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Acts 14 Bible study: A door of faith

At Lystra, to a crowd about to sacrifice to them, Barnabas and Paul say they "bring you good news" (14:15): the same verb as "preached the Good News" (14:7, 14:21). And back at Antioch they report "all the things that God had done with them, and that he had opened a door of faith to the nations" (14:27).

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“When they had arrived and had gathered the assembly together, they reported all the things that God had done with them, and that he had opened a door of faith to the nations.”
Acts 14:27 · World English Bible

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The city was divided

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"In Iconium, they entered together into the synagogue of the Jews, and so spoke that a great multitude both of Jews and of Greeks believed." (14:1). "But the disbelieving Jews stirred up and embittered the souls of the Gentiles against the brothers." (14:2). "Therefore they stayed there a long time, speaking boldly in the Lord" (14:3) (tap speaking boldly). Then, "But the multitude of the city was divided. Part sided with the Jews and part with the apostles." (14:4) (tap divided). Here is what almost everyone misses: the chapter's souls comes back later in the chapter. Here the souls of the Gentiles are "embittered" (14:2); later Paul and Barnabas go back "strengthening the souls of the disciples" (14:22). In the Greek, souls is the same noun in both verses (tap souls). After 14:5, "they became aware of it and fled to the cities of Lycaonia, Lystra, Derbe, and the surrounding region. There they preached the Good News." (14:6-7).

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The Greek word behind it

εὐαγγελίζωeuangelizosay yoo-ang-ghel-EED-zo

Strong's: "to announce good news". This chapter has the verb three times (counted in RP2018): "There they preached the Good News" (14:7); Barnabas and Paul to the crowd at Lystra, "We also are men of the same nature as you, and bring you good news" (14:15); and "When they had preached the Good News to that city" (14:21). Acts has it 15 times in all (counted in RP2018). In other places in Acts it is said of Jesus: "they never stopped teaching and preaching Jesus, the Christ" (5:42), and at Athens, "because he preached Jesus and the resurrection" (17:18). Favor's Acts 5 studies the verb where Acts first has it, and Favor's Luke 1 where Luke first has it.

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Acts 14 Bible study questions

  1. 1Barnabas and Paul told the crowd, "We also are men of the same nature as you" (14:15). When has someone given you credit that belonged to God, and what did you do with it?
  2. 2They went back through the cities, "strengthening the souls of the disciples" (14:22). Who could you strengthen this week, and how?
  3. 3Back in Antioch, "they reported all the things that God had done with them" (14:27). What has God done with you lately that you could tell your group?

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Last reviewed October 7, 2026. Scripture quotations are from the World English Bible, which is in the public domain. Hebrew and Greek words are checked against the original-language texts and public-domain lexicons. What we believe · Favor home