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1 In Iconium, they went both together into the synagogue of the Jews, and so spoke, that a great multitude both of the Jews and also of the Greeks believed.
2 But the Jews who refused to believe and obey stirred up the Gentiles, and made their minds evil affected against the brothers.
3 Long time therefore they abode, speaking boldly in the Lord, Who gave testimony to the utterance of His divine power for righteousness, holiness, and redemption, and granted signs and wonders to be done by their hands.
4 But the multitude of the city was divided, part held with the Jews and part with the apostles.
5 And when shameful impulsive hostility arose, both from the Gentiles and also from the Jews with their rulers, to stone them,
6 they were aware of it, and escaped to Lystra and Derbe, cities of Lycaonia, and to the region that lies on every side:
7 And there they preached the gospel.
8 And there sat a certain man at Lystra, impotent in his feet, being a cripple from his mother's womb, who never had walked:
9 The same heard Paul speak: who steadfastly beholding him, and perceiving that he had supernatural belief and trust, to be healed,
10 Said with a loud voice, Stand upright on your feet. And he leaped and walked.
11 And when the people saw what Paul had done, they lifted up their voices, saying in the speech of Lycaonia, The gods are come down to us in the likeness of men.
12 And they called Barnabas, Jupiter; and Paul, Mercurius, because he was the chief speaker.
13 Then the priest of Jupiter, which was before their city, brought oxen and garlands to the gates, and would have done sacrifice with the people.
14 Which when the apostles, Barnabas and Paul, heard of, they rent their clothes, and ran in among the people, crying out, *
15 And saying, Sirs, why do you these things? We also are men of like passions with you, and preach to you that you should turn from these vanities to the living God, Who made Heaven, and Earth, and the Sea, and all things that are therein:
16 Who, in times past, allowed all nations to walk in their own ways.
17 Nevertheless, He didn't leave Himself without witness in that He did good and gave us rain from heaven and fruitful seasons, filling our innermost minds with food and gladness.
18 And with these sayings they scarcely restrained the people, that they had not done sacrifice to them.
19 And certain Jews from Antioch and Iconium came, who persuaded the people, and, having stoned Paul, drew him out of the city, supposing he had been dead.
20 However that may be,, as the disciples stood on every side of him, he rose up, and came into the city: and the next day he departed with Barnabas to Derbe.
21 And when they had preached the gospel to that city, and had taught many, they returned again to Lystra, and to Iconium, and Antioch,
22 Confirming the minds of the disciples, and exhorting them to continue in the supernatural belief and trust, and that we must through much tribulation enter into the kingdom of God.
23 And when they had ordained them elders in every church, and had prayed with fasting, they commended them to the Lord, into Whom they believed.
24 And after they had passed throughout Pisidia, they came to Pamphylia.
25 And when they had preached the utterance in Perga, they went down into Attalia:
26 And from there sailed to Antioch, from which they had been delivered, by the divine power for righteousness, holiness, and redemption of God, into the work which they fulfilled.
27 And when they had come, and had gathered the church together, they rehearsed all that God had done with them, and how he had opened the door of supernatural belief and trust to the Gentiles.
28 And there they abode long time with the disciples.