Acts 14:6

Acts 14:6 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)They were ware of it, and fled unto Lystra and Derbe, cities of Lycaonia, and unto the region that lieth round about:
• New International Version (NIV)But they found out about it and fled to the Lycaonian cities of Lystra and Derbe and to the surrounding country,
• English Standard Version (ESV)they learned of it and fled to Lystra and Derbe, cities of Lycaonia, and to the surrounding country,
• New King James Version (NKJV)they became aware of it and fled to Lystra and Derbe, cities of Lycaonia, and to the surrounding region.

Context of Acts 14:6

4But the population of the city split; some were with the Jewish leaders and some were with the emissaries. 5Now it happened that an attempt was made by both the Gentiles and Jewish people, along with their rulers, to abuse and stone them. But they found out about it and fled to the Lycaonian cities of Lystra and Derbe and the surrounding countryside. 7There they proclaimed the Good News. 8Now a man was sitting in Lystra without strength in his feet, lame from birth, who had never walked.

Acts 14:6 word by word

συνιδόντες κατέφυγον εἰς τὰς πόλεις τῆς Λυκαονίας, Λύστραν καὶ Δέρβην καὶ τὴν περίχωρον,Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• They were ware ofσυνείδωsuneidō · be awareG4894
• and fledκαταφεύγωkatapheugō · to fleeG2703
• untoεἰςeis · towardG1519
• LystraΛύστραLustra · LystraG3082
• andκαίkai · andG2532
• DerbeΔέρβηderbē · DerbeG1191
• citiesὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• citiesπόλιςpolis · cityG4172
• of LycaoniaΛυκαονίαLukaonia · LycaoniaG3071
• unto the region that lieth round aboutπερίχωροςperichōros · regionG4066

Cross-references for Acts 14:6

• Acts 9:24but their plot became known to Saul. They were watching the gates day and night, to kill him.
• Acts 17:13But when the Jewish people of Thessalonica learned that the word of God had been proclaimed by Paul in Berea, they came there too, agitating and inciting the people.
• Acts 23:12When it was day, the Judean leaders formed a conspiracy. They bound themselves by an oath not to eat or drink until they had killed Paul.
• 2 Kings 6:8Now the king of Aram was warring against Israel. He consulted with his officers, saying, “In such and such a place will be my camp.”
• Matthew 10:23Whenever they persecute you in one city, flee to the next. Amen, I tell you, you will never finish going through the cities of Israel before the Son of Man comes.
• Acts 14:20But while the disciples surrounded him, he got up and went back into the city. On the next day he left with Barnabas for Derbe.
• Acts 16:1Now Paul came to Derbe and Lystra. There was a disciple there named Timothy, son of a woman who was a Jewish believer and a Greek father,
• 2 Timothy 3:11as well as persecutions and sufferings that happened to me in Antioch, Iconium, and Lystra. What persecutions I endured! And the Lord rescued me from them all!
• Acts 14:11Now the crowd, seeing what Paul had done, lifted up their voices, saying in Lycaonian, “The gods have become like men and come down to us!”

Commentaries on Acts 14:6

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 6They were ware of it - They were informed of the scheme, and of the attempt that was about to be made, and fled unto Lystra and Derbe; they did not leave the province of Lycaonia, but went to other towns and cities. Lystra lay to the south and Derbe to the north of Iconium, according to the general opinion. Strabo, Geogr. lib. xii., tells us expressly, that Iconium was within Lycaonia, Thence are the Lycaonian hills plain, cold, naked, and pastures for…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 6They were ware of it - They were in some way informed of the excitement and of their danger. And fled unto Lystra and Derbe, cities of Lycaonia - Lycaonia was one of the provinces of Asia Minor. It had Galatia north, Pisidia south, Cappadocia east, and Phrygia west. It was formerly within the limits of Phrygia, but was erected into a separate province by Augustus. “The district of Lycaonia extends from the ridges of Mount Taurus and the borders of Cilicia…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 6Lycaonia was a southern region of the Roman province of Galatia. Its major cities were Lystra, Derbe, Laranda, and Iconium. Acts reports two more visits by Paul to Lycaonia (16:1–5; 18:23). Paul’s letter to the Galatians was probably addressed to scattered believers in the churches of Lycaonia (see Galatians Book Introduction, “Recipients”). Lystra was about 40 kilometers (25 miles) south or southwest of Iconium. Derbe was about 50 kilometers (30 miles)…Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 66. unto Lystra and Derbe--the one some twenty miles to the south, the other some sixty miles to the east of Iconium, somewhere near the bases of what are called the Black Mountains and the roots of Mount Taurus; but their exact position has not yet been discovered. There being no mention of the synagogue at Lystra, it is probable there were too few Jews there to form one.Read the comment

Topics related to Acts 14:6

• Barnabas
• Derbe
• Iconium
• Lycaonia
• Lystra
• Minister, Christian
• Paul
• Prudence
• Zeal, Religious

In the dictionaries

• Lystra
• Confirm
• Cripple
• Raise
• Unbelieving
• Acts of the Apostles
• Galatians, Epistle to the
• Iconium
• Lois
• Lycaonia

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