Acts 14

1 The same thing occurred in Iconium, where Paul and Barnabas went into the Jewish synagogue, and spoke in such a way that a great number of both Jews and Greeks believed in Christ.

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

2 But the Jews who refused to believe stirred up the Gentiles, and poisoned their minds against the Lord’s followers.

But the unbelieving Jews excited and embittered the minds of the Gentiles against the brethren.

3 Therefore Paul and Barnabas spent a long time there, and spoke out fearlessly, relying on the Lord, who confirmed the message of his love by permitting signs and wonders to take place at their hands.

Therefore, they continued a long time, and spoke boldly in the Lord, who gave testimony to the word of his grace, by granting signs and wonders to be done by their hands.

4 But the townspeople were divided, some siding with the Jews, some with the apostles;

But the multitude of the city were divided; and some were with the Jews, and some with the apostles.

5 and, when there was an attempt on the part of both Gentiles and Jews, with their leaders, to resort to violence and to stone them,

But when there was a violent purpose on the part of the Gentiles and of the Jews, with their rulers, to outrage and to stone them,

6 the apostles heard of it, and took refuge in Lystra and Derbe, towns in Lycaonia, and in the district round,

being aware of it, they fled to the cities of Lycaonia, Lystra, and Derbe, and to the region round about,

7 and there they continued to tell the good news.

and there they preached the gospel.

8 In the streets of Lystra there used to sit a man who had no power in his feet; he had been lame from his birth, and had never walked.

And there was a certain man in Lystra, without strength in his feet, who sat, for he was a cripple from his mother’s womb, and had never walked.

9 This man was listening to Paul speaking, when Paul, looking intently at him, and seeing that he had the faith to be healed,

This man heard Paul speak, who, looking earnestly on him, and seeing that he had faith to be saved,

10 said loudly, ‘Stand upright on your feet.’ The man leaped up, and began walking about,

said, with a loud voice: Stand erect upon your feet. And he leaped and walked.

11 and the crowd, seeing what Paul had done, called out in the Lycaonian language, ‘The Gods have come down to us in human form.’

When the multitude saw what Paul had done, they lifted up their voice, and said, in the Lycaonian language: The Gods have come down to us in the likeness of men.

12 So they called Barnabas “Zeus,” and Paul “Hermes,” because he took the lead in speaking;

And they called Barnabas, Jupiter, and Paul, Mercury, for he was the chief speaker.

13 and the priest of Zeus-beyond-the-Walls, accompanied by the crowd, brought bullocks and garlands to the gates, with the intention of offering sacrifices.

Then the priest of Jupiter, whose temple was before the city, having brought bulls and garlands to the entrance, intended to offer sacrifice, with the multitudes.

14 But, when the apostles Barnabas and Paul heard of it, they tore their clothes and rushed out into the crowd. ‘Friends, why are you doing this?’ they shouted.

But when the apostles, Barnabas and Paul, heard of it, they rent their clothes, and ran in among the multitude, crying out,

15 ‘We are only people like yourselves, and we have come with the good news that you should turn away from these follies to a living God, who made the heavens, the earth, the sea, and everything that is in them.

and saying: Men, why are you doing these things? We also are human beings, with passions like your own, and we preach the gospel to you, that you may turn from these vanities to the living God, who made the heaven, and the earth, and the sea, and all things that are in them;

16 In bygone times he permitted all the nations to go their own ways.

who, in past generations, permitted all the nations to walk in their own ways;

17 Yet he has not failed to give you, in the good he does, some revelation of himself – sending you from heaven rain and fruitful seasons, and gladdening your hearts with plenty and good cheer.’

and yet he did not leave himself without testimony, doing good, and giving you rain from heaven, and fruitful seasons, filling your hearts with food and gladness.

18 Even with this appeal they could hardly restrain the people from offering sacrifice to them.

And with these words they hardly restrained the multitudes from offering sacrifice to them.

19 Presently, however, there came some Jews from Antioch, and Iconium who, after they had won over the people, stoned Paul, and dragged him out of the town, thinking him to be dead.

Then came thither, from Antioch and Iconium, Jews, who persuaded the multitudes; and having stoned Paul, they dragged him out of the city, supposing that he was dead.

20 But, when the disciples had gathered round him, he got up and went back into the town; the next day he went with Barnabas to Derbe.

But while the disciples were standing around him, he arose, and went into the city. And on the next day, he departed with Barnabas to Derbe;

21 After telling the good news throughout that town, and making a number of converts, they returned to Lystra, Iconium, and Antioch,

and when they had preached the gospel to that city, and had made many disciples, they returned to Lystra, and to Iconium, and to Antioch,

22 reassuring the minds of the disciples, urging them to remain true to the faith, and showing that it is only through many troubles that we can enter the kingdom of God.

strengthening the souls of the disciples, exhorting them to continue in the faith, and saying, that through many afflictions we mast enter the kingdom of God.

23 They also appointed elders for them in every church, and, after prayer and fasting, commended them to the Lord in whom they had learned to believe.

And when they had appointed elders for them in every church, with prayer and fasting, they commended them to the Lord, on whom they believed.

24 Paul and Barnabas then went through Pisidia, and came into Pamphylia,

And having passed through Pisidia, they came into Pamphylia;

25 and, after telling the message at Perga, went down to Attaleia.

and when they had preached the word in Perga, they went down to Attalia:

26 From there they sailed to Antioch – the place where they had been committed to the gracious care of God for the work which they had now finished.

thence they sailed to Antioch, from which place they had been commended to the grace of God, for the work which they had accomplished.

27 After their arrival, they gathered the church together, and gave an account of all that God had helped them to do, and especially how he had opened to the Gentiles the door of faith;

And having come and called together the church, they reported all that God had done with them, and that he had opened the door of faith to the Gentiles.

28 and at Antioch they stayed with the disciples for a considerable time.

And they continued a long time with the disciples.