rulers, i.e. by the heathen rulers of the people, and the rulers of the synagogue. To use them despitefully - To expose them, bring them into contempt, and make them appear as monsters, or movers of sedition; and then to stone them for this falsely alleged crime.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 5An assault made - Greek: a “rush” - ̔́ hormēIt denotes “an impetuous excitement and aggression; a rush to put them to death.” It rather describes a popular tumult than a calm and deliberate purpose. There was a violent, tumultuous excitement. Both of the Gentiles - Of that part of them which was opposed to the apostles. To use them despitefully - See the notes on Matthew 5:44. To reproach them; to bring contempt upon them; to injure them. And to stone…Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 55. an assault made ... to stone them--rather here, "an impetuous movement" with a view to stoning them: for in 2Co 11:25, Paul says, "Once I was stoned," and that was at Lystra, as expressly related in Ac 14:19. (Paley's remarks--Horæ Paulinæ--on this singular coincidence between the Epistle and the history are very striking). fled--(See Mt 10:23).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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