8 At Lystra there was a man sitting who had no strength in his
feet, lame from birth, who had never walked. 9 He listened to Paul
speaking; and Paul, looking intently at him and seeing that he had faith to
be made well, 10 said with a loud voice, "Stand upright on your feet."
And he leaped up and began to walk. 11 And when the crowds saw what
Paul had done, they lifted up their voices, saying in the Lycaonian
language, "The gods have come down to us in the likeness of men!" 12
Barnabas they called Zeus, and Paul, because he was the chief speaker,
they called Hermes. 13 The priest of Zeus, whose temple was just outside
the city, brought oxen and garlands to the gates, and wanted to offer
sacrifice with the crowds. 14 But when the apostles Barnabas and Paul
heard of it, they tore their robes and rushed out into the crowd, crying out
15 "Men, why are you doing this? We also are men, of like nature with
you, and bring you good news, that you should turn from these vain
things to a living God who made the heaven and the earth and the sea and
all that is in them. 16 In past generations he allowed all the nations to go
their own ways; 17 yet he did not leave himself without witness, in that
he did good and gave you rains from heaven and fruitful seasons,
satisfying your hearts with food and gladness." 18 Even with these words,
they had difficulty keeping the crowds from offering sacrifice to them.
19 But Jews came there from Antioch and Iconium; and having
won over the crowds, they stoned Paul and dragged him out of the city,
supposing that he was dead. 20 But after the disciples had gathered
around him, he got up and entered the city. And the next day he went with
Barnabas to Derbe.
21 After they had preached the gospel to that city and had made
many disciples, they returned to Lystra and to Iconium and to Antioch, 22
strengthening the souls of the disciples, encouraging them to continue in
the faith, and saying, "Through many tribulations we must enter the
kingdom of God." 23 And when they had appointed elders for them in
every church, with prayer and fasting they committed them to the Lord in
whom they believed. 24 They passed through Pisidia, and came into
Pamphylia. 25 And when they had spoken the word in Perga, they went
down to Attalia. 26 From there they sailed to Antioch, where they had
been commended to the grace of God for the work which they had
completed. 27 When they arrived, they gathered the church together and
declared all that God had done with them, and how he had opened a door
of faith to the Gentiles. 28 And they spent a long time with the disciples.
15
1 But some men came down from Judea and were teaching the
brethren, "Unless you are circumcised according to the custom of Moses,
you cannot be saved." 2 And when Paul and Barnabas had no small
dissension and debate with them, Paul and Barnabas and some of the
others were appointed to go up to Jerusalem to the apostles and the elders
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