Acts Chapter 14 (ESV)
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Now at Iconium they entered together into the Jewish synagogue and spoke in such a way that a great number of both Jews and Greeks believed.
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But the unbelieving Jews stirred up the Gentiles and poisoned their minds against the brothers.
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So they remained for a long time, speaking boldly for the Lord, who bore witness to the word of his grace, granting signs and wonders to be done by their hands.
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But the people of the city were divided; some sided with the Jews and some with the apostles.
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When an attempt was made by both Gentiles and Jews, with their rulers, to mistreat them and to stone them,
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they learned of it and fled to Lystra and Derbe, cities of Lycaonia, and to the surrounding country,
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and there they continued to preach the gospel.
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Now at Lystra there was a man sitting who could not use his feet. He was crippled from birth and had never walked.
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He listened to Paul speaking. And Paul, looking intently at him and seeing that he had faith to be made well,
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said in a loud voice, “Stand upright on your feet.” And he sprang up and began walking.
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And when the crowds saw what Paul had done, they lifted up their voices, saying in Lycaonian, “The gods have come down to us in the likeness of men!”
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Barnabas they called Zeus, and Paul, Hermes, because he was the chief speaker.
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And the priest of Zeus, whose temple was at the entrance to the city, brought oxen and garlands to the gates and wanted to offer sacrifice with the crowds.
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But when the apostles Barnabas and Paul heard of it, they tore their garments and rushed out into the crowd, crying out,
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“Men, why are you doing these things? We also are men, of like nature with you, and we 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.
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In past generations he allowed all the nations to walk in their own ways.
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Yet he did not leave himself without witness, for he did good by giving you rains from heaven and fruitful seasons, satisfying your hearts with food and gladness.”
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Even with these words they scarcely restrained the people from offering sacrifice to them.
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But Jews came from Antioch and Iconium, and having persuaded the crowds, they stoned Paul and dragged him out of the city, supposing that he was dead.
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But 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.
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When they had preached the gospel to that city and had made many disciples, they returned to Lystra and to Iconium and to Antioch,
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strengthening the souls of the disciples, encouraging them to continue in the faith, and saying that through many tribulations we must enter the kingdom of God.
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And when they had appointed elders for them in every church, with prayer and fasting they committed them to the Lord in whom they had believed.
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Then they passed through Pisidia and came to Pamphylia.
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And when they had spoken the word in Perga, they went down to Attalia,
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and from there they sailed to Antioch, where they had been commended to the grace of God for the work that they had fulfilled.
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And when they arrived and gathered the church together, they declared all that God had done with them, and how he had opened a door of faith to the Gentiles.
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And they remained no little time with the disciples.
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