Acts 14:1-28 WEB

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Acts 14:19

‘But there came there Jews from Antioch and Iconium, and having persuaded the large crowds, they stoned Paul, and dragged him out of the city, supposing that he was dead.’ The impression given is that meanwhile these Jews from Pisidian Antioch and Iconium were already present, presumably having come because they had learned that Paul and Barnabas were still taking their message to the synagogues of the region, and taking advantage of the situation they aroused the crowds to antagonism against... read more

Peter Pett

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Acts 14:20

‘And on the morrow he went forth with Barnabas to Derbe.’ So the next day it was felt advisable to depart for Derbe, which has now been identified as near Kerti Huyuk. And there they proclaimed the Good News to the town, and made ‘many disciples’. It was a wholly successful visit, but there were otherwise no incidents of any note. It was possibly even too small to have a synagogue and would therefore not be of interest to the persecuting Jews. Yet it was from Derbe that Gaius the companion of... read more

Peter Pett

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Acts 14:20-28

Further Ministry and Follow Up And Back to Syrian Antioch (14:20b-28). Recognising that their continued presence in Lystra would not be for the good of the infant church, and that they must let passions be allowed to die down, Paul and Barnabas made for Derbe, sixty miles away. read more

Peter Pett

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Acts 14:21-22

‘And when they had preached the gospel to that city, and had made many disciples, they returned to Lystra, and to Iconium, and to Antioch, confirming the souls of the disciples, exhorting them to continue in the faith, and that through many tribulations we must enter into the Kingly Rule of God. Once they had established a group of disciples in Derbe who could have blamed them if they had taken the opportunity offered to make for the nearby port of Perga only a few miles away (they had come... read more

Peter Pett

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Acts 14:23

‘And when they had appointed for them elders in every church, and had prayed with fasting, they commended them to the Lord, on whom they had believed.’ And when they arrived back in those unwelcoming cities that they had left in such haste, they appointed elders in every church, mature men whose faith had stood the test of the days of waiting, and who could therefore be relied on to remain true for the future. Then they prayed together, with fasting (the fasting was so that the prayer might be... read more

Peter Pett

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Acts 14:24-26

‘And they passed through Pisidia, and came to Pamphylia. And when they had spoken the word in Perga, they went down to Attalia, and from there they sailed to Antioch, from whence they had been committed to the grace of God for the work which they had fulfilled.’ read more

Arthur Peake

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible - Acts 14:1-7

Acts 14:1-Judges : . Iconium.— From Antioch to Iconium was a journey of about thirty hours, mostly on a new Roman road. It was the frontier city of Phrygia, but was now incorporated in the Roman province of Galatia. Its magistrates are local, not Roman. Acts 14:1 . The mission proceeds in Iconium just as at Antioch; the synagogue, with its mixture of elements, is the scene, and the result is the attachment to the cause of many of each nationality. Acts 14:2 . disobedient: AV unbelieving;... read more

Arthur Peake

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible - Acts 14:8-20

Acts 14:8-Proverbs : . Lystra.— Lystra, 25 miles SW. of Iconium, 10 miles off the trade route, in a secluded glen. Lystra and Derbe were the two cities of the Lycaonian region of Galatia; Roman influence was strong there, and Lystra was a Roman colony.The cure of a lame man in connexion with the preaching leads to serious consequences. The incident reminds us forcibly of Acts 3:2-Ruth :; in both cases the lameness is congenital, and the man leaps. In this case, however, faith plays the part... read more

Arthur Peake

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible - Acts 14:21-28

Acts 14:21-Hosea : . Close of the First Tour.— The places already visited are now taken in the reverse order, but no further information is given about them. Acts 14:23 . An appointment of elders is made ( cf. Titus 1:5) in each church; the institution takes place in each case with prayer and fasting. The word translated “ appointed” (AV “ ordained” ) denotes strictly a popular election by voting ( cf. 2 Corinthians 8:19; Didaché , xv. 1 ), though it may also be used of cases where there... read more

Matthew Poole

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible - Acts 14:1

Iconium, a city in Lycaonia. They went both together; Paul and Barnabas, as they were wont to do, showing as great constancy in performing of their duty, as their enemies did obstinacy in persecuting them for it. So spake; with such evidence and demonstration of the Spirit and of power. The Greeks: See Acts 13:43. read more

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Acts 14:19

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Acts 14:20

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Acts 14:20-28

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Acts 14:21-22

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Acts 14:23

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Acts 14:24-26

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible - Acts 14:1-7

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible - Acts 14:8-20

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible - Acts 14:21-28

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible - Acts 14:1

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