Acts 14:1
Context14:1 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.
Acts 14:6
Context14:6 Paul and Barnabas 5 learned about it 6 and fled to the Lycaonian cities of Lystra 7 and Derbe 8 and the surrounding region.
Acts 14:21
Context14:21 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
Acts 14:24-25
Context14:24 Then they passed through 12 Pisidia and came into Pamphylia, 13 14:25 and when they had spoken the word 14 in Perga, 15 they went down to Attalia. 16
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 tn Grk “they”; the referents (Paul and Barnabas) have been specified in the translation for clarity.
6 tn Grk “learning about it, fled.” The participle συνιδόντες (sunidonte") 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.
7 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.
map For location see JP1 E2; JP2 E2; JP3 E2.
8 sn Derbe was a city in Lycaonia about 35 mi (60 km) southeast of Lystra.
map For location see JP1 E2; JP2 E2; JP3 E2.
9 sn Lystra was a city in Lycaonia about 35 mi (60 km) northwest of Derbe.
map For location see JP1 E2; JP2 E2; JP3 E2.
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.
map For location see JP1 E2; JP2 E2; JP3 E2; JP4 E2.
12 tn Grk “Then passing through Pisidia they came.” The participle διελθόντες (dielqonte") has been translated as a finite verb due to requirements of contemporary English style.
13 sn Pamphylia was a province along the southern coast of Asia Minor.
14 tn Or “message.”
15 sn Perga was a city in Pamphylia near the southern coast of Asia Minor.
16 sn Attalia was a seaport in the province of Pamphylia on the southern coast of Asia Minor, about 12 mi (20 km) southwest of Perga.