Who stoned Paul at Lystra and where did they come from?
According to Acts 14:19, Jews from Antioch and Iconium came to Lystra, persuaded the people, and stoned Paul. They came from those two cities, and the stoning was severe enough that he was dragged out of the city and supposed dead.
Les explains that in Acts 14:19 certain Jews came from Antioch and Iconium to Lystra, persuaded the people, and stoned Paul. He notes this followed the Jewish system of execution, and they literally felt they had put the man to death. Having stoned Paul, they dragged him out of the city of Lystra, supposing he was dead. Les adds that the ancients had a good idea whether life remained in a body, so he feels that for all practical purposes Saul was put to death by this stoning. Then, in verse 20, Paul suddenly stood up on his feet without any outside help and came back into the city, which Les calls miraculous.
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.
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What happened to Paul in Lystra?
In Lystra, certain Jews who had come from Antioch and Iconium persuaded the crowd to stone Paul; after stoning him, they dragged him out of the city, thinking he was dead.