So they shook the dust off their feet in protest against them and went to Iconium.
Parallel translations
- WEB But they shook off the dust of their feet against them, and came to Iconium.
- KJV But they shook off the dust of their feet against them, and came unto Iconium.
- NKJV But they shook off the dust from their feet against them, and came to Iconium.
- NASB But they shook off the dust from their feet in protest against them and went to Iconium.
- NLT So they shook the dust from their feet as a sign of rejection and went to the town of Iconium.
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Quick answer
Paul and Barnabas shake the dust off their feet against them and go to Iconium. They follow Jesus' instruction in the face of rejection.
Overview
Shaking off the dust enacts Jesus' directive to the rejected (Luke 9:5), a solemn sign that those who refuse the gospel bear their own responsibility. The gesture is not bitterness but a sober witness against unbelief. Undeterred, the missionaries press on to Iconium, continuing the mission.
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 9
- Matt 10:14And if anyone will not welcome you or heed your words, shake the dust off your feet when you leave that home or town.
- Acts 18:6But when they opposed and insulted him, he shook out his garments and told them, “Your blood be on your own heads! I am innocent of it. From now on I will go to the Gentiles.”
- Luke 9:5If anyone does not welcome you, shake the dust off your feet when you leave that town, as a testimony against them.”
- Mark 6:11If anyone will not welcome you or listen to you, shake the dust off your feet when you leave that place, as a testimony against them.”
- Acts 14:21They preached the gospel to that city and made many disciples. Then they returned to Lystra, Iconium, and Antioch,
- Acts 14:1At Iconium, Paul and Barnabas went as usual into the Jewish synagogue, where they spoke so well that a great number of Jews and Greeks believed.
- Acts 14:19Then some Jews arrived from Antioch and Iconium and won over the crowds. They stoned Paul and dragged him outside the city, presuming he was dead.
- Acts 16:2The brothers in Lystra and Iconium spoke well of him.
- 2 Tim 3:11my persecutions, and the sufferings that came upon me in Antioch, Iconium, and Lystra. What persecutions I endured! Yet the Lord rescued me from all of them.
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