ACTS 13:50 — KING JAMES VERSION 0 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.
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