Acts 14:4-6
New English Translation
4 But the population[a] of the city was divided; some[b] sided with the Jews, and some with the apostles. 5 When both the Gentiles and the Jews (together with their rulers) made[c] an attempt to mistreat[d] them and stone them,[e] 6 Paul and Barnabas[f] learned about it[g] and fled to the Lycaonian cities of Lystra[h] and Derbe[i] and the surrounding region.
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- Acts 14:4 tn BDAG 825 s.v. πλῆθος 2.b.γ has this translation for πλῆθος (plēthos).
- Acts 14:4 tn 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.
- Acts 14:5 tn 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.
- Acts 14:5 tn On this verb see BDAG 1022 s.v. ὑβρίζω.
- Acts 14:5 tn 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.
- Acts 14:6 tn Grk “they”; the referents (Paul and Barnabas) have been specified in the translation for clarity.
- Acts 14:6 tn 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.
- Acts 14:6 sn 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.
- Acts 14:6 sn Derbe was a city in Lycaonia about 35 mi (60 km) southeast of Lystra.
Acts 14:4-6
New International Version
4 The people of the city were divided; some sided with the Jews, others with the apostles.(A) 5 There was a plot afoot among both Gentiles and Jews,(B) together with their leaders, to mistreat them and stone them.(C) 6 But they found out about it and fled(D) to the Lycaonian cities of Lystra and Derbe and to the surrounding country,
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