1 I n the city of Iconium, Paul and Barnabas went into the Jewish place of worship. They preached with power and many people became Christians. These people were Jews and Greeks.

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

2 B ut the Jews who did not want to believe worked against those who were not Jews. They made them turn against the Christians.

and the unbelieving Jews did stir up and made evil the souls of the nations against the brethren;

3 P aul and Barnabas stayed there a long time preaching with the strength the Lord gave. God helped them to do powerful works when they preached which showed He was with them.

long time, indeed, therefore, did they abide 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.

4 T he people of the city were divided. Some were on the side of the Jews. Some were on the side of the missionaries.

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

5 A ll the people and the leaders tried to hurt them and throw stones at them. Paul and Barnabas Go to Lystra

and when there was a purpose both of the nations and of the Jews with their rulers to use despitefully, and to stone them,

6 W hen Paul and Barnabas heard this, they got away and went to the cities of Lystra and Derbe in Lycaonia and to the country close by.

they having become aware, did flee to the cities of Lycaonia, Lystra, and Derbe, and to the region round about,

7 T hey stayed there and kept on preaching the Good News.

and there they were proclaiming good news.

8 T here was a man in Lystra who had never walked from the time he was born.

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

9 T his man listened as Paul spoke. Paul watched him. He saw that the man believed he could be healed.

this one was hearing Paul speaking, who, having stedfastly beheld him, and having seen that he hath faith to be saved,

10 C alling to him with a loud voice, Paul said, “Stand up on your feet!” The man jumped up and walked around. Paul and Barnabas Are Called Gods, Then Stoned

said with a loud voice, `Stand up on thy feet upright;' and he was springing and walking,

11 T he people saw what Paul did. They called with loud voices in the language of the people of Lycaonia, “The gods have become like men and have come down to us.”

and the multitudes having seen what Paul did, did lift up their voice, in the speech of Lycaonia, saying, `The gods, having become like men, did come down unto us;'

12 T hey said that Barnabas was Jupiter. Paul was called Mercury because he spoke more than Barnabas.

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

13 T he god of Jupiter was in a building near the gate leading into the city. The religious leader of that place brought cattle and flowers to the gate. He and many other people wanted to burn these as gifts in an act of worship to Paul and Barnabas.

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

14 W hen Paul and Barnabas heard this, they ran among the people. They tore their clothes and cried out,

and having heard, the apostles Barnabas and Paul, having rent their garments, did spring into the multitude, crying

15 “ Why are you doing this? We are only men with feelings like yours. We preach the Good News that you should turn from these empty things to the living God. He made the heavens and the earth and the sea and everything in them.

and saying, `Men, why these things do ye? and we are men like-affected with you, proclaiming good news to you, from these vanities to turn unto the living God, who made the heaven, and the earth, and the sea, and all the things in them;

16 L ong ago He allowed all people to live the way they wanted to.

who in the past generations did suffer all the nations to go on in their ways,

17 E ven then God did not leave you without something to see of Him. He did good. He gave you rain from heaven and much food. He made you happy.”

though, indeed, without witness He did not leave himself, doing good -- from heaven giving rains to us, and fruitful seasons, filling our hearts with food and gladness;'

18 E ven with these words it was hard for Paul and Barnabas to keep the people from burning cattle in an act of worship to them.

and these things saying, scarcely did they restrain the multitudes from sacrificing to them.

19 B y this time some Jews from the cities of Antioch and Iconium came. They turned the minds of the people against Paul and Barnabas and told them to throw stones at Paul. After they threw stones at him, they dragged him out of the city thinking he was dead. Paul and Barnabas Preach to the Christians on Their Return Trip to Antioch

And there came thither, 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;

20 A s the Christians gathered around Paul, he got up and went back into the city. The next day he went with Barnabas to Derbe.

and the disciples having surrounded him, having risen he entered into the city, and on the morrow he went forth with Barnabas to Derbe.

21 I n that city they preached the Good News and taught many people. Then they returned to the cities of Lystra and Iconium and Antioch.

Having proclaimed good news also to that city, and having discipled many, they turned back to Lystra, and Iconium, and Antioch,

22 I n each city they helped the Christians to be strong and true to the faith. They told them, “We must suffer many hard things to get into the holy nation of God.”

confirming the souls of the disciples, exhorting to remain in the faith, and that through many tribulations it behoveth us to enter into the reign of God,

23 I n every church they chose leaders for them. They went without food during that time so they could pray better. Paul and Barnabas prayed for the leaders, giving them over to the Lord in Whom they believed.

and having appointed to them by vote elders in every assembly, having prayed with fastings, they commended them to the Lord in whom they had believed.

24 W hen they had gone through the city of Pisidia, they came to the city of Pamphylia.

And having passed through Pisidia, they came to Pamphylia,

25 T hen they preached the Good News in the city of Perga. After this they went down to the city of Attalia.

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

26 F rom there they went by ship to Antioch where they had been given to the Lord for His work. The work of this trip was done.

and thence did sail to Antioch, whence they had been given by the grace of God for the work that they fulfilled;

27 W hen they got there, they called the church together. They told them everything God had done for them. They told how God had opened the door for the people who were not Jews to have faith.

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

28 T hey stayed there with the followers a long time.

and they abode there not a little time with the disciples.