ACTS 13:50 — KING JAMES VERSION 0
“But the Jews stirred up the devout and honourable women, and the chief men of the city, and raised persecution against Paul and Barnabas, and expelled them out of their coasts.”
But the Jews incited the God-fearing women of high standing and the leading men of the city. They stirred up persecution against Paul and Barnabas and expelled them from their region — the Jewish antagonists employ social manipulation, appealing to Gentile women of prominence and city officials to oust the missionaries. This strategy weaponizes Paul's own success: the respectability converts he attracted become political pawns. The expulsion (ekballo) parallels Jesus' treatment in his hometown (Luke 4:29), establishing a christological pattern of rejection.
Church Fathers on Acts 13:50
But the Jews stirred up the devout and honorable women, and the chief men of the city, and raised persecution against Paul and Barnabas, and expelled them out of their coasts. Acts 13:50 The devout women, (b) instead of the proselyte-women. They did not stop at envy, but added deeds also. (e) Do you see what they effected by their opposing the preaching? To what dishonor they brought these (honorable women)?
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