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In Iconium, they entered together into the synagogue of the Jews, and so spoke that a great multitude both of Jews and of Greeks believed.
Verse 1. And of the Greeks. Which is here put for the Gentiles. Witham.
But the disbelieving Jews stirred up and embittered the souls of the Gentiles against the brothers.
Verse 2. The unbelieving Jews stirred up, and so forth It would hence appear, that the former were not very scrupulous in the means they took to oppose the gospel. They, who would have been dreadfully scandalized to have spoken to a Gentile for any good purpose, are not very nice in having intercourse with them to irritate them against the apostles. Such is the general conduct of men whose religion is vain. That sacred name is used for a pretext to authorize the most unwarrantable actions. A.
or, disobedient
Therefore they stayed there a long time, speaking boldly in the Lord, who testified to the word of his grace, granting signs and wonders to be done by their hands.
Verse 3. To the word of his grace. That is, of the gospel, and the law of grace. Witham.
But the multitude of the city was divided. Part sided with the Jews and part with the apostles.
When some of both the Gentiles and the Jews, with their rulers, made a violent attempt to mistreat and stone them,
they became aware of it and fled to the cities of Lycaonia, Lystra, Derbe, and the surrounding region.
There they preached the Good News.