Acts 14:2

2 But the Jews who refused to believe stirred up and poisoned the minds^[a] of the Gentiles against the brothers.

Acts 14:2 Meaning and Commentary

Acts 14:2

But the unbelieving Jews stirred up the Gentiles
That part of the Jews, which continued in unbelief, and rejected the doctrine of the apostles, concerning Jesus of Nazareth being the Messiah; these stirred up the Gentiles, who had no knowledge of, nor faith in this matter:

and made their minds evil affected against the brethren;
either in general against all those that embraced the Gospel of Christ; who being of the same faith and family, having the same God to be their Father, and equally related to, and interested in Christ Jesus, are called brethren; or in particular against the Apostles Paul and Barnabas, by representing them as seditious persons, and of bad designs.

Acts 14:2 In-Context

1 The same thing happened in Iconium; they entered the Jewish synagogue and spoke in such a way that a great number of both Jews and Greeks believed.

2 But the Jews who refused to believe stirred up and poisoned the minds of the Gentiles against the brothers.

3 So they stayed there for some time and spoke boldly, in reliance on the Lord, who testified to the message of His grace by granting that signs and wonders be performed through them.

4 But the people of the city were divided, some siding with the Jews and some with the apostles.

5 When an attempt was made by both the Gentiles and Jews, with their rulers, to assault and stone them,

Footnotes

• [a]. Lit and harmed the souls