Acts 14:5

Acts 14:5

3 Therefore they stayed there a long time, speaking boldly in the Lord, ^awho was bearing witness to the word of His grace, granting signs and ^bwonders to be done by their hands.

4 But the multitude of the city was ^adivided: part sided with the Jews, and part with the ^bapostles.

5 And when a violent attempt was made by both the Gentiles and Jews, with their rulers, ^ato abuse and stone them,

6 they became aware of it and ^afled to Lystra and Derbe, cities of Lycaonia, and to the surrounding region.

7 And they were preaching the gospel there.

Idolatry at Lystra

8 ^aAnd in Lystra a certain man without strength in his feet was sitting, a cripple from his mother’s womb, who had never walked.

Commentaries:

Barnes' Notes

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An assault made - Greek: a "rush" - ̔́ hormē . It 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 them - To put them to death by stoning; probably as blasphemers, Acts 7:57-59.

**Other Barnes' Notes entries containing Acts 14:5:**

Zephaniah 3:12
Acts 2:4
2 Corinthians 11:25
1 Timothy 1:13
2 Timothy 3:11
Hebrews 11:37

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