# Connecting Statement:

This ends Paul and Barnabas' time in Antioch of Pisidia and they go to Iconium.

# General Information:

Here the word "they" refers to Paul and Barnabas.

# the Jews

This probably refers to the leaders of the Jews. AT: "the Jewish leaders" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-synecdoche]])

# urged on

"convinced" or "stirred up"

# the leading men

"the most important men"

# These stirred up a persecution against Paul and Barnabas

"They convinced the important men and women to persecute Paul and Barnabas"

# threw them out beyond the border of their city

"removed Paul and Barnabas from their city"

# shook off the dust from their feet against them

This was a symbolic act to indicate to the unbelieving people that God had rejected them and would punish them. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/writing-symlanguage]])

# the disciples

This probably refers to the new believers in the Antioch of Pisidia that Paul and Silas just left.

# translationWords

* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/jew]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/persecute]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/names/paul]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/names/barnabas]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/joy]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/filled]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/holyspirit]]