Acts 14

Thomson^{(i) 1} and at Iconium they went in the same manner to the synagogue of the Jews, and spoke so that a great number both of Jews and Greeks believed. ² But the disbelieving Jews stirred up and disaffected the minds of the Gentiles against the brethren. ³ They, however, staid there a considerable time, speaking boldly for the Lord who gave attestation to the word of his grace, and granted signs and miracles to be done by their hands. ⁴ So the multitude of the city were divided, some siding with the Jews, and some with the apostles. ⁵ But as a violent attempt was going to be made, both by the Gentiles and Jews, with their chiefs, to assault and stone them, ⁶ they having intelligence of it, fled to the cities of Lycaonia; to Lystra and Derbe, and the region around; ⁷ and proclaimed the glad tidings there. ⁸ Now at Lystra there sat a man who had no use of his feet, being a cripple from his birth, who had never walked. ⁹ This man was listening to Paul speaking, who fixing his eyes upon him, and perceiving that he had faith to be healed, ¹⁰ said with a loud voice, Stand upright on thy feet. Upon which he leaped up and walked. ¹¹ When the people saw what Paul had done, they lifted up their voice, and, in the Lycaonian dialect, said, "The Gods are come down to us in the likeness of men." ¹² And they called Barnabas, Jupiter: and Paul, Mercury; because he was the chief speaker. ¹³ And the priests of Jupiter's temple which was before their city, brought bulls with garlands to the gates, and together with the multitude, desired to offer a sacrifice. ¹⁴ But the apostles Barnabas and Paul, hearing of this, rent their clothes and ran in among the crowd, crying out ¹⁵ and saying, Men, why do ye these things? We are only frail mortals like yourselves, proclaiming to you to turn from these vanities to the living God, who made the heaven and the earth, and the sea, and all the things which are therein; ¹⁶ who in the ages past suffered all the nations to walk in their own ways, ¹⁷ though at the same time he did not fail to give an evidence of himself, by conferring favours, giving us rain from heaven and fruitful seasons, filling our hearts with food and gladness. ¹⁸ And with such speeches as these, they, with difficulty, restrained the people from offering them a sacrifice. ¹⁹ But there came thither some Jews from Antioch and Iconium, who, having gained over the populace and stoned Paul, dragged him out of the city, supposing him dead. ²⁰ But while the disciples were around him, he arose and went into the city. And on the morrow he departed with Barnabas to Derbe. ²¹ And when they had proclaimed the glad tidings in that city, and made a considerable number of disciples, they returned to Lystra, and Iconium, and Antioch, ²² establishing and confirming the souls of the disciples, and exhorting them to continue in the faith. And because we must enter into the kingdom of God through many afflictions; ²³ they therefore appointed elders for them in every congregation, and having fasted and prayed, they recommended them to the Lord in whom they believed. ²⁴ Then passing through Pisidia, they came to Pamphilia. ²⁵ And having spoken the word in Perga, they went down to Attalia, ²⁶ and thence sailed to Antioch, from which place they had been delivered up to the grace of God, for the work which they had now accomplished. ²⁷ And on their arrival they assembled the congregation and told them all that God had done with them; and that he had opened the door of faith for the Gentiles. ²⁸ Now when they had continued there a considerable time with the disciples,