Acts 14

1 The same thing occurred in Iconium, where Paul and Barnabas went into the Jewish synagogue, and spoke in such a way that a great number of both Jews and Greeks believed in Christ.

And it came to pass in Iconium according to the same thing, for them to enter into the synagogue of the Jews, and to speak so as for a great quantity to believe, both of Jews and of Greeks.

2 But the Jews who refused to believe stirred up the Gentiles, and poisoned their minds against the Lord’s followers.

But the disobedient Jews aroused the souls of the Gentiles, and made them evil against the brothers.

3 Therefore Paul and Barnabas spent a long time there, and spoke out fearlessly, relying on the Lord, who confirmed the message of his love by permitting signs and wonders to take place at their hands.

Indeed therefore they remained a considerable time speaking boldly in the Lord-him testifying to the word of his grace, granting signs and wonders to occur by their hands.

4 But the townspeople were divided, some siding with the Jews, some with the apostles;

But the majority of the city was divided, and verily there were those with the Jews, and those with the apostles.

5 and, when there was an attempt on the part of both Gentiles and Jews, with their leaders, to resort to violence and to stone them,

And as a violent movement developed, both of the Gentiles and of the Jews, with their rulers, to denounce and to stone them,

6 the apostles heard of it, and took refuge in Lystra and Derbe, towns in Lycaonia, and in the district round,

having become aware of it, they fled to the cities of Lycaonia, Lystra, and Derbe, and the neighboring region.

7 and there they continued to tell the good news.

And there they were preaching the good news.

8 In the streets of Lystra there used to sit a man who had no power in his feet; he had been lame from his birth, and had never walked.

And a certain man was sitting in Lystra, disabled in his feet, being a cripple from his mother's belly, who had never walked.

9 This man was listening to Paul speaking, when Paul, looking intently at him, and seeing that he had the faith to be healed,

This man was listening to Paul speaking, who, having gazed at him, and having seen that he has faith to be healed,

10 said loudly, ‘Stand upright on your feet.’ The man leaped up, and began walking about,

said with a great voice, Stand correctly on thy feet. And he leaped up and walked.

11 and the crowd, seeing what Paul had done, called out in the Lycaonian language, ‘The Gods have come down to us in human form.’

And the multitudes who saw what Paul did, lifted up their voice, speaking Lycaonian, The gods came down to us, having become like men.

12 So they called Barnabas “Zeus,” and Paul “Hermes,” because he took the lead in speaking;

And they actually called Barnabas, Zeus, and Paul, Hermes, because he was the man who led the word.

13 and the priest of Zeus-beyond-the-Walls, accompanied by the crowd, brought bullocks and garlands to the gates, with the intention of offering sacrifices.

And the priest of Zeus, being in front of their city, after bringing oxen and garlands to the gates, wanted to sacrifice with the multitudes.

14 But, when the apostles Barnabas and Paul heard of it, they tore their clothes and rushed out into the crowd. ‘Friends, why are you doing this?’ they shouted.

But when the apostles, Barnabas and Paul, heard, having torn their garments, they rushed into the crowd, crying out

15 ‘We are only people like yourselves, and we have come with the good news that you should turn away from these follies to a living God, who made the heavens, the earth, the sea, and everything that is in them.

and saying, Men, why are ye doing these things? We also are men of like nature with you, proclaiming good news to you, to turn from these vain things to the living God, who made the heaven and the earth and the sea, and all the things in them,

16 In bygone times he permitted all the nations to go their own ways.

who in the generations that have passed allowed all the nations to go in their own ways,

17 Yet he has not failed to give you, in the good he does, some revelation of himself – sending you from heaven rain and fruitful seasons, and gladdening your hearts with plenty and good cheer.’

although he did not leave himself without evidence, doing good and giving you rains from heaven and fruitful seasons, filling our hearts of food and gladness.

18 Even with this appeal they could hardly restrain the people from offering sacrifice to them.

And saying these things, they scarcely restrained the multitudes not to sacrifice to them.

19 Presently, however, there came some Jews from Antioch, and Iconium who, after they had won over the people, stoned Paul, and dragged him out of the town, thinking him to be dead.

But Jews came from Antioch and Iconium. And having persuaded the crowds, and having stoned Paul, they dragged him out of the city, after presuming him to be dead.

20 But, when the disciples had gathered round him, he got up and went back into the town; the next day he went with Barnabas to Derbe.

But the disciples having surrounded him, after rising, he came into the city. And on the morrow he departed with Barnabas to Derbe.

21 After telling the good news throughout that town, and making a number of converts, they returned to Lystra, Iconium, and Antioch,

And having preached the good news to that city, and having made considerable disciples, they returned to Lystra, and to Iconium, and to Antioch,

22 reassuring the minds of the disciples, urging them to remain true to the faith, and showing that it is only through many troubles that we can enter the kingdom of God.

strengthening the souls of the disciples, exhorting them to continue in the faith, and that it was necessary for us to enter into the kingdom of God through many tribulations.

23 They also appointed elders for them in every church, and, after prayer and fasting, commended them to the Lord in whom they had learned to believe.

And having appointed elders for them in every congregation, having prayed with fasting, they entrusted them to the Lord, in whom they had believed.

24 Paul and Barnabas then went through Pisidia, and came into Pamphylia,

And after passing through Pisidia, they came to Pamphylia.

25 and, after telling the message at Perga, went down to Attaleia.

And when they spoke the word in Perga, they went down to Attalia,

26 From there they sailed to Antioch – the place where they had been committed to the gracious care of God for the work which they had now finished.

and from there they sailed to Antioch, from where they were delivered to the grace of God for the work that they fulfilled.

27 After their arrival, they gathered the church together, and gave an account of all that God had helped them to do, and especially how he had opened to the Gentiles the door of faith;

And after arriving, and after gathering the assembly together, they reported as many things as God did with them, and that he opened a door of faith to the Gentiles.

28 and at Antioch they stayed with the disciples for a considerable time.

And they remained there no little time with the disciples.