Atos 14

¹ Now it happened in Iconium that they went together to the synagogue of the Jews, and spoke in such a manner that a great multitude both of the Jews and of the Greeks believed.

² But the unbelieving Jews stirred up the Gentiles and poisoned their minds against the brethren.

³ Then, indeed, they stayed there a long time, speaking boldly in the Lord, Who was bearing witness to the Word of His grace, granting signs and wonders to be done through their hands.

⁴ But the multitude of the city was divided: and part were with the Jews, but part with the apostles.

⁵ And when a violent attempt was made by both the Gentiles and Jews, with their rulers, to inflict injury and stone them,

⁶ they became aware of it and fled to Lystra and Derbe, cities of Lycaonia, and to the surrounding region.

⁷ And they were preaching the gospel there.

⁸ And in Lystra a certain man without strength in his feet was sitting, a cripple from his mother’s womb, who had never walked.

⁹ This man heard Paul speaking; who, observing him intently and seeing that he had faith to be saved,

¹⁰ said with a loud voice, Stand up straight on your feet! And he leaped and walked.

¹¹ Now when the people saw what Paul had done, they raised their voices, saying in the Lycaonian language, The gods have come down to us, becoming like men!

¹² And Barnabas they called Zeus, and Paul, Hermes, because he was the chief speaker.

¹³ Then the priest of Zeus, whose temple was in front of their city, brought oxen and garlands to the gates, determined to sacrifice with the multitudes.

¹⁴ But when the apostles Barnabas and Paul heard this, they tore their clothes and rushed in among the multitude, crying out

¹⁵ and saying, Men, why are you doing these things? We also are men with the same nature as you, and preach to you that you should turn from these vain things to the living God, who made the heavens, the earth, the sea, and all things that are in them,

¹⁶ who in past generations allowed all nations to go in their own ways.

¹⁷ Nevertheless He did not leave Himself without witness, doing good, giving us rain from the heavens and fruitful seasons, filling our hearts with food and gladness.

¹⁸ And with these sayings they could scarcely restrain the multitudes from sacrificing to them.

¹⁹ Then Jews from Antioch and Iconium came there; and having persuaded the multitudes, they stoned Paul and dragged him out of the city, supposing him to have died.

²⁰ However, when the disciples gathered around him, he rose up and went into the city. And the next day he departed with Barnabas to Derbe.

²¹ And when they had preached the gospel to that city and made many disciples, they returned to Lystra, Iconium, and Antioch,

²² strengthening the souls of the disciples, exhorting them to continue in the faith, and that we must enter the kingdom of God through many afflictions.

²³ So when they had appointed elders in every church, and prayed with fasting, they committed them to the Lord into whom they believed.

²⁴ And after they had passed through Pisidia, they came to Pamphylia.

²⁵ And when they had preached the Word in Perga, they went down to Attalia.

²⁶ From there they sailed to Antioch, from where they had been committed to the grace of God for the work which they fulfilled.

²⁷ And when they had come and gathered the church together, they reported all that God had done with them, and that He had opened the door of faith to the Gentiles.

²⁸ So they stayed there not a little time with the disciples.