King James Version
What Does Acts 14:1 Mean?
“And it came to pass in Iconium, that they went both together into the synagogue of the Jews, and so spake, that a great multitude both of the Jews and also of the Greeks believed.”
Context
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And it came to pass in Iconium, that they went both together into the synagogue of the Jews, and so spake, that a great multitude both of the Jews and also of the Greeks believed.
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But the unbelieving Jews stirred up the Gentiles, and made their minds evil affected against the brethren.
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Long time therefore abode they speaking boldly in the Lord, which gave testimony unto the word of his grace, and granted signs and wonders to be done by their hands.
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Commentary
Ellicott’s Commentary for English ReadersXIV.
(1) **Both of the Jews and also of the Greeks.**—The latter term is used in its wider sense, as in Mark 7:26 and elsewhere, as equivalent to Gentile, but it implies that those who were so described spoke and understood Greek. In the former instance these would probably be the “proselytes of the gate” who heard the Apostles in the synagogue.
Charles John Ellicott (1819–1905). Public Domain.
Historical Context
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Theological Significance
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