Acts 14 CSB NLT Parallel

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1In Iconium they entered the Jewish synagogue, as usual, and spoke in such a way that a great number of both Jews and Greeks believed.

1The same thing happened in Iconium. Paul and Barnabas went to the Jewish synagogue and preached with such power that a great number of both Jews and Greeks became believers.

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

2Some of the Jews, however, spurned God’s message and poisoned the minds of the Gentiles against Paul and Barnabas.

3So they stayed there a long time and spoke boldly for the Lord, who testified to the message of his grace by enabling them to do signs and wonders.

3But the apostles stayed there a long time, preaching boldly about the grace of the Lord. And the Lord proved their message was true by giving them power to do miraculous signs and wonders.

4But the people of the city were divided, some siding with the Jews and others with the apostles.

4But the people of the town were divided in their opinion about them. Some sided with the Jews, and some with the apostles.

5When an attempt was made by both the Gentiles and Jews, with their rulers, to mistreat and stone them,

5Then a mob of Gentiles and Jews, along with their leaders, decided to attack and stone them.

6they found out about it and fled to the Lycaonian towns of Lystra and Derbe and to the surrounding countryside.

6When the apostles learned of it, they fled to the region of Lycaonia—to the towns of Lystra and Derbe and the surrounding area.

7There they continued preaching the gospel.

7And there they preached the Good News. Paul and Barnabas in Lystra and Derbe

8In Lystra a man was sitting who was without strength in his feet, had never walked, and had been lame from birth.

8While they were at Lystra, Paul and Barnabas came upon a man with crippled feet. He had been that way from birth, so he had never walked. He was sitting

9He listened as Paul spoke. After looking directly at him and seeing that he had faith to be healed,

9and listening as Paul preached. Looking straight at him, Paul realized he had faith to be healed.

10Paul said in a loud voice, "Stand up on your feet!" And he jumped up and began to walk around.

10So Paul called to him in a loud voice, “Stand up!” And the man jumped to his feet and started walking.

11When the crowds saw what Paul had done, they shouted, saying in the Lycaonian language, "The gods have come down to us in human form!"

11When the crowd saw what Paul had done, they shouted in their local dialect, “These men are gods in human form!”

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

12They decided that Barnabas was the Greek god Zeus and that Paul was Hermes, since he was the chief speaker.

13The priest of Zeus, whose temple was just outside the town, brought bulls and wreaths to the gates because he intended, with the crowds, to offer sacrifice.

13Now the temple of Zeus was located just outside the town. So the priest of the temple and the crowd brought bulls and wreaths of flowers to the town gates, and they prepared to offer sacrifices to the apostles.

14The apostles Barnabas and Paul tore their robes when they heard this and rushed into the crowd, shouting:

14But when the apostles Barnabas and Paul heard what was happening, they tore their clothing in dismay and ran out among the people, shouting,

15"People! Why are you doing these things? We are people also, just like you, and we are proclaiming good news to you, that you turn from these worthless things to the living God, who made the heaven, the earth, the sea, and everything in them.

15“Friends, why are you doing this? We are merely human beings—just like you! We have come to bring you the Good News that you should turn from these worthless things and turn to the living God, who made heaven and earth, the sea, and everything in them.

16In past generations he allowed all the nations to go their own way,

16In the past he permitted all the nations to go their own ways,

17although he did not leave himself without a witness, since he did what is good by giving you rain from heaven and fruitful seasons and filling you with food and your hearts with joy."

17but he never left them without evidence of himself and his goodness. For instance, he sends you rain and good crops and gives you food and joyful hearts.”

18Even though they said these things, they barely stopped the crowds from sacrificing to them.

18But even with these words, Paul and Barnabas could scarcely restrain the people from sacrificing to them.

19Some Jews came from Antioch and Iconium, and when they won over the crowds, they stoned Paul and dragged him out of the city, thinking he was dead.

19Then some Jews arrived from Antioch and Iconium and won the crowds to their side. They stoned Paul and dragged him out of town, thinking he was dead.

20After the disciples gathered around him, he got up and went into the town. The next day he left with Barnabas for Derbe.

20But as the believers gathered around him, he got up and went back into the town. The next day he left with Barnabas for Derbe. Paul and Barnabas Return to Antioch of Syria

21After they had preached the gospel in that town and made many disciples, they returned to Lystra, to Iconium, and to Antioch,

21After preaching the Good News in Derbe and making many disciples, Paul and Barnabas returned to Lystra, Iconium, and Antioch of Pisidia,

22strengthening the disciples by encouraging them to continue in the faith and by telling them, "It is necessary to go through many hardships to enter the kingdom of God."

22where they strengthened the believers. They encouraged them to continue in the faith, reminding them that we must suffer many hardships to enter the Kingdom of God.

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

23Paul and Barnabas also appointed elders in every church. With prayer and fasting, they turned the elders over to the care of the Lord, in whom they had put their trust.

24They passed through Pisidia and came to Pamphylia.

24Then they traveled back through Pisidia to Pamphylia.

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

25They preached the word in Perga, then went down to Attalia.

26From there they sailed back to Antioch where they had been commended to the grace of God for the work they had now completed.

26Finally, they returned by ship to Antioch of Syria, where their journey had begun. The believers there had entrusted them to the grace of God to do the work they had now completed.

27After they arrived and gathered the church together, they reported everything God had done with them and that he had opened the door of faith to the Gentiles.

27Upon arriving in Antioch, they called the church together and reported everything God had done through them and how he had opened the door of faith to the Gentiles, too.

28And they spent a considerable time with the disciples.

28And they stayed there with the believers for a long time.

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