Act 14:19, 16:22, 19:29, 21:30 | PNT | STEP | [Certain] Jews from Antioch and Iconium . These inveterate opposers followed from the late scenes of gospel triumphs, and found the Lystrians disappointed that they had not been allowed to adore Paul and Barnabas. From one extreme they were easily led to the other. If they were not gods, they were bad men. The fickle populace was easily stirred to riot, and, led by the Jews, they seized and stoned the great apostle until they supposed he was dead. This, the first bodily injury he suffered for Christ, of which we have record, is alluded to in , where he gives some account of what he had endured. Having stoned Paul, drew [him] out of the city . After the stoning, his enemies dragged him out of the city as they would a carcass.

Acts 14:19

[Certain] Jews from Antioch and Iconium. These inveterate opposers followed from the late scenes of gospel triumphs, and found the Lystrians disappointed that they had not been allowed to adore Paul and Barnabas. From one extreme they were easily led to the other. If they were not gods, they were bad men. The fickle populace was easily stirred to riot, and, led by the Jews, they seized and stoned the great apostle until they supposed he was dead. This, the first bodily injury he suffered for Christ, of which we have record, is alluded to in 2Co 11:25, where he gives some account of what he had endured.

Having stoned Paul, drew [him] out of the city. After the stoning, his enemies dragged him out of the city as they would a carcass.

Acts 16:22

The multitude rose up together against them. Inflamed with prejudice.

The magistrates. Without inquiry, influenced by the outcries of the throng.

Rent off their clothes, and commanded to beat [them]. They ordered them at once to be scourged. The lictors, the executioners, were at hand. The Roman custom was to lay bare the body and to beat it with the rods borne by the lictors. Paul says, "Thrice was I beaten with rods" (2Co 11:25).

Acts 19:29

The whole city was filled with confusion. Nothing would more quickly arouse a mob than the belief that both their business and religion were assailed.

Gaius. A Macedonian.

Aristarchus. Of Thessalonica (Ac 20:4).

They rushed with one accord into the theatre. The remains of the theater are still to be seen. It was of vast extent, and would seat, as its remains show, from 20,000 to 30,000 persons. It was the custom to use the theater, not only for amusements, but for public assemblies.

Acts 21:30

They took Paul, and drew him out of the temple. He was, no doubt, within the inner courts, and was hurried without, and the gates shut, to prevent the pollution of the sacred courts by the shedding of blood. They proposed to slay him when they had dragged him where it could be done without profanation. They were willing to murder, but not to profane the temple.