014:003 Yet Paul and Barnabas remained there for a considerable time, speaking freely and relying on the Lord, while He bore witness to the Message of His grace by permitting signs and marvels to be done by them. 014:004 At length the people of the city split into parties, some siding with the Jews and some with the Apostles. 014:005 And when a hostile movement was made by both Gentiles and Jews, with the sanction of their magistrates, to maltreat and stone them, 014:006 the Apostles, having become aware of it, made their escape into the Lycaonian towns of Lystra and Derbe, and the neighbouring country. 014:007 And there they continued to tell the Good News. 014:008 Now a man who had no power in his feet used to sit in the streets of Lystra. He had been lame from his birth and had never walked. 014:009 After this man had listened to one of Paul's sermons, the Apostle, looking steadily at him and perceiving that he had faith to be cured, 014:010 said in a loud voice, "Stand upright upon your feet!" 014:011 So he sprang up and began to walk about. Then the crowds, seeing what Paul had done, rent the air with their shouts in the Lycaonian language, saying, "The gods have assumed human form and have come down to us." 014:012 They called Barnabas `Zeus,' and Paul, as being the principal speaker, `Hermes.' 014:013 And the priest of Zeus--the temple of Zeus being at the entrance to the city--brought bullocks and garlands to the gates, and in company with the crowd was intending to offer sacrifices to them. 014:014 But the Apostles, Barnabas and Paul, heard of it; and tearing their clothes they rushed out into the middle of the crowd, exclaiming, "Sirs, why are you doing all this? 014:015 We also are but men, with natures kindred to your own; and we bring you the Good News that you are to turn from these unreal things, to worship the ever-living God, the Creator of earth and sky and sea and of everything that is in them. 014:016 In times gone by He allowed all the nations to go their own ways; 014:017 and yet by His beneficence He has not left His existence unattested-- His beneficence, I mean, in sending you rain from Heaven and fruitful seasons, satisfying your hearts with food and joyfulness." 014:018 Even with words like these they had difficulty in preventing the thronging crowd from offering sacrifices to them. 014:019 But now a party of Jews came from Antioch and Iconium, and, having won over the crowd, they stoned Paul and dragged him out of the town, believing him to be dead. 014:020 When, however, the disciples had collected round him, he rose and went back into the town. The next day he went with Barnabas to Derbe;