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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.