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Acts 14:4–6

But the multitude of the city was ddivided: part sided with the Jews, and part with the eapostles. And when a violent attempt was made by both the Gentiles and Jews, with their rulers, fto abuse and stone them, they became aware of it and gfled to Lystra and Derbe, cities of Lycaonia, and to the surrounding region.

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Acts 14:4–6 — The New International Version (NIV)

The people of the city were divided; some sided with the Jews, others with the apostles. There was a plot afoot among both Gentiles and Jews, together with their leaders, to mistreat them and stone them. But they found out about it and fled to the Lycaonian cities of Lystra and Derbe and to the surrounding country,

Acts 14:4–6 — English Standard Version (ESV)

But the people of the city were divided; some sided with the Jews and some with the apostles. When an attempt was made by both Gentiles and Jews, with their rulers, to mistreat them and to stone them, they learned of it and fled to Lystra and Derbe, cities of Lycaonia, and to the surrounding country,

Acts 14:4–6 — King James Version (KJV 1900)

But the multitude of the city was divided: and part held with the Jews, and part with the apostles. 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, They were ware of it, and fled unto Lystra and Derbe, cities of Lycaonia, and unto the region that lieth round about:

Acts 14:4–6 — New Living Translation (NLT)

But 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. When the apostles learned of it, they fled to the region of Lycaonia—to the towns of Lystra and Derbe and the surrounding area.

Acts 14:4–6 — New Century Version (NCV)

But the city was divided. Some of the people agreed with the Jews, and others believed the apostles.

Some who were not Jews, some Jews, and some of their rulers wanted to mistreat Paul and Barnabas and to stone them to death. When Paul and Barnabas learned about this, they ran away to Lystra and Derbe, cities in Lycaonia, and to the areas around those cities.

Acts 14:4–6 — American Standard Version (ASV)

But the multitude of the city was divided; and part held with the Jews, and part with the apostles. And when there was made an onset both of the Gentiles and of the Jews with their rulers, to treat them shamefully and to stone them, they became aware of it, and fled unto the cities of Lycaonia, Lystra and Derbe, and the region round about:

Acts 14:4–6 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)

And the multitude of the city was divided, and some were with the Jews and some with the apostles. And when an assault was making, both of those of the nations and the Jews with their rulers, to use them ill and stone them, they, being aware of it, fled to the cities of Lycaonia, Lystra and Derbe, and the surrounding country,

Acts 14:4–6 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)

But the people of Iconium were divided. Some were for the Jews, while others were for the apostles. 

In the meantime, Paul and Barnabas found out that the non-Jewish people and the Jewish people with their rulers planned to attack them and stone them to death. So they escaped to Lystra and Derbe, cities of Lycaonia, and to the surrounding territory.

Acts 14:4–6 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)

But the people of the city were divided, some siding with the Jews and some with the apostles. When an attempt was made by both the Gentiles and Jews, with their rulers, to assault and stone them, they found out about it and fled to the Lycaonian towns called Lystra and Derbe, and to the surrounding countryside.

Acts 14:4–6 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)

But the residents of the city were divided; some sided with the Jews, and some with the apostles. And when an attempt was made by both Gentiles and Jews, with their rulers, to mistreat them and to stone them, the apostles learned of it and fled to Lystra and Derbe, cities of Lycaonia, and to the surrounding country;

Acts 14:4–6 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)

But the population of the city was divided, and some were with the Jews and some with the apostles. So when an inclination took place on the part of both the Gentiles and the Jews, together with their rulers, to mistreat them and to stone them, they became aware of it and fled to the Lycaonian cities—Lystra and Derbe and the surrounding region.

Acts 14:4–6 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)

The people of the city did not agree with each other. Some were on the side of the Jews. Others were on the side of the apostles. Jews and non-Jews alike planned to treat Paul and Barnabas badly. Their leaders agreed. They planned to kill them by throwing stones at them. But Paul and Barnabas found out about the plan. They escaped to the Lycaonian cities of Lystra and Derbe and to the surrounding area.

Acts 14:4–6 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)

But the people of the city were divided; and some sided with the Jews, and some with the apostles.

And when an attempt was made by both the Gentiles and the Jews with their rulers, to mistreat and to stone them,

they became aware of it and fled to the cities of Lycaonia, Lystra and Derbe, and the surrounding region;


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