Acts 14:20
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New International Version (©2011)
But after the disciples had gathered around him, he got up and went back into the city. The next day he and Barnabas left for Derbe.

New Living Translation (©2007)
But as the believers gathered around him, he got up and went back into the town. The next day he left with Barnabas for Derbe.

English Standard Version (©2001)
But when the disciples gathered about him, he rose up and entered the city, and on the next day he went on with Barnabas to Derbe.

New American Standard Bible (©1995)
But while the disciples stood around him, he got up and entered the city. The next day he went away with Barnabas to Derbe.

King James Bible (Cambridge Ed.)
Howbeit, as the disciples stood round about him, he rose up, and came into the city: and the next day he departed with Barnabas to Derbe.

Holman Christian Standard Bible (©2009)
After the disciples surrounded him, he got up and went into the town. The next day he left with Barnabas for Derbe.

International Standard Version (©2012)
But the disciples formed a circle around him, and he got up and went back to town. The next day, he went on with Barnabas to Derbe.

NET Bible (©2006)
But after the disciples had surrounded him, he got up and went back into the city. On the next day he left with Barnabas for Derbe.

Aramaic Bible in Plain English (©2010)
And the disciples gathered around him, and he stood up and entered the city, and the next day he went out from there with BarNaba, and they came to the city Derbe.

GOD'S WORD® Translation (©1995)
But when the disciples gathered around him, he got up and went back into the city. The next day Paul and Barnabas left for the city of Derbe.

King James 2000 Bible (©2003)
However, as the disciples stood round about him, he rose up, and came into the city: and the next day he departed with Barnabas to Derbe.

American King James Version
However,, as the disciples stood round about him, he rose up, and came into the city: and the next day he departed with Barnabas to Derbe.

American Standard Version
But as the disciples stood round about him, he rose up, and entered into the city: and on the morrow he went forth with Barnabas to Derbe.

Douay-Rheims Bible
But as the disciples stood round about him, he rose up and entered into the city, and the next day he departed with Barnabas to Derbe.

Darby Bible Translation
But while the disciples encircled him, he rose up and entered into the city. And on the morrow he went away with Barnabas to Derbe.

English Revised Version
But as the disciples stood round about him, he rose up, and entered into the city: and on the morrow he went forth with Barnabas to Derbe.

Webster's Bible Translation
But as the disciples stood around him, he rose, and came into the city: and the next day he departed with Barnabas to Derbe.

Weymouth New Testament
When, however, the disciples had collected round him, he rose and went back into the town. The next day he went with Barnabas to Derbe;

World English Bible
But as the disciples stood around him, he rose up, and entered into the city. On the next day he went out with Barnabas to Derbe.

Young's Literal Translation
and the disciples having surrounded him, having risen he entered into the city, and on the morrow he went forth with Barnabas to Derbe.

Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Howbeit as the disciples stood round about him,.... Weeping over him, and lamenting for him, and it may be praying to God, that he would restore him to life: however, they got about him, in order to take care of him, and provide for his interment: these were the young converts at Lystra, who, under the ministry of the apostles, were now brought to the faith of Christ; unless it can be thought, that they were such who followed them from other places, and attended them in their travels; but the former seems most probable, and which shows their affection to their spiritual Father, and their constancy in the faith of Christ, notwithstanding this ill treatment of his servant:

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Vincent's Word Studies

To Derbe

A journey of only a few hours.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Howbeit - Notwithstanding the supposition that he was dead.

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Clarke's Commentary on the Bible

The disciples stood round about him - No doubt in earnest prayer, entreating the Author of life that his soul might again return to its battered tenement.

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Geneva Study Bible

Howbeit, as the disciples stood round about him, he rose up, and came into the city: and the next day he departed with Barnabas to Derbe.

People's New Testament

14:20 As the disciples stood round about him. When Paul's enemies had gone, the disciples gathered around, and to their joy and surprise

he rose up, and came into the city. Whether he had received a blow that rendered him unconscious and apparently dead, until he recovered from the swoon, or whether his restoration was miraculous, cannot be surely determined.

The next day he departed with Barnabas. As commanded by Christ (Mt 10:14 Mr 6:11 Lu 9:5), when persecuted in one city, they departed and came the next day to Derbe, to labor for a time.

Wesley's Notes

14:20 But as the disciples stood round - Probably after sunset. The enraged multitude would scarce have suffered it in the day time: he rose and went into the city - That he should be able to do this, just after he had been left for dead, was a miracle little less than a resurrection from the dead. Especially considering the manner wherein the Jewish malefactors were stoned. The witnesses first threw as large a stone as they could lift, with all possible violence upon his head, which alone was sufficient to dash the skull in pieces. All the people then joined, as long as any motion or token of life remained.

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Bible Commentary

20. as the disciples stood round about him-sorrowing. So his labors here had not been in vain: "Disciples" had been gathered, who now rallied around the bleeding body. And one appears to have been gained on this occasion, of far more importance than all the rest-Timotheus. See on [2012]Ac 16:1-3. (It could scarcely have been at the subsequent visit, Ac 14:21, for the reason given in 2Ti 3:10, 11; while at the third visit, Ac 16:1-3, he was already a Christian).

he rose up-It is possible that this recovery was natural; the insensibility occasioned by such treatment as he had received sometimes passing away of itself, and leaving the patient less hurt than appeared. But certainly the impression naturally left on the mind by the words is that the restoration was miraculous; and so the best interpreters understand the words. This is confirmed by what follows.

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Acts 14:20 Parallel Commentaries
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The Visit to Lystra and Derbe
…18And with these sayings scarce restrained they the people, that they had not done sacrifice to them. 19And 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. 20However,, as the disciples stood round about him, he rose up, and came into the city: and the next day he departed with Barnabas to Derbe.

Acts 11:26 and when he found him, he brought him to Antioch. So for a whole year Barnabas and Saul met with the church and taught great numbers of people. The disciples were called Christians first at Antioch.
Acts 11:29 The disciples, as each one was able, decided to provide help for the brothers and sisters living in Judea.
Acts 14:6 But they found out about it and fled to the Lycaonian cities of Lystra and Derbe and to the surrounding country,
Acts 14:22 strengthening the disciples and encouraging them to remain true to the faith. "We must go through many hardships to enter the kingdom of God," they said.
Acts 14:28 And they stayed there a long time with the disciples.