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Acts 14:4

in Acts 14

The people of the city were divided. Some sided with the Jews, and others with the apostles.

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The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾

ASV

But the multitude of the city was divided; and part held with the Jews, and part with the apostles.

KJV

But the multitude of the city was divided: and part held with the Jews, and part with the apostles.

This verse in Acts 14

Commentary

8 notes on this verse

A commentator

Theophylact of Ohrid

Commentary on Acts · Written before 1107.

What Christ spoke of came to pass: "Do not think that I came to bring peace on earth; I did not come to bring peace, but a sword" (Matt. 10:34).

This site's exposition

The people of the city

on Acts 14:4-5

The people of the city were divided, some siding with the Jews and others with the apostles. Gentiles and Jews, groups elsewhere at odds, join with their rulers to mistreat and stone them.

The record, by era

The Church Fathers2 voices

A commentator

John Chrysostom

Homily on Acts 30 · Written before 407.

proposed

"And the multitude of the city," etc. Accordingly they did not wait for it, but saw the intention of attacking them, and fled, on no occasion kindling their wrath.

A commentator

John Chrysostom

Homily on Acts 30 · Written before 407.

proposed

"But the multitude of the city was divided: and part held with the Jews, and part with the Apostles." No small matter this dividing. And this was what the Lord said, "I am not come to bring peace, but a sword."

The Puritans and the Awakening2 voices

But the multitude of the city was divided,....

A commentator

Matthew Henry

1662–1714

Commentary on the Whole Bible (1710)

proposed

It seems, this business of the preaching of the gospel was so universally taken notice of with concern that every person, even of the multitude of the city, was either for it or against it; none stood neuter. "Either for us or for our adversaries, for God or Baal, for Christ or Beelzebub." 1.

The Nineteenth Century1 voice

A commentator

Adam Clarke

1762–1832

Commentary on the Bible · Written before 1832.

The multitude of the city was divided - The Jews treated the apostles as false teachers, and their miracles as impositions; and many of the people held with them: while the others, who had not hardened their hearts against the truth, felt the force of it; and, being without prejudice, could easily discern the miracles to be the work of God, and therefore held with the apostles.
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The Nineteenth Century1 voice

Was divided - Into parties. Greek: there was a schism - Ἐσχίσθη Eschisthē. And part held with the Jews - Held to the doctrines of the Jews, in opposition to the apostles. A revival of religion often produces excitement by the bad passions of opposers. The enemies of the truth form parties, and organize opposition. It is no uncommon thing even now for such parties to be formed; but the fault is not in Christianity. It lies with those who form a party against religion, and who confederate themselves, as was done here, to oppose it.

The words behind it

18 Greek words

Every Greek word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.

A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.

The walk

8 stops

Each card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.

  • Through

    Acts 19:9

    But when some of them stubbornly refused to believe and publicly maligned the Way, Paul took his disciples and left the synagogue to conduct daily discussions in the lecture hall of Tyrannus.

    it leads to

    • Acts 18:6–8

      But when they opposed and insulted him, he shook out his garments and told them, “Your blood be on your own heads! I am innocent of it. From now on I will go to…

      Reached by 2 separate paths from here.

    • Acts 19:23

      About that time there arose a great disturbance about the Way.

    • Acts 9:2

      and requested letters to the synagogues in Damascus, so that if he found any men or women belonging to the Way, he could bring them as prisoners to Jerusalem.

    • 2 Peter 2:12

      These men are like irrational animals, creatures of instinct, born to be captured and destroyed. They blaspheme in matters they do not understand, and like such creatures, they too will be destroyed.

    • Jude 1:10

      These men, however, slander what they do not understand, and like irrational animals, they will be destroyed by the things they do instinctively.

  • Through

    Acts 28:24

    Some of them were convinced by what he said, but others refused to believe.

    it leads to

    • Acts 17:4–5

      Some of the Jews were persuaded and joined Paul and Silas, along with a large number of God-fearing Greeks and quite a few leading women.

    • Acts 19:8–9

      Then Paul went into the synagogue and spoke boldly there for three months, arguing persuasively about the kingdom of God.

  • Through

    Acts 14:14

    But when the apostles Barnabas and Paul found out about this, they tore their clothes and rushed into the crowd, shouting,

    it leads to

    • Matthew 26:65

      At this, the high priest tore his clothes and declared, “He has blasphemed! Why do we need any more witnesses? Look, now you have heard the blasphemy.

Where this verse is studied

About Acts

The Pentecost, El Greco, about 1600, Museo del Prado. Public domain.
The Pentecost, El Greco, about 1600, Museo del Prado. Public domain.

This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; Albert Barnes, Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869); Jamieson, Fausset & Brown, Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible; John Chrysostom, Homily on Acts 30; John Gill, Exposition of the New Testament; John Gill, Exposition of the New Testament (1746-1748); Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible and Theophylact of Ohrid, Commentary on Acts.