Acts 14:3-19

³Even so they stayed there a considerable time, speaking boldly for the Lord, who was bearing witness to the word of His grace, giving signs and wonders to take place by their hands.

⁴Well the population of the city became divided; some sided with the Jews, others with the apostles.

⁵But when a plot was hatched by both Gentiles and Jews, with their rulers, to mistreat and stone them,

⁶they became aware of it and escaped to the cities of Lycaonia—Lystra, Derbe and the surrounding area—

⁷where they continued to preach the Gospel.

⁸Well in Lystra a certain man with helpless feet was sitting (lame from his mother's womb, who had never walked).

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

¹⁰said with a loud voice, “Stand up straight on your feet!” And the man jumped up and began to walk!

¹¹Now when the crowd saw what Paul had done, they raised their voices, saying in Lycaonian, “The gods have come down to us in the likeness of men!”

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

¹³Then the priest of Zeus, whose temple was in front of their city, brought bulls and garlands to the gates, intending to make a sacrifice, along with the crowd.

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

¹⁵and saying: “Men, why are you doing these things? We also are men with the same nature as you, giving you good news, telling you to turn from these useless things to the living God, who made the heaven and the earth and the sea and all that is in them;

¹⁶who in the former generations allowed all the ethnic nations to walk in their own ways.

¹⁷Nevertheless He did not leave Himself without witness, doing good, giving you rain from heaven and fruitful seasons, filling our hearts with food and gladness.”

¹⁸Even saying these things, they barely stopped the crowd from sacrificing to them.

¹⁹Then Jews from Antioch and Iconium came, and having persuaded the crowd and having stoned Paul, they dragged him out of the city, supposing him to have died.