14:1 The same thing happened in Iconium 1 when Paul and Barnabas 2 went into the Jewish synagogue 3 and spoke in such a way that a large group 4 of both Jews and Greeks believed.
14:19 But Jews came from Antioch 5 and Iconium, 6 and after winning 7 the crowds over, they stoned 8 Paul and dragged him out of the city, presuming him to be dead.
14:21 After they had proclaimed the good news in that city and made many disciples, they returned to Lystra, 9 to Iconium, 10 and to Antioch. 11
1 sn Iconium. See the note in 13:51.
2 tn Grk “they”; the referents (Paul and Barnabas) have been specified in the translation for clarity.
3 sn See the note on synagogue in 6:9.
4 tn Or “that a large crowd.”
5 sn Antioch was a city in Pisidia about 90 mi (145 km) west northwest of Lystra.
6 sn Iconium was a city in Lycaonia about 18 mi (30 km) north of Lystra. Note how Jews from other cities were chasing Paul (2 Cor 11:4-6; Gal 2:4-5; Acts 9:16).
7 tn The participle πείσαντες (peisante") is taken temporally (BDAG 791 s.v. πείθω 1.c).
8 tn Grk “stoning Paul they dragged him.” The participle λιθάσαντες (liqasante") has been translated as a finite verb due to requirements of contemporary English style.
9 sn Lystra was a city in Lycaonia about 35 mi (60 km) northwest of Derbe.
10 sn Iconium was a city in Lycaonia about 18 mi (30 km) north of Lystra.
11 sn Antioch was a city in Pisidia about 90 mi (145 km) west northwest of Lystra.