Acts 13:50But the Jews stirred up the devout and prominent women and the chief men of the city, and stirred up a persecution against Paul and Barnabas, and threw them out of their borders.
The setting
Antioch in Pisidia, ~47 AD. Wealthy women who support the synagogue and city leaders are convinced Paul is disrupting social order. They use their influence to have him expelled...
The emotion here: soberly documenting the cost of gospel advancement
The original word
epegeiro (ἐπήγειραν) — stirred up like animals driven to frenzy
Why it matters
Prominent women often had significant political influence in Roman cities through their wealth
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What most readers miss in Acts 13:50
The opposition came from the powerful using their social networks, not mob violence
Common misconceptionPeople assume this was random mob violence, but it was calculated political maneuvering by influential people protecting their status quo.
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Bible Genome reading
Acts 13:50 — Bible Genome reading
Emotional genome
Acts 13:50 comes from the book of Acts, written during the early_church period. These words are attributed to Luke. The dominant emotion in this verse is angry, with a comfort power of 15% and a tone that is urgent. It belongs to the narrative genre of biblical literature. Key themes include persecution, expulsion. Notable phrases: stirred up persecution; threw them out.
Emotionally similar
Verses that meet the same angry
“Beat your plowshares into swords, and your pruning hooks into spears. Let the weak say, 'I am strong.'”
— Joel 3:10
“You blind guides, who strain out a gnat, and swallow a camel!”
— Matthew 23:24
“Listen to this word, you cows of Bashan, who are on the mountain of Samaria, who oppress the poor, who crush the needy, who tell their husba…”
— Amos 4:1
“I hate, I despise your feasts, and I can't stand your solemn assemblies.”
— Amos 5:21
“Your eyes shall not pity; life shall go for life, eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot.”
— Deuteronomy 19:21
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