Acts 14:4

Bible in Basic English (1941)

But there was a division among the people of the town; some were on the side of the Jews and some on the side of the Apostles.

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  • Acts 28:24 : 24 And some were in agreement with what he said, but some had doubts.
  • Acts 14:14 : 14 But when this came to the ears of the Apostles, Paul and Barnabas, they went running out among the people, parting their clothing, and crying out,
  • Acts 17:4-5 : 4 And some of them had faith, and were joined to Paul and Silas; and a number of the God-fearing Greeks, and some of the chief women. 5 But the Jews, being moved with envy, took with them certain low persons from among the common people, and getting together a great number of people, made an outcry in the town, attacking the house of Jason with the purpose of taking them out to the people.
  • Acts 19:9 : 9 But because some of the people were hard-hearted and would not give hearing, saying evil words about the Way before the people, he went away from them, and kept the disciples separate, reasoning every day in the school of Tyrannus.
  • 1 Cor 9:5 : 5 Have we no right to take about with us a Christian wife, like the rest of the Apostles, and the brothers of the Lord, and Cephas?
  • Mic 7:6 : 6 For the son puts shame on his father, the daughter goes against her mother and the daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law; and a man's haters are those of his family.
  • Matt 10:34-36 : 34 Do not have the thought that I have come to send peace on the earth; I came not to send peace but a sword. 35 For I have come to put a man against his father, and the daughter against her mother, and the daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law: 36 And a man will be hated by those of his house.
  • Luke 2:34 : 34 And Simeon gave them his blessing and said to Mary, his mother, See, this child will be the cause of the downfall and the lifting up of great numbers of people in Israel, and he will be a sign against which hard words will be said;
  • Luke 11:21-23 : 21 When the strong man armed keeps watch over his house, then his goods are safe: 22 But when one who is stronger makes an attack on him and overcomes him, he takes away his instruments of war, in which he had put his faith, and makes division of his goods. 23 He who is not with me is against me, and he who will not give me help in getting people together is driving them away.
  • Luke 12:51-53 : 51 Is it your opinion that I have come to give peace on earth? I say to you, No, but division: 52 For from this time, a family of five in one house will be on opposite sides, three against two and two against three. 53 They will be at war, the father against his son, and the son against his father; mother against daughter, and daughter against mother; mother-in-law against daughter-in-law, and daughter-in-law against mother-in-law.
  • John 7:43 : 43 So there was a division among the people because of him.
  • Acts 13:2 : 2 And while they were doing the Lord's work, and going without food, the Holy Spirit said, Let Barnabas and Saul be given to me for the special work for which they have been marked out by me.

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    5 And when a violent attempt was made by the Gentiles and the Jews, with their rulers, to make an attack on them and have them stoned,

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  • Acts 19:32-33
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    32 And some said one thing, and some another: for there was no order in the meeting; and most of them had no idea why they had come together.

    33 Then they took Alexander out from among the people, the Jews putting him forward. And Alexander, making a sign with his hand, was about to make a statement to the people in answer:

  • Acts 14:1-3
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    1 Now in Iconium they went together to the Synagogue of the Jews and gave such teaching that a great number of Jews and Greeks had faith.

    2 But those Jews who had not the faith, made the minds of the Gentiles bitter against the brothers.

    3 So they kept there for a long time, taking heart in the Lord, who gave witness to the word of his grace by causing signs and wonders to be done by their hands.

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    14 And, seeing that the man who had been made well was there with them, they were not able to say anything against it.

    15 But when they had given them orders to go out of the Sanhedrin, they had a discussion among themselves,

    16 Saying, What are we to do with these men? for certainly it is clear to all who are living in Jerusalem that a most important sign has been done by them, and it is not possible to say that it is not so.

  • Acts 4:3-8
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    3 And they took them and put them in prison till the morning, for it was now evening.

    4 But a number of those who gave hearing to the word had faith; and they were now about five thousand.

    5 And on the day after, the rulers and those in authority and the scribes came together in Jerusalem;

    6 And Annas, the high priest, was there, and Caiaphas and John and Alexander, and all the relations of the high priest.

    7 Then sending for Peter and John, they said, By what power and in whose name have you done this?

    8 Then Peter, being full of the Holy Spirit, said to them, O you rulers of the people and men of authority,

  • Acts 13:44-45
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    44 And on the Sabbath after, almost all the town came together to give hearing to the word of God.

    45 But when the Jews saw such a great number of people, they were full of envy and said evil words against Paul's preaching.

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    14 But Peter, getting up, with the eleven, said in a loud voice, O men of Judaea, and all you who are living in Jerusalem, take note of this and give ear to my words.

  • Acts 4:27
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    27 For, truly, in this town, against your holy servant, Jesus, who was marked out by you as Christ, Herod, and Pontius Pilate, with the Gentiles and the people of Israel, came together,

  • Acts 17:4-5
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    4 And some of them had faith, and were joined to Paul and Silas; and a number of the God-fearing Greeks, and some of the chief women.

    5 But the Jews, being moved with envy, took with them certain low persons from among the common people, and getting together a great number of people, made an outcry in the town, attacking the house of Jason with the purpose of taking them out to the people.

  • Acts 23:7
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    7 And when he had said this, there was an argument between the Pharisees and the Sadducees, and a division in the meeting.

  • Acts 5:12-13
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    12 Now a number of signs and wonders were done among the people by the hands of the Apostles; and they were all together in Solomon's covered way.

    13 The others, in fear, kept back from joining them: but the people made much of them;

  • Acts 14:18-19
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    18 And even with these words, it was hard for them to keep the people from making an offering to them.

    19 But some Jews came to that place from Antioch and Iconium, and got control over the people; and after stoning Paul, they had him pulled out of the town, taking him for dead.

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    4 And when they came to Jerusalem, they had a meeting with the church and the Apostles and the rulers, and they gave an account of all the things which God had done through them.

  • Acts 6:9
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    9 But some of those who were of the Synagogue named that of the Libertines, and some of the men of Cyrene and of Alexandria and those from Cilicia and Asia, had arguments with Stephen.

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    22 And the people made an attack on them all together: and the authorities took their clothing off them, and gave orders for them to be whipped.

  • Acts 2:5-6
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    5 Now there were living at Jerusalem, Jews, God-fearing men, from every nation under heaven.

    6 And when this sound came to their ears, they all came together, and were greatly surprised because every man was hearing the words of the disciples in his special language.

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    34 And some said one thing and some another, among the people: and as he was not able to get a knowledge of the facts because of the noise, he gave orders for Paul to be taken into the army building.

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    1 And while they were talking to the people, the priests and the captain of the Temple and the Sadducees came up to them,

  • Acts 19:29
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    29 And the town was full of noise and trouble, and they all came running into the theatre, having taken by force Gaius and Aristarchus, men of Macedonia who were journeying in company with Paul.

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    31 And when their prayer was ended, the place where they were was violently moved, and they all became full of the Holy Spirit, preaching the word of God without fear.

    32 And all those who were of the faith were one in heart and soul: and not one of them said that any of the things which he had was his property only; but they had all things in common.

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    8 And hearing these things the people and the rulers of the town were troubled.

  • Acts 28:24
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    24 And some were in agreement with what he said, but some had doubts.

  • Acts 5:26
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    26 Then the captain and some of the police went and took them, but not violently, for fear that they might be stoned by the people.

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    2 And when Peter came to Jerusalem, those who kept the rule of circumcision had an argument with him,

  • Acts 14:28
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    28 And they were with the disciples there for a long time.

  • Acts 21:31
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    31 And while they were attempting to put him to death, news came to the chief captain of the band that all Jerusalem was out of control.

  • Acts 2:9-10
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    9 Men of Parthia, Media, and Elam, and those living in Mesopotamia, in Judaea and Cappadocia, in Pontus and Asia,

    10 In Phrygia and Pamphylia, in Egypt and the parts of Libya about Cyrene, and those who have come from Rome, Jews by birth and others who have become Jews,

  • John 10:19
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    19 There was a division again among the Jews because of these words.

  • Acts 16:20
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    20 And when they had taken them before the authorities, they said, These men, who are Jews, are greatly troubling our town;

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    12 And the people, with the rulers and the scribes, were moved against him, and they came and took him before the Sanhedrin,

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    15 And in those days Peter got up among the brothers (there were about one hundred and twenty of them), and said,

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    6 And the Apostles and the rulers of the church came together and gave thought to the question.