Who came to Lystra and stoned Paul in Acts 14:19?
Certain Jews from Antioch and Iconium came to Lystra, persuaded the people, and stoned Paul. According to Acts 14:19, they then drew him out of the city, supposing he had been dead. The account indicates they intended a Jewish system of execution, leaving him for dead outside Lystra.
Les explains that in Acts 14:19, Jews from Antioch and Iconium came to Lystra and persuaded the people. They stoned Paul, and according to the Jewish system of execution, they literally felt they had put the man to death. They drew him out of the city, supposing he had been dead. Les notes the ancients were not stupid; they had a good idea whether life remained in a body, so for all practical purposes Saul was put to death by this stoning. Then in verse 20, he miraculously stood up without any outside help and came back into the city.
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.