Acts 14
14
Paul and Barnabas at Iconium
1Now at Iconium #See ch. 13:5they entered together into the Jewish synagogue and spoke in such a way that a great number of both Jews and Greeks believed. 2#See ch. 13:50 But the #ch. 19:9; John 3:36; Rom. 15:31 unbelieving Jews stirred up the Gentiles and poisoned their minds against #See John 21:23the brothers.#14:2 Or brothers and sisters 3So they remained for a long time, speaking boldly for #ch. 15:8; Heb. 2:4; [Mark 16:20] the Lord, who bore witness to #ch. 20:32 the word of his grace, #ch. 4:29, 30granting signs and wonders to be done by their hands. 4But the people of the city #[ch. 23:7] were divided; #[ch. 17:4, 5; 19:9; 28:24]some sided with the Jews and some with the apostles. 5When an attempt was made by both Gentiles and Jews, with their rulers, #1 Thess. 2:2; [2 Cor. 12:10] to mistreat them and #[ver. 19]to stone them, 6they learned of it and #See Matt. 10:23 fled to #2 Tim. 3:11Lystra and Derbe, cities of Lycaonia, and to the surrounding country, 7and there they continued to preach the gospel.
Paul and Barnabas at Lystra
8Now at Lystra there was a man sitting who could not use his feet. He was #ch. 3:2crippled from birth and had never walked. 9He listened to Paul speaking. And Paul, looking intently at him and #See Matt. 9:2seeing that he had faith to be made well,#14:9 Or be saved 10said in a loud voice, “Stand upright on your feet.” And he #ch. 3:8; Isa. 35:6sprang up and began walking. 11And when the crowds saw what Paul had done, they lifted up their voices, saying in Lycaonian, #ch. 8:10; 28:6“The gods have come down to us in the likeness of men!” 12Barnabas they called #[ch. 19:35; 28:11 (Gk.)]Zeus, and Paul, Hermes, because he was the chief speaker. 13And the priest of #[See ver. 12 above] Zeus, whose temple was at the entrance to the city, brought oxen and garlands to the gates and #[Dan. 2:46]wanted to offer sacrifice with the crowds. 14But when the apostles Barnabas and Paul heard of it, they #See Gen. 37:29tore their garments and rushed out into the crowd, crying out, 15“Men, #See ch. 10:26 why are you doing these things? We also are men, #James 5:17 of like nature with you, and we bring you good news, that #ch. 15:19; 26:18, 20; Luke 1:16; 1 Thess. 1:9; [ch. 15:3; James 5:19, 20]; See ch. 9:35 you should turn from these #Deut. 32:21; 1 Sam. 12:21; Jer. 14:22; [1 Cor. 8:4] vain things to #See Matt. 16:16 a living God, #ch. 17:24; Gen. 1:1; Ex. 20:11; Ps. 146:6; Rev. 4:11; 10:6; 14:7who made the heaven and the earth and the sea and all that is in them. 16In past generations he #[ch. 17:30; 1 Pet. 4:3] allowed all the nations #[Ps. 81:13; Mic. 4:5]to walk in their own ways. 17Yet #[ch. 17:27; Rom. 1:19, 20] he did not leave himself without witness, for he #Num. 10:32 did good by #Lev. 26:4; Deut. 11:14; 28:12; Job 5:10; Ps. 65:10; 147:8, 18; Ezek. 34:26; Joel 2:23 giving you rains from heaven and #Ps. 67:6; 85:12; Ezek. 34:27; Joel 2:24; Zech. 8:12 fruitful seasons, satisfying your hearts with #Ps. 104:27 food and #Ps. 104:15gladness.” 18Even with these words they scarcely restrained the people from offering sacrifice to them.
Paul Stoned at Lystra
19 # See ch. 13:45, 50 But Jews came from Antioch and Iconium, and having persuaded the crowds, #2 Cor. 11:25; [ver. 5; 2 Tim. 3:11]; See ch. 7:58they stoned Paul and dragged him out of the city, supposing that he was dead. 20But when the disciples gathered about him, he rose up and entered the city, and on the next day he went on with Barnabas to Derbe. 21When they had preached the gospel to that city and had #Matt. 28:19made many disciples, they returned to Lystra and to Iconium and to Antioch, 22#ch. 15:32, 41; [ch. 18:23; 1 Thess. 3:2, 13] strengthening the souls of the disciples, encouraging them #ch. 13:43; Col. 1:23 to continue in #See ch. 6:7 the faith, and saying that #John 15:20; 16:33; 1 Thess. 3:3; 2 Tim. 3:12; [ch. 9:16; Mark 10:30; Luke 22:28, 29; Rom. 8:17; Phil. 1:20; 2 Thess. 1:5; 2 Tim. 2:12; 1 Pet. 5:10; Rev. 1:9]through many tribulations we must enter the kingdom of God. 23And when they had #[Titus 1:5] appointed #See ch. 11:30 elders for them in every church, with prayer and fasting #ch. 20:32they committed them to the Lord in whom they had believed.
Paul and Barnabas Return to Antioch in Syria
24Then they passed through Pisidia and came to Pamphylia. 25And when they had spoken the word in Perga, they went down to Attalia, 26and from there they sailed to Antioch, #ch. 13:3 where they had been #ch. 15:40commended to the grace of God for the work that they had fulfilled. 27And when they arrived and gathered the church together, #ch. 15:4; [ch. 15:3, 12; 21:19] they declared all that God had done with them, and #[ch. 11:18] how he had #1 Cor. 16:9; 2 Cor. 2:12; Col. 4:3; Rev. 3:8 opened #[Hos. 2:15]a door of faith to the Gentiles. 28And they remained no little time with the disciples.
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Acts 14
14
Paul and Barnabas in Iconium
1Paul and Barnabas went to the city of Iconium. As they did in Antioch, they entered the Jewish synagogue. They spoke to the people there. They spoke so well that many Jews and Greeks believed what they said. 2But some of the Jews did not believe. They said things that caused the non-Jewish people to be angry and turn against the believers.
3So Paul and Barnabas stayed in Iconium a long time, and they spoke bravely for the Lord. They told the people about God’s grace. The Lord proved that what they said was true by causing miraculous signs and wonders to be done through them. 4But some of the people in the city agreed with the Jews who did not believe Paul and Barnabas. Others followed the apostles. So the city was divided.
5Some of the Jews there, as well as their leaders and some of the non-Jewish people, were determined to hurt Paul and Barnabas. They wanted to stone them to death. 6When Paul and Barnabas learned about this, they left the city. They went to Lystra and Derbe, cities in Lycaonia, and to the surrounding areas. 7They told the Good News there too.
Paul in Lystra and Derbe
8In Lystra there was a man who had something wrong with his feet. He had been born crippled and had never walked. 9He was sitting and listening to Paul speak. Paul looked straight at him and saw that the man believed God could heal him. 10So Paul shouted, “Stand up on your feet!” The man jumped up and began walking around.
11When the people saw what Paul did, they shouted in their own Lycaonian language. They said, “The gods have come down to us in the form of humans!” 12The people began to call Barnabas “Zeus,” and they called Paul “Hermes,” because he was the main speaker. 13The temple of Zeus was near the city. The priest of this temple brought some bulls and flowers to the city gates. The priest and the people wanted to offer a sacrifice to Paul and Barnabas.
14But when the apostles, Barnabas and Paul, understood what the people were doing, they tore their own clothes.#14:14 tore … clothes This showed they were very upset. Then they ran in among the people and shouted to them: 15“Men, why are you doing this? We are not gods. We are human just like you. We came to tell you the Good News. We are telling you to turn away from these worthless things. Turn to the true living God, the one who made the sky, the earth, the sea, and everything that is in them.
16“In the past God let all the nations do what they wanted. 17But God was always there doing the good things that prove he is real. He gives you rain from heaven and good harvests at the right times. He gives you plenty of food and fills your hearts with joy.”
18Even after saying all this, Paul and Barnabas still could hardly stop the people from offering sacrifices to them.
19Then some Jews came from Antioch and Iconium and persuaded the people to turn against Paul. So they threw stones at him and dragged him out of the town. They thought they had killed him. 20But when the followers of Jesus gathered around him, he got up and went back into the town. The next day he and Barnabas left and went to the city of Derbe.
The Return to Antioch in Syria
21They also told the Good News in the city of Derbe, and many people became followers of Jesus. Then Paul and Barnabas returned to the cities of Lystra, Iconium, and Antioch. 22In those cities they helped the followers grow stronger in their faith and encouraged them to continue trusting God. They told them, “We must suffer many things on our way into God’s kingdom.” 23They also chose elders for each church and stopped eating for a period of time to pray for them. These elders were men who had put their trust in the Lord Jesus, so Paul and Barnabas put them in his care.
24Paul and Barnabas went through the country of Pisidia. Then they came to the country of Pamphylia. 25They told people the message of God in the city of Perga, and then they went down to the city of Attalia. 26And from there they sailed away to Antioch in Syria. This is the city where the believers had put them into God’s care and sent them to do this work. Now they had finished it.
27When Paul and Barnabas arrived, they gathered the church together. They told them everything God had used them to do. They said, “God opened a door for the non-Jewish people to believe!” 28And they stayed there a long time with the Lord’s followers.
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