| Opposer | Likely Motive | Coping Response |
| Herod | Politics |
|
| Sorcerer | Money |
|
| (some) Jealous Jews | Influence amongst the wealthy |
|
| Disagreeing Jews | Crowd influence |
|
| Crowds | Adulation |
|
| Iconium Jews | Desire for leadership |
|
| Some of the Pharisee sect | Sect control |
|
