Acts 14:2

But the unbelieving Jews stirred up the Gentiles,.... That part of the Jews, which continued in unbelief, and rejected the doctrine of the apostles, concerning Jesus of Nazareth being the Messiah;…

But the unbelieving Jews ... - See the notes on Act 13:50. And made their minds evil-affected - Irritated, or exasperated them. Against the brethren - One of the common appellations by which…

Stirred up the Gentiles - Των εθνων, Such as were mere heathens, and thus distinguished from the Jews, and the Greeks who were proselytes.

Evil affected - Εκακωσαν, Irritated or exasperated their…

In these verses we have,

I. The preaching of the gospel in Iconium, whither the apostles were forced to retire from Antioch. As the blood of the martyrs has been the seed of the church, so the…

But the unbelieving Jews Better, "But the Jews that were disobedient." The verb is the same which is found Joh 3:36, where the rendering should be "He that obeyeth notthe Son shall not see life." The…