Acts 14

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

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 and the unbelieving Jews stirred up and made the souls of the nations evil against the brothers;

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

3 [for a] long time, indeed, therefore, they abided speaking boldly in the LORD, who is testifying to the word of His grace, and granting signs and wonders to come to pass through their hands.

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

But the majority of the city was divided: some people sided with the Jews, and some with the apostles.

5 and when there was a purpose both of the nations and of the Jews with their rulers to mistreat [them], and to stone them,

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

6 they having become aware, fled to the cities of Lycaonia, Lystra, and Derbe, and the surrounding region,

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

7 and there they were proclaiming good news.

and there they were proclaiming the gospel.

8 And a certain man in Lystra, impotent in the feet, was sitting, being lame from the womb of his mother—who never had walked;

At Lystra a certain man sat, powerless in his feet, a cripple from his mother's womb, who never had walked.

9 this one was hearing Paul speaking, who, having steadfastly beheld him, and having seen that he has faith to be saved,

This man heard Paul speaking. Paul fixed his eyes on him and saw that he had faith to be made well.

10 said with a loud voice, “Stand up on your feet upright”; and he was springing and walking,

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

11 and the multitudes having seen what Paul did, lifted up their voice in the speech of Lycaonia, saying, “The gods, having become like men, came down to us”;

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 they were also calling Barnabas Zeus, and Paul Hermes, since he was the leader in speaking.

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

13 And the priest of the Zeus that is before their city, having brought oxen and garlands to the porches, wished to sacrifice with the multitudes,

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 and having heard, the apostles Barnabas and Paul, having torn their garments, sprung into the multitude, crying

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

15 and saying, “Men, why do you do these things? And we are similar-feeling men with you, proclaiming good news to you, to turn to the living God from these vanities, who made the heaven, and the earth, and the sea, and all the things 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 who in the past generations permitted all the nations to go on in their ways,

In the past ages, he allowed all the nations to walk in their own ways.

17 though, indeed, He did not leave Himself without witness, doing good—giving rains to us from Heaven, and fruitful seasons, filling our 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 and saying these things, they scarcely restrained the multitudes from sacrificing to them.

Even with these words, Paul and Barnabas barely kept the multitudes from sacrificing to them.

19 And there came there, from Antioch and Iconium, Jews, and they having persuaded the multitudes, and having stoned Paul, drew him outside of the city, having supposed him to be 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 and the disciples having surrounded him, having risen he entered into the city, and on the next day he went forth with Barnabas to 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 Having also proclaimed good news to that city, and having discipled many, they turned back to Lystra, and 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 confirming the souls of the disciples, exhorting to remain in the faith, and that it is required of us to enter into the Kingdom of God through many tribulations,

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 and having appointed to them elders in every assembly by vote, having prayed with fastings, they commended 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 And having passed through Pisidia, they came to Pamphylia,

Then they passed through Pisidia and came to Pamphylia.

25 and having spoken the word in Perga, they went down to Attalia,

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

26 and [from] there sailed to Antioch, from where they had been given by the grace of God for the work that they fulfilled;

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 and having come and gathered the assembly together, they declared as many things as God did with them, and that He opened a door of faith to the nations;

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 abided there with the disciples [for] not a short time.

They stayed for a long time with the disciples.