^14:1The same thing happened in Iconium¹ when Paul and Barnabas² went into the Jewish synagogue³ and spoke in such a way that a large group⁴ of both Jews and Greeks believed. ^14:2But the Jews who refused to believe⁵ stirred up the Gentiles and poisoned their minds⁶ against the brothers. ^14:3So they stayed there⁷ for a considerable time, speaking out courageously for the Lord, who testified⁸ to the message⁹ of his grace, granting miraculous signs¹⁰ and wonders to be performed through their hands. ^14:4But the population¹¹ of the city was divided; some¹² sided with the Jews, and some with the apostles. ^14:5When both the Gentiles and the Jews (together with their rulers) made¹³ an attempt to mistreat¹⁴ them and stone them,¹⁵^14:6Paul and Barnabas¹⁶ learned about it¹⁷ and fled to the Lycaonian cities of Lystra¹⁸ and Derbe¹⁹ and the surrounding region. ^14:7There²⁰ they continued to proclaim²¹ the good news.

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Footnotes

1 Iconium. See the note in .
2 Grk “they”; the referents (Paul and Barnabas) have been specified in the translation for clarity.
3 See the note on synagogue in .
4 Or “that a large crowd.”
5 Or “who would not believe.”
6 Or “embittered their minds” (Grk “their souls”). κακόω 2 has “make angry, embitter τὰς ψυχάς τινων κατά τινος poison the minds of some persons against another Ac 14:2.”
7 The word “there” is not in the Greek text, but is implied.
8 The Lord testified to the message by granting the signs described in the following clause.
9 Grk “word.”
10 Here the context indicates the miraculous nature of the signs mentioned.
11 πλῆθος 2.b.γ has this translation for πλῆθος (plēthos).
12 These clauses are a good example of the contrastive μὲν … δέ (men … de) construction: Some “on the one hand” sided with the Jews, but some “on the other hand” sided with the apostles.
13 Grk “So there came about an attempt” The introductory phrase ἐγένετο (egeneto, “it happened that”), common in Luke (69 times) and Acts (54 times), is redundant in contemporary English and has not been translated.
14 On this verb see ὑβρίζω.
15 The direct object “them” is repeated after both verbs in the translation for stylistic reasons, although it occurs only after λιθοβολῆσαι (lithobolēsai) in the Greek text.
16 Grk “they”; the referents (Paul and Barnabas) have been specified in the translation for clarity.
17 Grk “learning about it, fled.” The participle συνιδόντες (sunidontes) has been translated as a finite verb due to requirements of contemporary English style. It could also be taken temporally (“when they learned about it”) as long as opening clause of v. 5 is not translated as a temporal clause too, which results in a redundancy.
18 Lystra was a city in Lycaonia about 18 mi (30 km) south of Iconium, a Roman colony that was not on the main roads of Lycaonia. Because of its relative isolation, its local character was able to be preserved. For location see ; ; .
19 Derbe was a city in Lycaonia about 35 mi (60 km) southeast of Lystra. For location see ; ; .
20 Grk “region, and there.” Because of the length and complexity of the Greek sentence, καί (kai) has not been translated and a new sentence begun in the translation.
21 The periphrastic construction εὐαγγελιζόμενοι ἦσαν (euangelizomenoi ēsan) has been translated as a progressive imperfect.

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

Now at Iconium they entered together into the Jewish synagogue and spoke in such a way that a great number of both Jews and Greeks believed. But the unbelieving Jews stirred up the Gentiles and poisoned their minds against the brothers. So they remained for a long time, speaking boldly for the Lord, who bore witness to the word of his grace, granting signs and wonders to be done by their hands. 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, and there they continued to preach the gospel.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

At Iconium Paul and Barnabas went as usual into the Jewish synagogue. There they spoke so effectively that a great number of Jews and Greeks believed. But the Jews who refused to believe stirred up the other Gentiles and poisoned their minds against the brothers. So Paul and Barnabas spent considerable time there, speaking boldly for the Lord, who confirmed the message of his grace by enabling them to perform signs and wonders. 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, where they continued to preach the gospel.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

In Iconium they entered the Jewish synagogue, as usual, and spoke in such a way that a great number of both Jews and Greeks believed. But the unbelieving Jews stirred up the Gentiles and poisoned their minds against the brothers. So they stayed there a long time and spoke boldly for the Lord, who testified to the message of his grace by enabling them to do signs and wonders. But the people of the city were divided, some siding with the Jews and others with the apostles. When an attempt was made by both the Gentiles and Jews, with their rulers, to mistreat and stone them, they found out about it and fled to the Lycaonian towns of Lystra and Derbe and to the surrounding countryside. There they continued preaching the gospel.

NLTNew Living Translation

The same thing happened in Iconium. Paul and Barnabas went to the Jewish synagogue and preached with such power that a great number of both Jews and Greeks became believers. Some of the Jews, however, spurned God’s message and poisoned the minds of the Gentiles against Paul and Barnabas. But 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.

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. And there they preached the Good News.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

Now it happened that in Iconium they entered together into the synagogue of the Jews and spoke in such a way that a large number of both Jews and Greeks believed. But the Jews who were disobedient stirred up and poisoned the minds of the Gentiles against the brothers. So they stayed there for a considerable time, speaking boldly for the Lord, who testified to the message of his grace, granting signs and wonders to be performed through their hands. 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. And there they were continuing to proclaim the good news.

KJV 1900King James Version

And it came to pass in Iconium, that they went both together into the synagogue of the Jews, and so spake, that a great multitude both of the Jews and also of the Greeks believed. But the unbelieving Jews stirred up the Gentiles, and made their minds evil affected against the brethren. Long time therefore abode they speaking boldly in the Lord, which gave testimony unto the word of his grace, and granted signs and wonders to be done by their hands. 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: And there they preached the gospel.

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