ACTS 13:51 — KING JAMES VERSION 0
“But they shook off the dust of their feet against them, and came unto Iconium.”
So they shook the dust off their feet as a sign of protest against them and went to Iconium — the dust-shaking gesture (ektinasso choun) follows Jesus' instruction (Luke 9:5) and marks prophetic disassociation from those who reject the gospel. Far from being a timid retreat, it is a symbolic judgment: the missionaries declare the city covenant-breakers, forfeiting Israel's privilege.
Church Fathers on Acts 13:51
But they shook off the dust of their feet against them, and came unto Iconium. Acts 13:51 Here now they used that terrible sign which Christ enjoined, If any receive you not, shake off the dust from your feet Matthew 10:14; Mark 6:11; but these did it upon no light ground, but because they were driven away by them. This was no hurt to the disciples; on the contrary, they the more continued in the word: And the disciples were filled with joy, and with the Holy Ghost Acts…
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