Acts 14:14 (ESV)ExpositionWhy do Paul and Barnabas tear their clothes?ShareInformationReading ListEnglishActs 14:14 (ESV)14 But when the apostles Barnabas and Paul heard of it, they tore their garments and rushed out into the crowd, crying out,Paul and Barnabas tear their garments as a sign of spontaneous grief and dismay at a display of blasphemy (Mark 14:63–64).1
14 But when the apostles Barnabas and Paul heard of it, they tore their garments and rushed out into the crowd, crying out,