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1Factum est autem Iconii, ut simul introirent in synagogam Judæorum, et loquerentur, ita ut crederet Judæorum et Græcorum copiosa multitudo.At Iconium, Paul and Barnabas went as usual into the Jewish synagogue, where they spoke so well that a great number of Jews and Greeks believed.

2Qui vero increduli fuerunt Judæi, suscitaverunt et ad iracundiam concitaverunt animas gentium adversus fratres.But the unbelieving Jews stirred up the Gentiles and poisoned their minds against the brothers.

3Multo igitur tempore demorati sunt, fiducialiter agentes in Domino, testimonium perhibente verbo gratiæ suæ, dante signa et prodigia fieri per manus eorum.So Paul and Barnabas spent considerable time there, speaking boldly for the Lord, who affirmed the message of His grace by enabling them to perform signs and wonders.

4Divisa est autem multitudo civitatis: et quidam quidem erant cum Judæis, quidam vero cum Apostolis.The people of the city were divided. Some sided with the Jews, and others with the apostles.

5Cum autem factus esset impetus gentilium et Judæorum cum principibus suis, ut contumeliis afficerent, et lapidarent eos,But when the Gentiles and Jews, together with their rulers, set out to mistreat and stone them,

6intelligentes confugerunt ad civitates Lycaoniæ Lystram et Derben, et universam in circuitu regionem, et ibi evangelizantes erant.they found out about it and fled to the Lycaonian cities of Lystra and Derbe and to the surrounding region,

8Et quidam vir Lystris infirmus pedibus sedebat, claudus ex utero matris suæ, qui numquam ambulaverat.In Lystra there sat a man crippled in his feet, who was lame from birth and had never walked.

9Hic audivit Paulum loquentem. Qui intuitus eum, et videns quia fidem haberet ut salvus fieret,This man was listening to the words of Paul, who looked intently at him and saw that he had faith to be healed.

10dixit magna voce: Surge super pedes tuos rectus. Et exilivit, et ambulabat.In a loud voice Paul called out, “Stand up on your feet!” And the man jumped up and began to walk.

11Turbæ autem cum vidissent quod fecerat Paulus, levaverunt vocem suam lycaonice, dicentes: Dii similes facti hominibus descenderunt ad nos.When the crowds saw what Paul had done, they lifted up their voices in the Lycaonian language: “The gods have come down to us in human form!”

12Et vocabant Barnabam Jovem, Paulum vero Mercurium: quoniam ipse erat dux verbi.Barnabas they called Zeus, and Paul they called Hermes, because he was the chief speaker.

13Sacerdos quoque Jovis, qui erat ante civitatem, tauros et coronas ante januas afferens, cum populis volebat sacrificare.The priest of Zeus, whose temple was just outside the city, brought bulls and wreaths to the city gates, hoping to offer a sacrifice along with the crowds.

14Quod ubi audierunt Apostoli, Barnabas et Paulus, conscissis tunicis suis exilierunt in turbas, clamantesBut when the apostles Barnabas and Paul found out about this, they tore their clothes and rushed into the crowd, shouting,

15et dicentes: Viri, quid hæc facitis? et nos mortales sumus, similes vobis homines, annuntiantes vobis ab his vanis converti ad Deum vivum, qui fecit cælum, et terram, et mare, et omnia quæ in eis sunt:“Men, why are you doing this? We too are only men, human like you. We are bringing you good news that you should turn from these worthless things to the living God, who made heaven and earth and sea and everything in them.

16qui in præteritis generationibus dimisit omnes gentes ingredi vias suas.In past generations, He let all nations go their own way.

17Et quidem non sine testimonio semetipsum reliquit benefaciens de cælo, dans pluvias et tempora fructifera, implens cibo et lætitia corda nostra.Yet He has not left Himself without testimony to His goodness: He gives you rain from heaven and fruitful seasons, filling your hearts with food and gladness.”

18Et hæc dicentes, vix sedaverunt turbas ne sibi immolarent.Even with these words, Paul and Barnabas could hardly stop the crowds from sacrificing to them.

19Supervenerunt autem quidam ab Antiochia et Iconio Judæi: et persuasis turbis, lapidantesque Paulum, traxerunt extra civitatem, existimantes eum mortuum esse.Then some Jews arrived from Antioch and Iconium and won over the crowds. They stoned Paul and dragged him outside the city, presuming he was dead.

20Circumdantibus autem eum discipulis, surgens intravit civitatem, et postera die profectus est cum Barnaba in Derben.But after the disciples had gathered around him, he got up and went back into the city. And the next day he left with Barnabas for Derbe.

21Cumque evangelizassent civitati illi, et docuissent multos, reversi sunt Lystram, et Iconium, et Antiochiam,They preached the gospel to that city and made many disciples. Then they returned to Lystra, Iconium, and Antioch,

22confirmantes animas discipulorum, exhortantesque ut permanerent in fide: et quoniam per multas tribulationes oportet nos intrare in regnum Dei.strengthening the souls of the disciples and encouraging them to continue in the faith. “We must endure many hardships to enter the kingdom of God,” they said.

23Et cum constituissent illis per singulas ecclesias presbyteros, et orassent cum jejunationibus, commendaverunt eos Domino, in quem crediderunt.Paul and Barnabas appointed elders for them in each church, praying and fasting as they entrusted them to the Lord, in whom they had believed.

24Transeuntesque Pisidiam, venerunt in Pamphyliam,After passing through Pisidia, they came to Pamphylia.

25et loquentes verbum Domini in Perge, descenderunt in Attaliam:And when they had spoken the word in Perga, they went down to Attalia.

26et inde navigaverunt Antiochiam, unde erant traditi gratiæ Dei in opus quod compleverunt.From Attalia they sailed to Antioch, where they had been commended to the grace of God for the work they had just completed.

27Cum autem venissent, et congregassent ecclesiam, retulerunt quanta fecisset Deus cum illis, et quia aperuisset gentibus ostium fidei.When they arrived, they gathered the church together and reported all that God had done through them, and how He had opened the door of faith to the Gentiles.

28Morati sunt autem tempus non modicum cum discipulis.And they spent a long time there with the disciples.

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