Acts 14:5-15

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;