1. Acts 14:14 (ESV)
  2. Exposition

Why do Paul and Barnabas tear their clothes?

Acts 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