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.

It came about in Iconium that Paul and Barnabas entered together into the synagogue of the Jews and spoke in such a way that a great multitude both of Jews and of Greeks believed.

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

But the Jews who were disobedient stirred up the minds of the Gentiles and made them bitter against the brothers.

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.

So they stayed there for a long time, speaking boldly with the Lord's power, while he gave evidence about the message of his grace. He did this by granting signs and wonders to be done by the hands of Paul and Barnabas.

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

But the majority of the city was divided: some people sided 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,

When both Gentiles and Jews attempted to persuade their leaders to mistreat and stone Paul and Barnabas,

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

they became aware of it and fled to the cities of Lycaonia, Lystra and Derbe, and the surrounding region,

7 where they continued to preach the gospel.

and there they were proclaiming the gospel.

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

At Lystra a certain man sat, powerless in his feet, a cripple from his mother's womb, who never had 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. Paul fixed his eyes on him and saw that he had faith to be made well.

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

So he said to him in a loud voice, “Stand up on your feet.” Then the man jumped up and walked around.

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!”

When the multitude saw what Paul had done, they raised their voice, saying in the dialect of Lycaonia, “The gods have come down to us in the form of men.”

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

They called Barnabas “Zeus,” and Paul, “Hermes,” because he was the main speaker.

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.

The priest of Zeus, whose temple was just outside the city, brought oxen and wreaths to the gates; he and the multitudes wanted to offer sacrifice.

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

But when the apostles, Barnabas and Paul, heard of it, they tore their clothing and quickly went out into the crowd, crying out

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 are you doing these things? We also are human beings with the same feelings as you. We bring you good news, that you should turn from these useless things to a living God, who made the heavens, the earth, and the sea and everything that is in them.

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

In the past ages, he allowed all the nations to walk 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.”

But still, he did not leave himself without witness, in that he did good and gave you the rains from heaven 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.

Even with these words, Paul and Barnabas barely kept the multitudes 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 some Jews from Antioch and Iconium came and persuaded the crowds. They stoned Paul and dragged him out of the city, thinking that he was dead.

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.

Yet as the disciples were standing around him, he got up and entered the city. The next day, he went to Derbe with Barnabas.

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

After they had proclaimed the gospel in that city and made many disciples, they returned to Lystra, to Iconium, and to 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.

They kept strengthening the souls of the disciples and encouraging them to continue in the faith, saying, “We must enter into the kingdom of God through many sufferings.”

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.

When they had appointed for them elders in every church, and had prayed with fasting, they entrusted them to the Lord, in whom they had believed.

24 After passing through Pisidia, they came to Pamphylia.

Then they passed through Pisidia and came to Pamphylia.

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

When they had spoken the word in Perga, they went 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.

From there they sailed to Antioch, where they had been committed to the grace of God for the work which they had now completed.

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.

When they arrived in Antioch and gathered the church together, they reported all the things that God had done with them, and how he had opened a door of faith for the Gentiles.

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

They stayed for a long time with the disciples.