Acts 14
14
Paul and Barnabas in Iconium
1#Ac 18:4; 13:46At Iconium they entered the synagogue of the Jews together and so spoke that a great crowd of both Jews and Greeks believed. 2#Ac 13:50; 13:45But the unbelieving Jews stirred up the Gentiles and embittered their minds against the brothers. 3#Heb 2:4; Ac 20:32So they continued there a long time, speaking boldly for the Lord, who bore witness to His gracious word, granting signs and wonders to be done by their hands. 4#Ac 28:24; 14:14But the people of the city were divided. Some sided with the Jews, and others with the apostles. 5#Ac 14:19When an assault was planned by both Gentiles and Jews, with their leaders, to attack them and to stone them, 6#Mt 10:23; 2Ti 3:11they learned of it and fled to Lystra and Derbe, cities of Lycaonia, and to the surrounding region. 7#Ac 14:21And there they preached the gospel.
Paul and Barnabas in Lystra
8#Ac 3:2In Lystra there sat a man, crippled in his feet, who had never walked and was lame from birth. 9#Mt 9:28–29; Ac 3:4He heard Paul speaking, who looked intently at him and perceived that he had faith to be healed 10#Isa 35:6and said with a loud voice, “Stand upright on your feet.” And he jumped up and walked.
11#Ac 8:10; 28:6When the crowds saw what Paul had done, they lifted up their voices, saying in Lycaonian, “The gods have come down to us in the likeness of men!” 12#Ac 19:35Barnabas they called Zeus, and Paul they called Hermes, because he was the main speaker. 13#Da 2:46The priest of Zeus, who was in front of the city, brought bulls and garlands to the gates to offer sacrifices with the crowds.
14#Mt 26:65; Ac 14:4But when the apostles Barnabas and Paul heard this, they tore their clothes and rushed out into the crowd, crying out, 15#1Sa 12:21; Jer 14:22“Men, why are you doing this? We also are men, of like nature with you, preaching to you to turn from these vain things to the living God, who made the heaven and the earth and the sea, and everything that is in them, 16#Ac 17:30; Ps 81:12who in times past allowed all nations to walk in their own ways. 17#Dt 11:14; Job 5:10Yet He did not leave Himself without witness, for He did good and gave us rain from heaven and fruitful seasons, satisfying our hearts with food and gladness.” 18With these words they scarcely restrained the crowds from sacrificing to them.
19#Ac 13:45; 2Co 11:25Then some Jews from Antioch and Iconium came there and persuaded the crowds. They stoned Paul and dragged him out of the city, supposing he was dead. 20#Ac 14:6But as the disciples gathered around him, he rose up and went into the city. The next day he departed with Barnabas for Derbe.
The Return to Antioch in Syria
21#Ac 13:51; 14:19When they had preached the gospel to that city and had made many disciples, they returned to Lystra and to Iconium and to Antioch, 22#Jn 16:33; 2Ti 3:12strengthening the minds of the disciples and exhorting them to continue in the faith, to go through many afflictions and thus enter the kingdom of God. 23#Titus 1:5; Ac 11:30; 20:32When they had appointed elders for them in every church, with prayer and fasting, they commended them to the Lord in whom they believed. 24#Ac 13:13–14Then they passed throughout Pisidia and came to Pamphylia, 25and when they had preached the word in Perga, they went down into Attalia.
26#Ac 15:40; 11:19From there they sailed to Antioch, where they had been commended to the grace of God for the work which they had completed. 27#Ac 15:12; 1Co 16:9When they arrived and had assembled the church, they reported what God had done through them and how He had opened the door of faith to the Gentiles. 28#Ac 11:26And there they stayed a long time with the disciples.
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Acts 14
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Growth and Persecution in Iconium
1In Iconium they entered the Jewish synagogue, as usual, and spoke in such a way that a great number of both Jews and Greeks believed.#Ac 13:5,51; 14:19 2But the unbelieving Jews stirred up the Gentiles and poisoned their minds against the brothers.#Jn 3:36; Ac 13:50 3So they stayed there a long time and spoke boldly for the Lord, who testified to the message of his grace by enabling them to do signs and wonders.#Mk 16:20; Jn 4:48; Ac 4:29; 20:32; Heb 2:4 4But the people of the city were divided, some siding with the Jews and others with the apostles.#Ac 17:4–5; 19:9; 28:24 5When an attempt was made by both the Gentiles and Jews, with their rulers, to mistreat and stone them, 6they found out about it and fled to the Lycaonian towns of Lystra and Derbe and to the surrounding countryside.#Mt 10:23; 2Tm 3:11 7There they continued preaching the gospel.#Ac 14:15,21; 16:10
Mistaken for Gods in Lystra
8In Lystra a man was sitting who was without strength in his feet, had never walked, and had been lame from birth. 9He listened as Paul spoke. After looking directly at him and seeing that he had faith to be healed, 10Paul said in a loud voice, “Stand up on your feet!” And he jumped up and began to walk around.#Mk 6:56; Php 2:12
11When the crowds saw what Paul had done, they shouted, saying in the Lycaonian language, “The gods have come down to us in human form!” #Ac 8:10; 28:6 12Barnabas they called Zeus, and Paul, Hermes, because he was the chief speaker. 13The priest of Zeus, whose temple was just outside the town, brought bulls and wreaths to the gates because he intended, with the crowds, to offer sacrifice.
14The apostles Barnabas and Paul tore their robes when they heard this and rushed into the crowd, shouting,#Mt 26:65; Mk 14:63 15“People! Why are you doing these things? We are people also, just like you, and we are proclaiming good news to you, that you turn from these worthless things#1Sm 12:21; 1Co 8:4; 1Th 1:9 to the living God, who made the heaven, the earth, the sea, and everything in them.#14:15Ex 20:11; Ps 146:6#Gn 1:1; Ex 20:11; Ps 146:6; Jr 14:22; Rv 14:7 16In past generations he allowed all the nations#Ps 81:2; Mc 4:5; Ac 17:30; 1Pt 4:3 to go their own way, 17although he did not leave himself without a witness,#Ac 17:26–27; Rm 1:19–20 since he did what is good by giving you rain from heaven and fruitful seasons#Lv 26:4; Dt 11:14; 28:12; Jb 5:10; Ps 65:10; 147:8; Ezk 34:26; Jl 2:23 and filling you with food and your hearts with joy.” 18Even though they said these things, they barely stopped the crowds from sacrificing to them.
19Some Jews came from Antioch and Iconium, and when they won over the crowds, they stoned Paul and dragged him out of the city, thinking he was dead.#Ac 13:45,51; 2Co 11:25; 2Tm 3:11 20After the disciples gathered around him, he got up and went into the town. The next day he left with Barnabas for Derbe.#Ac 11:26; 14:22,28
Church Planting
21After they had preached the gospel in that town and made many disciples, they returned to Lystra, to Iconium, and to Antioch,#Mt 28:19; Ac 13:51 22strengthening the#14:22 Lit the souls of the disciples by encouraging them to continue in the faith#Ac 11:23; 13:43 and by telling them, “It is necessary to go through many hardships#Lk 22:48; Jn 15:20; 16:33; Ac 9:16; Rm 8:17; 1Th 3:3; 2Tm 3:12 to enter the kingdom of God.” 23When they had appointed elders#Ac 11:30; 13:3; 20:32; Ti 1:5 for them in every church and prayed with fasting, they committed them to the Lord in whom they had believed.
24They passed through Pisidia and came to Pamphylia. 25After they had spoken the word in Perga, they went down to Attalia. 26From there they sailed back to Antioch where they had been commended to the grace of God for the work they had now completed.#Ac 11:19; 13:3 27After they arrived and gathered the church together, they reported everything God had done with them#Ac 15:12; 21:19 and that he had opened the door#1Co 16:9; 2Co 2:12; Col 4:3; Rv 3:8 of faith to the Gentiles. 28And they spent a considerable time with the disciples.
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