The Permitted Flight of the Servant of God
Acts 14:4-7
But the multitude of the city was divided: and part held with the Jews, and part with the apostles.…


How it takes place.

I. AFTER THE CONFLICT, as with the apostles here; not before, as with Jonah.

II. IN OBEDIENCE TO THE LORD, and not from fear of man or carnal tenderness.

III. WITH WEAPONS IN THEIR HANDS, as the apostles continue to preach with unbroken courage, not after having cast their weapons away.

IV. TO A NEW FIELD OF CONFLICT (Derbe and Lystra), not to rest.

(K. Gerok.)



Parallel Verses
KJV: But the multitude of the city was divided: and part held with the Jews, and part with the apostles.

WEB: But the multitude of the city was divided. Part sided with the Jews, and part with the apostles.




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