014:005 When some of both the Gentiles and the Jews, with their rulers,
made a violent attempt to mistreat and stone them,
014:006 they became aware of it, and fled to the cities
of Lycaonia, Lystra, Derbe, and the surrounding region.
014:007 There they preached the Good News.
014:008 At Lystra a certain man sat, impotent in his feet, a cripple
from his mother's womb, who never had walked.
014:009 He was listening to Paul speaking, who, fastening eyes on him,
and seeing that he had faith to be made whole,
014:010 said with a loud voice, "Stand upright on your feet!"
He leaped up and walked.
014:011 When the multitude saw what Paul had done, they lifted up
their voice, saying in the language of Lycaonia, "The gods
have come down to us in the likeness of men!"
014:012 They called Barnabas "Jupiter," and Paul "Mercury,"
because he was the chief speaker.
014:013 The priest of Jupiter, whose temple was in front of their city,
brought oxen and garlands to the gates, and would have made
a sacrifice along with the multitudes.
014:014 But when the apostles, Barnabas and Paul, heard of it, they tore
their clothes, and sprang into the multitude, crying out,
014:015 "Men, why are you doing these things? We also are men
of like passions with you, and bring you good news, that you
should turn from these vain things to the living God, who made
the sky and the earth and the sea, and all that is in them;
014:016 who in the generations gone by allowed all the nations to walk
in their own ways.
014:017 Yet he didn't leave himself without witness, in that he did
good and gave you{TR reads "us" instead of "you"} rains
from the sky and fruitful seasons, filling our hearts with
food and gladness."
014:018 Even saying these things, they hardly stopped the multitudes
from making a sacrifice to them.
014:019 But some Jews from Antioch and Iconium came there, and having
persuaded the multitudes, they stoned Paul, and dragged him
out of the city, supposing that he was dead.
014:020 But as the disciples stood around him, he rose up, and entered into
the city. On the next day he went out with Barnabas to Derbe.
014:021 When they had preached the Good News to that city, and had made
many disciples, they returned to Lystra, Iconium, and Antioch,
014:022 confirming the souls of the disciples, exhorting them to continue
in the faith, and that through many afflictions we must enter
into the Kingdom of God.
014:023 When they had appointed elders for them in every assembly,
and had prayed with fasting, they commended them to the Lord,
on whom they had believed.
014:024 They passed through Pisidia, and came to Pamphylia.
014:025 When they had spoken the word in Perga, they went down to Attalia.
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