Acts 14 (LSV) · Opened

1And it came to pass in Iconium, that they entered together into the synagogue of the Jews, and spoke, so that there believed a great multitude of both Jews and Greeks;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.

2and the unbelieving Jews stirred up and made the souls of the nations evil against the brothers;But the unbelieving Jews stirred up the Gentiles and poisoned their minds against the brothers.

3for a long time, indeed, therefore, they abided speaking boldly in the LORD, who is testifying to the word of His grace, and granting signs and wonders to come to pass through their hands.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.

4And the multitude of the city was divided, and some were with the Jews, and some with the apostles,The people of the city were divided. Some sided with the Jews, and others with the apostles.

5and when there was a purpose both of the nations and of the Jews with their rulers to mistreat them, and to stone them,But when the Gentiles and Jews, together with their rulers, set out to mistreat and stone them,

6they having become aware, fled to the cities of Lycaonia, Lystra, and Derbe, and the surrounding region,they found out about it and fled to the Lycaonian cities of Lystra and Derbe and to the surrounding region,

7and there they were proclaiming good news.where they continued to preach the gospel.

8And a certain man in Lystra, impotent in the feet, was sitting, being lame from the womb of his mother—who never had walked;In Lystra there sat a man crippled in his feet, who was lame from birth and had never walked.

9this one was hearing Paul speaking, who, having steadfastly beheld him, and having seen that he has faith to be saved,This man was listening to the words of Paul, who looked intently at him and saw that he had faith to be healed.

10said with a loud voice, “Stand up on your feet upright”; and he was springing and walking,In a loud voice Paul called out, “Stand up on your feet!” And the man jumped up and began to walk.

11and the multitudes having seen what Paul did, lifted up their voice in the speech of Lycaonia, saying, “The gods, having become like men, came down to us”;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!”

12they were also calling Barnabas Zeus, and Paul Hermes, since he was the leader in speaking.Barnabas they called Zeus, and Paul they called Hermes, because he was the chief speaker.

13And the priest of the Zeus that is before their city, having brought oxen and garlands to the porches, wished to sacrifice with the multitudes,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.

14and having heard, the apostles Barnabas and Paul, having torn their garments, sprung into the multitude, cryingBut when the apostles Barnabas and Paul found out about this, they tore their clothes and rushed into the crowd, shouting,

15and saying, “Men, why do you do these things? And we are similar-feeling men with you, proclaiming good news to you, to turn to the living God from these vanities, who made the heaven, and the earth, and the sea, and all the things in them;“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.

16who in the past generations permitted all the nations to go on in their ways,In past generations, He let all nations go their own way.

17though, indeed, He did not leave Himself without witness, doing good—giving rains to us from Heaven, and fruitful seasons, filling our hearts with food and gladness”;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.”

18and saying these things, they scarcely restrained the multitudes from sacrificing to them.Even with these words, Paul and Barnabas could hardly stop the crowds from sacrificing to them.

19And there came there, from Antioch and Iconium, Jews, and they having persuaded the multitudes, and having stoned Paul, drew him outside of the city, having supposed him to be dead;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.

20and the disciples having surrounded him, having risen he entered into the city, and on the next day he went forth with Barnabas to Derbe.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.

21Having also proclaimed good news to that city, and having discipled many, they turned back to Lystra, and Iconium, and Antioch,They preached the gospel to that city and made many disciples. Then they returned to Lystra, Iconium, and Antioch,

22confirming the souls of the disciples, exhorting to remain in the faith, and that it is required of us to enter into the Kingdom of God through many tribulations,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.

23and having appointed to them elders in every assembly by vote, having prayed with fastings, they commended them to the LORD in whom they had believed.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.

24And having passed through Pisidia, they came to Pamphylia,After passing through Pisidia, they came to Pamphylia.

25and having spoken the word in Perga, they went down to Attalia,And when they had spoken the word in Perga, they went down to Attalia.

26and from there sailed to Antioch, from where they had been given by the grace of God for the work that they fulfilled;From Attalia they sailed to Antioch, where they had been commended to the grace of God for the work they had just completed.

27and having come and gathered the assembly together, they declared as many things as God did with them, and that He opened a door of faith to the nations;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.

28and they abided there with the disciples for not a short time.And they spent a long time there with the disciples.

Acts 14

Paul and Barnabas at Iconium

The Visit to Lystra and Derbe

Strengthening the Disciples

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