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Acts 14:4-23

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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.
20But as the disciples stood around him, he got up and entered the city. The next day he departed with Barnabas to Derbe.
21When they had evangelized that city and discipled a good number, they returned to Lystra and Iconium and Antioch,
22strengthening the souls of the disciples, exhorting them to continue in the faith, and saying, “We must go through many hardships to enter the kingdom of God.”
23When they had appointed elders for them in every congregation, having prayed with fasting, they commended them to the Lord into whom they had believed.

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