Acts 14

1 Now in Iconium they went together to the Synagogue of the Jews and gave such teaching that a great number of Jews and Greeks had faith.

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.

2 But those Jews who had not the faith, made the minds of the Gentiles bitter against the brothers.

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

3 So they kept there for a long time, taking heart in the Lord, who gave witness to the word of his grace by causing signs and wonders to be done by 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.

4 But there was a division among the people of the town; some were on the side of the Jews and some on the side of the Apostles.

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

5 And when a violent attempt was made by the Gentiles and the Jews, with their rulers, to make an attack on them and have them stoned,

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

6 Having got news of it, they went in flight to the towns of Lycaonia, Lystra, and Derbe, and the country round about:

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

7 And went on preaching the good news there.

where they continued to preach the gospel.

8 And at Lystra there was a certain man, who from birth had been without the use of his feet, never having had the power of walking.

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

9 This man was giving ear to the preaching of Paul, who, looking at him, and seeing that he had faith to be made well,

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

10 Said in a loud voice, Get up on your feet. And, jumping up, he went walking about.

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

11 And when the people saw what Paul had done, they said in a loud voice, in the language of Lycaonia, The gods have come down to us in the form of men.

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!”

12 And they gave the name of Jupiter to Barnabas, and to Paul that of Mercury, because he was the chief talker.

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

13 And the priest of the image of Jupiter, which was before the town, took oxen and flowers to the doors of the town, and was about to make an offering with the people.

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.

14 But when this came to the ears of the Apostles, Paul and Barnabas, they went running out among the people, parting their clothing, and crying out,

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

15 Good people, why are you doing these things? We are men with the same feelings as you, and we give you the good news so that you may be turned away from these foolish things to the living God, who made the heaven and the earth and the sea and all 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.

16 Who in the past let all nations go in the ways which seemed good to them.

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

17 But he was not without witness, because he did good, and gave you rain from heaven and times of fruit, making your hearts full of food and joy.

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.”

18 And even with these words, it was hard for them to keep the people from making an offering to them.

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

19 But some Jews came to that place from Antioch and Iconium, and got control over the people; and after stoning Paul, they had him pulled out of the town, taking him for 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.

20 But when the disciples came round him, he got up and went into the town: and the day after he went away 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.

21 And having made a number of disciples through the preaching of the good news in that town, they went 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,

22 Making strong the souls of the disciples, saying to them that they were to keep the faith, and that we have to go through troubles of all sorts to come into the kingdom of God.

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.

23 And when they had made selection of some to be rulers in every church, and had given themselves to prayer and kept themselves from food, they put them into the care of the Lord in whom they had faith.

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.

24 And they went through Pisidia and came to Pamphylia.

After passing through Pisidia, they came to Pamphylia.

25 And, after preaching the word in Perga, they went down to Attalia;

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

26 And from there they went by ship to Antioch, where they had been handed over to the grace of God for the work which they had not done.

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

27 And when they came there, and had got the church together, they gave them an account of all the things which God had done through them, and how he had made open a door of faith to the Gentiles.

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.

28 And they were with the disciples there for a long time.

And they spent a long time there with the disciples.