But the unbelieving Jews stirred up the Gentiles, and made their minds evil affected against the brethren.

But the Jews that were disobedient stirred up the souls of the Gentiles, and made them evil affected against the brethren.

But the unbelieving Jews stirred up and incensed the minds of the Gentiles against the brethren.

But the Jews who did not believe stirred up the minds of those of the nations and made them evil-affected against the brethren.

and the unbelieving Jews did stir up and made evil the souls of the nations against the brethren;

But the Jews who had refused obedience stirred up the Gentiles and embittered their minds against the brethren.

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

Yet truly, the Jews who were unbelieving had incited and enflamed the souls of the Gentiles against the brothers.

And those Jews which believed not Lo, they are persecuted now afresh, and that by the Jews, for they were like firebrands to inflame the minds of the Gentiles; for it is to be thought that the Gentiles could abide to hear the gospel preached, unless they had been incensed to resist by these fans. [1] I interpret kakosai in this place for to resist [2] with a malicious affection, or to enforce to do hurt. Under the name brethren, Luke comprehendeth, in my judgment, all the godly; to wit, that they were vexed and troubled whosoever embraced the gospel, as if some pernicious sect had risen to spread discord, to trouble the peace of the city, to shake the public state; yet if any had rather restrain it unto Paul and Barnabas I am not greatly against him.

Footnotes

1 - "Nisi liabellis illis accensae fuissent ad resistendum," had not these like fans kindled their resistance.

2 - "Inficere," to infect.

But the unbelieving Jews - See the notes on Acts 13:50.
And made their minds evil-affected - Irritated, or exasperated them.
Against the brethren - One of the common appellations by which Christians were known.

Stirred up the Gentiles - Των εθνων, Such as were mere heathens, and thus distinguished from the Jews, and the Greeks who were proselytes.
Evil affected - Εκακωσαν, Irritated or exasperated their minds against the brethren, the disciples of Christ; one of their appellations before they were called Christians at Antioch. See on Acts 11:26 (note).

But the (b) unbelieving Jews stirred up the Gentiles, and made their minds evil affected against the brethren.
(b) Who did not obey the doctrine.

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.

The unbelieving Jews. Here, as elsewhere, there was division. Those who stubbornly rejected the gospel were filled with hatred and opposed in every possible way. As they could do nothing without the aid of the Gentiles in that Gentile city, they sought to prejudice them. Notwithstanding, for a long time, Paul and Barnabas, continued to preach there with great success. How long they continued at Iconium is unknown, but as the first missionary journey occupied three or four years, they probably were here several months.