Acts 13:51

“But they shook off the dust of their feet against them, and came unto Iconium.”
King James Version (KJV)

Other Translations of Acts 13:51

But they shooke off the dust of their feete against them, and came vnto Iconium.
- King James Version (1611) - Compare to scan of original Acts chapter 13

But they shook off the dust of their feet {in protest} against them and went to Iconium.
- New American Standard Version (1995)

But they shook off the dust of their feet against them, and came unto Iconium.
- American Standard Version (1901)

But they, shaking off the dust of that place from their feet, came to Iconium.
- Basic English Bible

But they, having shaken off the dust of their feet against them, came to Iconium.
- Darby Bible

But they, shaking off the dust of their feet against them, came to Iconium.
- Douay Rheims Bible

But they shook off the dust of their feet against them, and came to Iconium.
- Webster's Bible

But they shook off the dust from their feet as a protest against them and came to Iconium;
- Weymouth Bible

But they shook off the dust of their feet against them, and came to Iconium.
- World English Bible

And thei schoken awei in to hem the duste of her feet, and camen to Yconye.
- Wycliffe Bible

and they having shaken off the dust of their feet against them, came to Iconium,
- Youngs Literal Bible

Rodney Geisler's comment on 2011-02-25 06:33:44:

Not only was this a testimony against the town, but it was a symbol for the believer to move forward. Don't hold bitterness or anger towards those who rejected your message. Let it go and move forward to the next adventure God has in store for you.

Look at the next verse, "They were filled with joy and the Holy Spirit." Usually when we have just been rejected and sent running we don't think of being joyful. The reason that Paul and Barnabas could be joyful was they had walked in forgiveness. I'm pretty sure when you are ran out of town the words people speak against you at the time are not very flattering. So you have to choose to forgive them, not holding it against them, then move on to the next thing God has in store for you.

In business if someone rejects my bid or even my suggestions I have to be careful not to hold offense. "Shake the dust off," forgive, forget and move on to the next customer. And quit the gossiping about them.

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