[Acts 14]

 

             ^14:1 Now it happened in Iconium according-to the same thing, for they themselves to enter into the synagogue of the Jews and to speak thus, so-then for a large multitude to believe, both from the Jews and from the Greeks. ^14:2 But the disobedient Jews awakened and embittered the souls of the Gentiles against the brethren. ^14:3 Therefore, they indeed stayed a considerable time there, speaking boldly in the Lord, who were testifying to the word of his favor, giving signs and wonders to happen through their hands. ^14:4 But the multitude of the city was split-apart, and some were together-with the Jews and the others were together-with the apostles. ^14:5 Now as it became an impulse of both the Gentiles and the Jews, together-with their rulers, to abuse them and to stone them, ^14:6 while they were conscious of it and fled for refuge to the cities of Lycaonia, Lystra and Derbe, and the region around them. ^14:7 And they were proclaiming the good-news there.

 

             ^14:8 And there was a certain man, who was sitting in Lystra, being^* powerless in the feet, lame from his mother’s womb, who had never walked. ^14:9 This one heard Paul speaking, who stared at him and saw that he has faith to be cured, ^14:10 said with a loud voice, Stand correctly upon your feet. And he was leaping up and walking.

             ^14:11 Now the crowds saw what Paul did^* and lifted up their voice, saying in Lycaonian, The gods, who were made similar to men, descended to us. ^14:12 And indeed, they were calling Barnabas, Zeus; but Paul, Hermes, since he himself was the leader of the speech. {i.e., main speaker} ^14:13 Now the priest of Zeus of the one being before their city, brought oxen and garlands in the gates and was wishing to sacrifice them together-with the crowds.

             ^14:14 But after the apostles, Barnabas and Paul, heard it, they ripped their garments and dashed into the crowd, crying out ^14:15 and saying, Men! Why are you^° doing^* these things? We are also humans, of like-feelings with you^° and are proclaiming the good-news to you^°: to turn away from these futile things to the living God, who made^* the heaven, and the earth, and the sea, and all things in them; ^14:16 who permitted all the nations in the generations which have gone-by, to conduct-themselves in their own ways. ^14:17 Although he did not leave himself unwitnessed, by doing^* good, giving rainfalls and fruitful seasons to you^° from heaven, filling our hearts with nourishment and joy. ^14:18 And saying these things, they made the crowds cease with difficulty not to sacrifice to them.

 

             ^14:19 But Jews from Antioch and Iconium came upon them there and persuaded the crowds and they stoned Paul, and were dragging him outside the city, after they supposed him to have died. ^14:20 But the disciples surrounded him and he rose^* up and entered into the city and went forth on the next-day together-with Barnabas to Derbe. ^14:21 And after they proclaimed the good-news to that city and made a considerable number of disciples, they returned to Lystra and Iconium and Antioch, ^14:22 further strengthening the souls of the disciples, encouraging them to remain in the faith, and that it is essential for us through many afflictions to enter into the kingdom of God. ^14:23 Now after they assigned elders to them in every congregation^* and prayed with fasts, they consigned them to the Lord in whom they had believed.

             ^14:24 And they went through Pisidia and came to Pamphylia. ^14:25 And they spoke the word in Perga and went-down to Attalia; ^14:26 and they sailed from there to Antioch, from where they were giving themselves to the favor of God toward the work which they fulfilled.

 

             {48-50 AD. Antioch. April 5, 49 AD A skirmish between Roman troops & the Jews at the Passover.}

             ^14:27 Now they came^* and gathered the congregation^* together and reported how-much God had done^* with them, and that he had opened a door of faith to the Gentiles. ^14:28 Now they were staying there together-with the disciples a time; not just a few.