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    Acts 14

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    At Lystra, Paul was hailed as Hermes, stoned as a dead man, and back in the city before leaving for Derbe the next day.

    A city divided, and a welcome of quite the wrong sortvv. 1–7

    At Iconium, Paul and Barnabas preached in the synagogue until Jews and Greeks believed in large numbers. Opposition poisoned the Gentiles against them, yet the two stayed on, speaking boldly while signs and wonders accompanied the message. When the city’s factions finally prepared violence, they fled to the Lycaonian cities and carried on preaching. A narrow escape, though hardly a quiet one.

    From gods to stonesvv. 8–20

    In Lystra, Paul called a man lame from birth to stand, and the man jumped up and walked. The crowd, startled into theology at remarkable speed, declared Barnabas Zeus and Paul Hermes, while the priest of Zeus brought bulls and wreaths to the gates. Paul and Barnabas tore their clothes and protested that they were only human, but the sacrifices were difficult to stop. Then Jews from Antioch and Iconium persuaded the crowd otherwise: Paul was stoned, dragged outside, and presumed dead. After the disciples gathered around him, he got up, went back into the city, and left for Derbe the next day.

    The road home is a return journeyvv. 21–28

    At Derbe they preached and made many disciples, then retraced their steps through Lystra, Iconium, and Antioch, strengthening the disciples and appointing elders in each church. They passed through Pisidia and Pamphylia, spoke the word in Perga, and went down to Attalia. From there they sailed to Antioch, where the church heard what God had done and how the door of faith had opened to the Gentiles. After all that, Paul and Barnabas spent a long time with the disciples there.

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    1. Acts 14:1At 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.

    2. Acts 14:2But the unbelieving Jews stirred up the Gentiles and poisoned their minds against the brothers.

    3. Acts 14:3So 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.

    4. Acts 14:4The people of the city were divided. Some sided with the Jews, and others with the apostles.

    5. Acts 14:5But when the Gentiles and Jews, together with their rulers, set out to mistreat and stone them,

    6. Acts 14:6they found out about it and fled to the Lycaonian cities of Lystra and Derbe and to the surrounding region,

    7. Acts 14:7where they continued to preach the gospel.

    8. Acts 14:8In Lystra there sat a man crippled in his feet, who was lame from birth and had never walked.

    9. Acts 14:9This man was listening to the words of Paul, who looked intently at him and saw that he had faith to be healed.

    10. Acts 14:10In a loud voice Paul called out, “Stand up on your feet!” And the man jumped up and began to walk.

    11. Acts 14:11When 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!”

    12. Acts 14:12Barnabas they called Zeus, and Paul they called Hermes, because he was the chief speaker.

    13. Acts 14:13The 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.

    14. Acts 14:14But when the apostles Barnabas and Paul found out about this, they tore their clothes and rushed into the crowd, shouting,

    15. Acts 14:15“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.

    16. Acts 14:16In past generations, He let all nations go their own way.

    17. Acts 14:17Yet 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.”

    18. Acts 14:18Even with these words, Paul and Barnabas could hardly stop the crowds from sacrificing to them.

    19. Acts 14:19Then 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.

    20. Acts 14:20But 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.

    21. Acts 14:21They preached the gospel to that city and made many disciples. Then they returned to Lystra, Iconium, and Antioch,

    22. Acts 14:22strengthening 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.

    23. Acts 14:23Paul and Barnabas appointed elders for them in each church, praying and fasting as they entrusted them to the Lord, in whom they had believed.

    24. Acts 14:24After passing through Pisidia, they came to Pamphylia.

    25. Acts 14:25And when they had spoken the word in Perga, they went down to Attalia.

    26. Acts 14:26From Attalia they sailed to Antioch, where they had been commended to the grace of God for the work they had just completed.

    27. Acts 14:27When 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.

    28. Acts 14:28And they spent a long time there with the disciples.

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    • 221 Peter 5:10And after you have suffered for a little while, the God of all grace, who has called you to His eternal glory in Christ, will Himself restore you, secure you, strengthen you, and establish you.
    • 222 Timothy 3:12Indeed, all who desire to live godly lives in Christ Jesus will be persecuted,
    • 22John 16:33I have told you these things so that in Me you may have peace. In the world you will have tribulation. But take courage; I have overcome the world!”
    • 221 Thessalonians 3:2–4We sent Timothy, our brother and fellow worker for God in the gospel of Christ, to strengthen and encourage you in your faith,
    • 22Romans 8:17And if we are children, then we are heirs: heirs of God and co-heirs with Christ—if indeed we suffer with Him, so that we may also be glorified with Him.
    • 22Revelation 2:10Do not fear what you are about to suffer. Behold, the devil is about to throw some of you into prison to test you, and you will suffer tribulation for ten days. Be faithful even unto death, and I will give you the crown of life.
    • 271 Corinthians 16:9because a great door for effective work has opened to me, even though many oppose me.
    • 16Acts 17:30Although God overlooked the ignorance of earlier times, He now commands all people everywhere to repent.
    • 3Hebrews 2:4and was affirmed by God through signs, wonders, various miracles, and gifts of the Holy Spirit distributed according to His will.
    • 27Acts 15:12The whole assembly fell silent as they listened to Barnabas and Paul describing the signs and wonders God had done among the Gentiles through them.
    • 17Romans 1:19–20For what may be known about God is plain to them, because God has made it plain to them.
    • 192 Corinthians 11:25Three times I was beaten with rods, once I was stoned, three times I was shipwrecked. I spent a night and a day in the open sea.
    • 192 Timothy 3:11my persecutions, and the sufferings that came upon me in Antioch, Iconium, and Lystra. What persecutions I endured! Yet the Lord rescued me from all of them.
    • 22Colossians 1:23if indeed you continue in your faith, established and firm, not moved from the hope of the gospel you heard, which has been proclaimed to every creature under heaven, and of which I, Paul, have become a servant.
    • 23Titus 1:5The reason I left you in Crete was that you would set in order what was unfinished and appoint elders in every town, as I directed you.
    • 272 Corinthians 2:12Now when I went to Troas to preach the gospel of Christ and a door stood open for me in the Lord,

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