Deeds (Act) of Apostles 14:12-28

¹²And they called Barnabas, Jupiter, and Paul, Mercury, for he was leader of the word.

¹³And the priest of Jupiter that was before the city, brought bulls and crowns before the gates, with peoples, and would have made sacrifice.

¹⁴And when the apostles Barnabas and Paul heard this, they rent their coats; and they skipped out among the people, and cried,

¹⁵and said, Men, what do ye this thing? and we be deadly men like you, and show to you, that ye be converted from these vain things to the living God, that made heaven, and earth, and the sea, and all things that be in them;

¹⁶which in generations passed suffered all folks to go into their own ways.

¹⁷And yet he left not himself without witnessing in well-doing, for he gave rains from heaven, and times of bearing fruit, and full-filled your hearts with meat, and gladness.

¹⁸And they saying these things, scarcely assuaged the people, that they offered not to them.

¹⁹But some Jews came over from Antioch and Iconium, and counselled or stirred the people, and they stoned Paul, and drew him out of the city, and guessed that he was dead.

²⁰But when the disciples were come about him, he rose, and went into the city; and in the day pursuing, or in the pursuing day, he went forth with Barnabas into Derbe.

²¹And when they had preached or had evangelized to that city, and taught many, they turned again to Lystra, and Iconium, and to Antioch;

²²confirming the souls of the disciples, and admonishing, that they should dwell in the faith, and said, That by many tribulations it behooveth us to enter into the kingdom of heavens.

²³And when they had ordained priests to them by all cities, and had prayed with fastings, they betook them to the Lord, in whom they believed.

²⁴And they passed Pisidia, and came to Pamphylia;

²⁵and they spake the word of the Lord in Perga, and came down into Italy.

²⁶And from thence they went by boat to Antioch, from whence they were taken to the grace of God, into the work that they ful filled.

²⁷And when they were come, and had gathered the church, they told how great or how many things God did with them, and that he had opened to heathen men the door of faith.

²⁸And they dwelled not a little time with the disciples.