Acts 14

1 It happened in Iconium that they entered together into the Jewish synagogue, and so spoke that a great number of both of Jews and of Greeks believed.

At Iconium the Apostles went together to the Jewish synagogue and preached, with the result that a great number both of Jews and Greeks believed.

2 But the disbelieving Jews stirred up and embittered the souls of the non-Jewish people against the brothers.

But the Jews who had refused obedience stirred up the Gentiles and embittered their minds against the brethren.

3 Therefore they stayed there a long time, speaking boldly in the Lord, who testified to the word of his grace, granting signs and wonders to be done by their hands.

Yet Paul and Barnabas remained there for a considerable time, speaking freely and relying on the Lord, while He bore witness to the Message of His grace by permitting signs and marvels to be done by them.

4 But the population of the city was divided. Some sided with the Jews, and some with the emissaries.

At length the people of the city split into parties, some siding with the Jews and some with the Apostles.

5 When some of both the non-Jewish people and the Jews, with their rulers, made a violent attempt to mistreat and stone them,

And when a hostile movement was made by both Gentiles and Jews, with the sanction of their magistrates, to maltreat and stone them,

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

the Apostles, having become aware of it, made their escape into the Lycaonian towns of Lystra and Derbe, and the neighbouring country.

7 There they preached the Good News.

And there they continued to tell the Good News.

8 At Lystra a certain man sat, without strength in his feet, a cripple from his mother's womb, who never had walked.

Now a man who had no power in his feet used to sit in the streets of Lystra. He had been lame from his birth and had never walked.

9 He was listening to Paul speaking, who, fastening eyes on him, and seeing that he had faith to be made whole,

After this man had listened to one of Paul's sermons, the Apostle, looking steadily at him and perceiving that he had faith to be cured,

10 said with a loud voice, "Stand upright on your feet." He leaped up and walked.

said in a loud voice, "Stand upright upon your feet!"

11 When the crowd saw what Paul had done, they lifted up their voice, saying in the language of Lycaonia, "The gods have come down to us in human form."

So he sprang up and began to walk about. Then the crowds, seeing what Paul had done, rent the air with their shouts in the Lycaonian language, saying, "The gods have assumed human form and have come down to us."

12 They called Barnabas "Jupiter," and Paul "Mercury," because he was the chief speaker.

They called Barnabas 'Zeus,' and Paul, as being the principal speaker, 'Hermes.'

13 The priest of Jupiter, whose temple was in front of their city, brought oxen and garlands to the gates, and would have made a sacrifice along with the crowds.

And the priest of Zeus--the temple of Zeus being at the entrance to the city--brought bullocks and garlands to the gates, and in company with the crowd was intending to offer sacrifices to them.

14 But when the emissaries, Barnabas and Paul, heard of it, they tore their clothes, and sprang into the crowd, crying out,

But the Apostles, Barnabas and Paul, heard of it; and tearing their clothes they rushed out into the middle of the crowd, exclaiming, "Sirs, why are you doing all this?

15 "Men, why are you doing these things? We also are men of like passions with you, and bring you good news, that you should turn from these vain things to the living God, who made the sky and the earth and the sea, and all that is in them;

We also are but men, with natures kindred to your own; and we bring you the Good News that you are to turn from these unreal things, to worship the ever-living God, the Creator of earth and sky and sea and of everything that is in them.

16 who in the generations gone by allowed all the nations to walk in their own ways.

In times gone by He allowed all the nations to go their own ways;

17 Yet he did not leave himself without witness, in that he did good and gave you rains from the sky and fruitful seasons, filling your hearts with food and gladness."

and yet by His beneficence He has not left His existence unattested--His beneficence, I mean, in sending you rain from Heaven and fruitful seasons, satisfying your hearts with food and joyfulness."

18 Even saying these things, they hardly stopped the crowds from making a sacrifice to them.

Even with words like these they had difficulty in preventing the thronging crowd from offering sacrifices to them.

19 But some Jews from Antioch and Iconium came there, and having persuaded the crowds, they stoned Paul, and dragged him out of the city, supposing that he was dead.

But now a party of Jews came from Antioch and Iconium, and, having won over the crowd, they stoned Paul and dragged him out of the town, believing him to be dead.

20 But as the talmidim stood around him, he rose up, and entered into the city. On the next day he went out with Barnabas to Derbe.

When, however, the disciples had collected round him, he rose and went back into the town. The next day he went with Barnabas to Derbe;

21 When they had preached the Good News to that city, and had made many talmidim, they returned to Lystra, Iconium, and Antioch,

and, after proclaiming the Good News to the people there and gaining a large number of converts, they retraced their steps to Lystra, Iconium, and Antioch.

22 confirming the souls of the talmidim, exhorting them to continue in the faith, and that through many afflictions we must enter into the Kingdom of God.

Everywhere they strengthened the disciples by encouraging them to hold fast to the faith, and warned them saying, "It is through many afflictions that we must make our way into the Kingdom of God."

23 When they had appointed elders for them in every congregation, and had prayed with fasting, they commended them to the Lord, on whom they had believed.

And in every Church, after prayer and fasting, they selected Elders by show of hands, and commended them to the Lord on whom their faith rested.

24 They passed through Pisidia, and came to Pamphylia.

Then passing through Pisidia they came into Pamphylia;

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

and after telling the Message at Perga they came down to Attaleia.

26 From there they sailed to Antioch, from where they had been committed to the grace of God for the work which they had fulfilled.

Thence they sailed to Antioch, where they had previously been commended to the grace of God in connexion with the work which they had now completed.

27 When they had arrived, and had gathered the congregation together, they reported all the things that God had done with them, and that he had opened a door of faith to the nations.

Upon their arrival they called the Church together and proceeded to report in detail all that God, working with them, had done, and how He had opened for the Gentiles the door of faith.

28 And they stayed with the talmidim a long time.

And they remained a considerable time in Antioch with the disciples.