Acts 13 · Verse 51

Acts 13:51

But they shook off the dust of their feet against them, and came unto Iconium.
Acts 13:51, King James Version

Acts 13:51 in other translations

BSBSo they shook the dust off their feet in protest against them and went to Iconium.
WEBBut they shook off the dust of their feet against them, and came to Iconium.
ASVBut they shook off the dust of their feet against them, and came unto Iconium.
YLTand they having shaken off the dust of their feet against them, came to Iconium,
DARBYBut they, having shaken off the dust of their feet against them, came to Iconium.
BBEBut they, shaking off the dust of that place from their feet, came to Iconium.
WebsterBut they shook off the dust of their feet against them, and came to Iconium.

What does Acts 13:51 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Acts 13:49-52

49-52. And the word of the Lord was published throughout all the region--implying some stay in Antioch and missionary activity in its vicinity.

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Barnes' Notes
Verse 51. But they shook off the dust, etc. Mt 10:14.

And came into Iconium. This was the capital of Lycaonia. It is now called Cogni, or Lonieh, and is the capital of Caramania.

(b) "shook off the dust" Mk 6:11, Lk 9:5, Acts 18:6

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Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 51 They shook off the dust of their feet against them - This was a very significant rite; by it, they in effect said: Ye are worse than the heathen: even your very land is accursed for your opposition to God, and we dare not permit even its dust to cleave to the soles of our feet; and we shake it off, in departing from your country, according to our Lord's command, (Mat 10:14), for a testimony against you, that we offered you salvation, but ye rejected it and persecuted us. The Jews, when travelling in heathen countries, took care, when they came to the borders of their own, to shake off the dust of their feet, lest any of the unhallowed ground should defile the sacred land of Israel. Came unto Iconium - According to Strabo, Iconium was a small fortified town, the capital of Lycaonia, at present called Cogni. "Lycaonia was a province at the back of Pamphylia, higher up in Asia Minor, and to the northeast of Pamphylia." Pearce.

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Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Acts 13:42-52

The Jews opposed the doctrine the apostles preached; and when they could find no objection, they blasphemed Christ and his gospel. Commonly those who begin with contradicting, end with blaspheming. But when adversaries of Christ's cause are daring, its advocates should be the bolder. And while many judge themselves unworthy of eternal life, others, who appear less likely, desire to hear more of the glad tidings of…

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Acts 13:51 in the original Greek

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

οἱhoi<the>G3588
δὲdeButG1161
ἐκτιναξάμενοιektinaxamenoihaving shaken offG1621
τὸνtontheG3588
κονιορτὸνkoniortondustG2868
τῶνtōnof theG3588
ποδῶνpodōnfeetG4228
ἐπ᾽ep᾽againstG1909
αὐτοὺςautousthemG846
ἦλθονēlthonthey wentG2064
εἰςeistoG1519
Ἰκόνιον.IkonionIconium.G2430

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Acts 13:51

  • Matthew 10:14

    And whosoever shall not receive you, nor hear your words, when ye depart out of that house or city, shake off the dust of your feet.

  • Luke 9:5

    And whosoever will not receive you, when ye go out of that city, shake off the very dust from your feet for a testimony against them.

  • Acts 18:6

    And when they opposed themselves, and blasphemed, he shook his raiment, and said unto them, Your blood be upon your own heads; I am clean: from henceforth I will go unto the Gentiles.

  • Mark 6:11

    And whosoever shall not receive you, nor hear you, when ye depart thence, shake off the dust under your feet for a testimony against them. Verily I say unto you, It shall be more tolerable for Sodom and Gomorrha in the day of judgment, than for that city.

  • Acts 14:21

    And when they had preached the gospel to that city, and had taught many, they returned again to Lystra, and to Iconium, and Antioch,

  • Acts 14:19

    And there came thither certain Jews from Antioch and Iconium, who persuaded the people, and, having stoned Paul, drew him out of the city, supposing he had been dead.

  • Acts 14:1

    And it came to pass in Iconium, that they went both together into the synagogue of the Jews, and so spake, that a great multitude both of the Jews and also of the Greeks believed.

  • Acts 16:2

    Which was well reported of by the brethren that were at Lystra and Iconium.

  • 2 Timothy 3:11

    Persecutions, afflictions, which came unto me at Antioch, at Iconium, at Lystra; what persecutions I endured: but out of them all the Lord delivered me.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
they.
18:6; Mt 10:14; Mr 6:11; Lu 9:5
Iconium.
14:1,19,21; 16:2

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Context

  • Acts 13:50

    But the Jews stirred up the devout and honourable women, and the chief men of the city, and raised persecution against Paul and Barnabas, and expelled them out of their coasts.

  • Acts 13:51

    But they shook off the dust of their feet against them, and came unto Iconium.

  • Acts 13:52

    And the disciples were filled with joy, and with the Holy Ghost.

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Acts 13:51 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Ellos entonces sacudiendo en ellos el polvo de sus pies, vinieron á Iconio.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Mais eux, ayant secoué contre eux la poussière de leurs pieds, s’en vinrent à Iconium.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Sie aber schüttelten den Staub von ihren Füßen wider sie ab und kamen nach Ikonium.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		At illi excusso pulvere pedum in eos, venerunt Iconium.