Acts 14

1 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.

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

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

But the Jews who did not believe stirred up the minds of [those of] the nations and made [them] evil-affected against the brethren.

3 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.

They stayed therefore a good while, speaking boldly, [confiding] in the Lord, who gave witness to the word of his grace, giving signs and wonders to be done by their hands.

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

And the multitude of the city was divided, and some were with the Jews and some with the apostles.

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

And when an assault was making, both of [those of] the nations and [the] Jews with their rulers, to use [them] ill and stone them,

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

they, being aware of it, fled to the cities of Lycaonia, Lystra and Derbe, and the surrounding country,

7 where they continued to preach the gospel.

and there they were announcing the glad tidings.

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

And a certain man in Lystra, impotent in his feet, sat, [being] lame from his mother's womb, who had never walked.

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

This [man] heard Paul speaking, who, fixing his eyes on him, and seeing that he had faith to be healed,

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

said with a loud voice, Rise up straight upon thy feet: and he sprang up and walked.

11 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!”

But the crowds, who saw what Paul had done, lifted up their voices in Lycaonian, saying, The gods, having made themselves like men, are come down to us.

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

And they called Barnabas Jupiter, and Paul Mercury, because he took the lead in speaking.

13 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.

And the priest of Jupiter who was before the city, having brought bulls and garlands to the gates, would have done sacrifice along with the crowds.

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

But the apostles Barnabas and Paul, having heard [it], rent their garments, and rushed out to the crowd, crying

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.

and saying, Men, why do ye these things? We also are men of like passions with you, preaching to you to turn from these vanities to the living God, who made the heaven, and the earth, and the sea, and all things in them;

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

who in the past generations suffered all the nations to go in their own ways,

17 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.”

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

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

And saying these things, they with difficulty kept the crowds from sacrificing to them.

19 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.

But there came Jews from Antioch and Iconium, and having persuaded the crowds and stoned Paul, drew him out of the city, supposing him to have died.

20 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.

But while the disciples encircled him, he rose up and entered into the city. And on the morrow he went away with Barnabas to Derbe.

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

And having announced the glad tidings to that city, and having made many disciples, they returned to Lystra, and Iconium, and Antioch,

22 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.

establishing the souls of the disciples, exhorting them to abide in the faith, and that through many tribulations we must enter into the kingdom of God.

23 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.

And having chosen them elders in each assembly, having prayed with fastings, they committed them to the Lord, on whom they had believed.

24 After passing through Pisidia, they came to Pamphylia.

And having passed through Pisidia they came to Pamphylia,

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

and having spoken the word in Perga, they came down to Attalia;

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

and thence they sailed away to Antioch, whence they had been committed to the grace of God for the work which they had fulfilled.

27 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.

And having arrived, and having brought together the assembly, they related to them all that God had done with them, and that he had opened a door of faith to the nations.

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

And they stayed no little time with the disciples.