Acts 14:4-21

⁴But the multitude of the city was divided; and some held with the Jews, and some with the apostles.

⁵And when a movement was made both of the gentiles, and the Jews with their rulers, to abuse and stone them,

⁶they became aware of it, and fled to the cities of Lycaonia, Lystra and Derbe, and the neighboring country;

⁷and they were publishing the glad tidings there.

⁸And at Lystra there sat a certain man who had not the use of his feet, a cripple from his birth, who never had walked.

⁹This man heard Paul speaking; who looking steadily at him, and perceiving that he had faith to be healed,

¹⁰said with a loud voice, Stand upright on thy feet. And he leaped up and walked.

¹¹And the multitudes, seeing what Paul had done, lifted up their voices, saying, in the language of Lycaonia, The gods have come down to us in the likeness of men.

¹²And they called Barnabas, Jupiter; and Paul, Mercury, because he was the chief speaker.

¹³Then the priest of Jupiter, that was in front of the city, brought oxen and garlands to the gates, and would have offered sacrifice with the multitudes.

¹⁴But the apostles, Barnabas and Paul, when they heard of it, rent their garments, and rushed forth to the multitude, crying out

¹⁵and saying, Men, why do ye these things? We also are men of like nature with you, bringing to you glad tidings, that ye may turn from these vanities to the living God, who made heaven and earth and sea, and all things that are therein;

¹⁶who in the ages past suffered all the nations to walk in their own ways;

¹⁷although he left not himself without witness, in that he did good, giving you rain from heaven and fruitful seasons, filling your hearts with food and gladness.

¹⁸And with these words, they hardly restrained the multitudes from sacrificing to them.

¹⁹But there came thither Jews from Antioch and Iconium; who, having persuaded the multitudes, and stoned Paul, dragged him out of the city, supposing him to be dead.

²⁰But the disciples having gathered around him, he rose up, and came into the city. And the next day he departed with Barnabas to Derbe.

²¹And when they had published the glad tidings to that city, and had made many disciples, they went back to Lystra, and to Iconium, and to Antioch;