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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.

1The same thing happened in Iconium; they entered the Jewish synagogue and spoke in such a way that a great number of both Jews and Greeks believed.

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

2But the Jews who refused to believe stirred up and poisoned the minds of the Gentiles against the brothers.

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.

3So they stayed there for some time and spoke boldly in reliance on the Lord, who testified to the message of His grace by granting that signs and wonders be performed through them.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

7And there they kept evangelizing.

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

8In Lystra a man without strength in his feet, lame from birth, and who had never walked, sat

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

9and heard Paul speaking. After observing him closely and seeing that he had faith to be healed,

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

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

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

11When the crowds saw what Paul had done, they raised their voices, saying in the Lycaonian language, "The gods have come down to us in the form of men!"

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

12And they started to call Barnabas, Zeus, and Paul, Hermes, because he was the main speaker.

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.

13Then the priest of Zeus, whose temple was just outside the town, brought oxen and garlands to the gates. He, with the crowds, intended to offer sacrifice.

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

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

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.

15Men! Why are you doing these things? We are men also, with the same nature as you, and we are proclaiming good news to you, that you should turn from these worthless things to the living God, who made the heaven, the earth, the sea, and everything in them.

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

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

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.”

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 satisfying your hearts with food and happiness."

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

21After they had evangelized that town and made many disciples, they returned to Lystra, to Iconium, and to Antioch,

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.

22strengthening the disciples by encouraging them to continue in the faith and by telling them, "It is necessary to pass through many troubles on our way into the kingdom of God."

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.

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

24Then they traveled back through Pisidia to Pamphylia.

24Then they passed through Pisidia and came to Pamphylia.

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

25After they spoke the message in Perga, they went down to Attalia.

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.

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

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.

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.

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

28And they spent a considerable time with the disciples.

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