Acts 14:2

2 But those Jews who had not the faith, made the minds of the Gentiles bitter against the brothers.

Acts 14:2 Meaning and Commentary

Acts 14:2

But the unbelieving Jews stirred up the Gentiles
That part of the Jews, which continued in unbelief, and rejected the doctrine of the apostles, concerning Jesus of Nazareth being the Messiah; these stirred up the Gentiles, who had no knowledge of, nor faith in this matter:

and made their minds evil affected against the brethren;
either in general against all those that embraced the Gospel of Christ; who being of the same faith and family, having the same God to be their Father, and equally related to, and interested in Christ Jesus, are called brethren; or in particular against the Apostles Paul and Barnabas, by representing them as seditious persons, and of bad designs.

Acts 14:2 In-Context

1 Now in Iconium they went together to the Synagogue of the Jews and gave such teaching that a great number of Jews and Greeks had faith.

2 But those Jews who had not the faith, made the minds of the Gentiles bitter against the brothers.

3 So they kept there for a long time, taking heart in the Lord, who gave witness to the word of his grace by causing signs and wonders to be done by their hands.

4 But there was a division among the people of the town; some were on the side of the Jews and some on the side of the Apostles.

5 And when a violent attempt was made by the Gentiles and the Jews, with their rulers, to make an attack on them and have them stoned,