Focused Passage

Acts 14:1-7

Through Many Hardships into the Kingdom

Paul and Barnabas preach boldly, suffer opposition, correct pagan misunderstanding, endure violent persecution, strengthen new disciples, appoint elders, and return to Antioch declaring what God has done among the Gentiles.

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1 At Iconium, Paul and Barnabas went as usual into the Jewish synagogue, where they spoke so well that a great number of Jews and Greeks believed.

2 But the unbelieving Jews stirred up the Gentiles and poisoned their minds against the brothers.

3 So Paul and Barnabas spent considerable time there, speaking boldly for the Lord, who affirmed the message of His grace by enabling them to perform signs and wonders.

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

5 But when the Gentiles and Jews, together with their rulers, set out to mistreat and stone them,

6 they found out about it and fled to the Lycaonian cities of Lystra and Derbe and to the surrounding region,

7 where they continued to preach the gospel.

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Verse 1

Original words

- δὲ G1161 Conjunction - Ἐγένετο G1096 Verb - Aorist Indicative Middle - 3rd Person Singular At ἐν G1722 Preposition Iconium Ἰκονίῳ G2430 Noun - Dative Neuter Singular [Paul and Barnabas] αὐτοὺς G846 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person Plural went εἰσελθεῖν G1525 Verb - Aorist Infinitive Active as usual κατὰ G2596 Preposition . . . τὸ G3588 Article - Accusative Neuter Singular . . . αὐτὸ G846 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Neuter 3rd Person Singular into εἰς G1519 Preposition the τὴν G3588 Article - Accusative Feminine Singular vvv τῶν G3588 Article - Genitive Masculine Plural Jewish Ἰουδαίων G2453 Adjective - Genitive Masculine Plural synagogue συναγωγὴν G4864 Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular [where] καὶ G2532 Conjunction they spoke λαλῆσαι G2980 Verb - Aorist Infinitive Active so [ well ] οὕτως G3779 Adverb that ὥστε G5620 Conjunction a great πολὺ G4183 Adjective - Accusative Neuter Singular number πλῆθος G4128 Noun - Accusative Neuter Singular of τε G5037 Conjunction Jews Ἰουδαίων G2453 Adjective - Genitive Masculine Plural and καὶ G2532 Conjunction Greeks Ἑλλήνων G1672 Noun - Genitive Masculine Plural believed πιστεῦσαι G4100 Verb - Aorist Infinitive Active
Verse 2

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But δὲ G1161 Conjunction the οἱ G3588 Article - Nominative Masculine Plural unbelieving ἀπειθήσαντες G544 Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural Jews Ἰουδαῖοι G2453 Adjective - Nominative Masculine Plural stirred up ἐπήγειραν G1892 Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural the τῶν G3588 Article - Genitive Neuter Plural Gentiles ἐθνῶν G1484 Noun - Genitive Neuter Plural and καὶ G2532 Conjunction poisoned ἐκάκωσαν G2559 Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural [their] τὰς G3588 Article - Accusative Feminine Plural minds ψυχὰς G5590 Noun - Accusative Feminine Plural against κατὰ G2596 Preposition the τῶν G3588 Article - Genitive Masculine Plural brothers ἀδελφῶν G80 Noun - Genitive Masculine Plural
Verse 3

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So οὖν G3767 Conjunction - μὲν G3303 Conjunction [Paul and Barnabas] spent διέτριψαν G1304 Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural considerable ἱκανὸν G2425 Adjective - Accusative Masculine Singular time {there} χρόνον G5550 Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular speaking boldly παρρησιαζόμενοι G3955 Verb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Nominative Masculine Plural for ἐπὶ G1909 Preposition the τῷ G3588 Article - Dative Masculine Singular Lord Κυρίῳ G2962 Noun - Dative Masculine Singular who τῷ G3588 Article - Dative Masculine Singular affirmed μαρτυροῦντι G3140 Verb - Present Participle Active - Dative Masculine Singular . . . ἐπὶ G1909 Preposition the τῷ G3588 Article - Dative Masculine Singular message λόγῳ G3056 Noun - Dative Masculine Singular of τῆς G3588 Article - Genitive Feminine Singular His αὐτοῦ G846 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular grace χάριτος G5485 Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular by enabling διδόντι G1325 Verb - Present Participle Active - Dative Masculine Singular vvv διὰ G1223 Preposition vvv αὐτῶν G846 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Plural vvv τῶν G3588 Article - Genitive Feminine Plural them χειρῶν G5495 Noun - Genitive Feminine Plural to perform γίνεσθαι G1096 Verb - Present Infinitive Middle or Passive signs σημεῖα G4592 Noun - Accusative Neuter Plural and καὶ G2532 Conjunction wonders τέρατα G5059 Noun - Accusative Neuter Plural
Verse 4

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- δὲ G1161 Conjunction The τὸ G3588 Article - Nominative Neuter Singular people πλῆθος G4128 Noun - Nominative Neuter Singular of the τῆς G3588 Article - Genitive Feminine Singular city πόλεως G4172 Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular were divided Ἐσχίσθη G4977 Verb - Aorist Indicative Passive - 3rd Person Singular - καὶ G2532 Conjunction - μὲν G3303 Conjunction [Some] οἱ G3588 Article - Nominative Masculine Plural sided ἦσαν G1510 Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural with σὺν G4862 Preposition the τοῖς G3588 Article - Dative Masculine Plural Jews Ἰουδαίοις G2453 Adjective - Dative Masculine Plural and δὲ G1161 Conjunction [others] οἱ G3588 Article - Nominative Masculine Plural with σὺν G4862 Preposition the τοῖς G3588 Article - Dative Masculine Plural apostles ἀποστόλοις G652 Noun - Dative Masculine Plural
Verse 5

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But δὲ G1161 Conjunction when ὡς G5613 Adverb the τῶν G3588 Article - Genitive Neuter Plural Gentiles ἐθνῶν G1484 Noun - Genitive Neuter Plural and καὶ G2532 Conjunction Jews Ἰουδαίων G2453 Adjective - Genitive Masculine Plural together τε G5037 Conjunction with σὺν G4862 Preposition their αὐτῶν G846 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Plural - τοῖς G3588 Article - Dative Masculine Plural rulers ἄρχουσιν G758 Noun - Dative Masculine Plural vvv ἐγένετο G1096 Verb - Aorist Indicative Middle - 3rd Person Singular set out ὁρμὴ G3730 Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular to mistreat ὑβρίσαι G5195 Verb - Aorist Infinitive Active and καὶ G2532 Conjunction stone λιθοβολῆσαι G3036 Verb - Aorist Infinitive Active them αὐτούς G846 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person Plural
Verse 6

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they found out about it συνιδόντες G4894 Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural and fled κατέφυγον G2703 Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural to εἰς G1519 Preposition the τὰς G3588 Article - Accusative Feminine Plural - τῆς G3588 Article - Genitive Feminine Singular Lycaonian Λυκαονίας G3071 Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular cities πόλεις G4172 Noun - Accusative Feminine Plural of Lystra Λύστραν G3082 Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular and καὶ G2532 Conjunction Derbe Δέρβην G1191 Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular and καὶ G2532 Conjunction to the τὴν G3588 Article - Accusative Feminine Singular surrounding region περίχωρον G4066 Adjective - Accusative Feminine Singular
Verse 7

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where κἀκεῖ G2546 Conjunction they continued ἦσαν G1510 Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural to preach the gospel εὐαγγελιζόμενοι G2097 Verb - Present Participle Middle - Nominative Masculine Plural

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