Acts 14
14
Mixed Crowds Believe Amidst Persecution
1Now in Iconium, the same thing happened—they entered as usual into the Jewish synagogue and spoke in such a way that a large number of Jewish and Greek people believed.
2But the Jewish people who would not believe stirred up the Gentiles and poisoned their minds against the brothers.
3So they stayed there a considerable time, speaking boldly in the Lord—who was testifying to the message of His grace, granting signs and wonders to come about by their hands.
4But the population of the city split; some were with the Jewish leaders and some were with the emissaries.
5Now it happened that an attempt was made by both the Gentiles and Jewish people, along with their rulers, to abuse and stone them.
6But they found out about it and fled to the Lycaonian cities of Lystra and Derbe and the surrounding countryside.
7There they proclaimed the Good News.
8Now a man was sitting in Lystra without strength in his feet, lame from birth, who had never walked.
9This man heard Paul speaking. When Paul looked intently at him and saw that he had faith to be healed,
10he said with a loud voice, “Stand right up! On your feet!” And the man leaped up and began to walk around!
11Now the crowd, seeing what Paul had done, lifted up their voices, saying in Lycaonian, “The gods have become like men and come down to us!”
12And they began calling Barnabas “Zeus” and Paul “Hermes” (because he was the main speaker).
13The priest of Zeus, whose temple was before the front gate of the city, brought bulls and garlands; he wanted to offer a sacrifice with the people.
14But when the emissaries Barnabas and Paul heard of it, they tore their clothes and rushed out among the crowd, crying out
15and saying, “Men, why are you doing these things? We too are human, just like you! We proclaim the Good News to you, telling you to turn from these worthless things to the living God, who made the heaven and the earth and the sea and all that is in them.
16In past generations He allowed all the nations to go their own ways.
17Yet He did not leave Himself without a witness—He did good by giving you rain from heaven and fruitful seasons, filling your hearts with joy and gladness.”
18Even saying these things, they barely restrained the crowd from sacrificing to them.
19But Jewish people came from Antioch and Iconium; and after they won the crowd over and stoned Paul, they were dragging him out of the city, supposing him to be dead.
20But while the disciples surrounded him, he got up and went back into the city. On the next day he left with Barnabas for Derbe.
21After proclaiming the Good News to that city and making many disciples, they returned to Lystra and to Iconium and to Antioch.
22They were strengthening the souls of the disciples, encouraging them to persevere in faith, and saying, “It is through many persecutions that we must enter the kingdom of God.”
23When they had handpicked elders for them in every community, and prayed with fasting, they placed them in the care of the Lord—in whom they had put their trust.
24Then they passed through Pisidia and came to Pamphyllia.
25After speaking the message in Perga, they went down to Attalia.
26From there they sailed back to Antioch (where they had been entrusted to the gracious care of God for the work now completed).
27When they arrived and gathered together Messiah’s community, they began to report all that God had done in helping them and that He had opened a door of faith to the Gentiles.
28And they stayed quite awhile with the disciples.
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1And it came to pass in Iconium that they entered together into the synagogue of the Jews, and so spake that a great multitude of both Jews and Greeks believed. 2But the Jews who did not believe stirred up the minds of those of the nations and made them evil-affected against the brethren. 3They stayed therefore a good while, speaking boldly, confiding in the Lord, who gave witness to the word of his grace, giving signs and wonders to be done by their hands. 4And the multitude of the city was divided, and some were with the Jews and some with the apostles. 5And when an assault was making, both of those of the nations and the Jews with their rulers, to use them ill and stone them, 6they, being aware of it, fled to the cities of Lycaonia, Lystra and Derbe, and the surrounding country, 7and there they were announcing the glad tidings.
8And a certain man in Lystra, impotent in his feet, sat, being lame from his mother's womb, who had never walked. 9This man heard Paul speaking, who, fixing his eyes on him, and seeing that he had faith to be healed, 10said with a loud voice, Rise up straight upon thy feet: and he sprang up and walked. 11But the crowds, who saw what Paul had done, lifted up their voices in Lycaonian, saying, The gods, having made themselves like men, are come down to us. 12And they called Barnabas Jupiter, and Paul Mercury, because he took the lead in speaking. 13And the priest of Jupiter who was before the city, having brought bulls and garlands to the gates, would have done sacrifice along with the crowds. 14But the apostles Barnabas and Paul, having heard it, rent their garments, and rushed out to the crowd, crying 15and saying, Men, why do ye these things? We also are men of like passions with you, preaching to you to turn from these vanities to the living God, who made the heaven, and the earth, and the sea, and all things in them; 16who in the past generations suffered all the nations to go in their own ways, 17though indeed he did not leave himself without witness, doing good, and giving to you from heaven rain and fruitful seasons, filling your hearts with food and gladness. 18And saying these things, they with difficulty kept the crowds from sacrificing to them.
19But there came Jews from Antioch and Iconium, and having persuaded the crowds and stoned Paul, drew him out of the city, supposing him to have died. 20But while the disciples encircled him, he rose up and entered into the city. And on the morrow he went away with Barnabas to Derbe. 21And having announced the glad tidings to that city, and having made many disciples, they returned to Lystra, and Iconium, and Antioch, 22establishing the souls of the disciples, exhorting them to abide in the faith, and that through many tribulations we must enter into the kingdom of God. 23And having chosen them elders in each assembly, having prayed with fastings, they committed them to the Lord, on whom they had believed. 24And having passed through Pisidia they came to Pamphylia, 25and having spoken the word in Perga, they came down to Attalia; 26and thence they sailed away to Antioch, whence they had been committed to the grace of God for the work which they had fulfilled. 27And having arrived, and having brought together the assembly, they related to them all that God had done with them, and that he had opened a door of faith to the nations. 28And they stayed no little time with the disciples.
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First published in 1890. This edition is maintained by the British and Foreign Bible Society.