Deeds (Act) of Apostles 14:4-23

⁴But the multitude of the city was parted, and some were with the Jews, and some with the apostles.

⁵But when there was made an assault of the heathen men and the Jews, with their princes, to torment, and to stone them,

⁶they understood, and fled together to the cities of Lycaonia, and Lystra, and Derbe, and into all the country about.

⁷And they preached there the gospel, and all the multitude was moved together in the teaching of them. Paul and Barnabas dwelt at Lystra.

⁸And a man at Lystra was sick in the feet, and had sat crooked from his mother’s womb, which never had gone.

⁹This heard Paul speaking; and Paul beheld him and saw that he had faith, that he should be made safe,

¹⁰and said with a great voice, Rise thou upright on thy feet. And he leaped, and walked.

¹¹And the people, when they had seen that that Paul did, reared their voice in Lycaonian tongue, and said, Gods made like to men be come down to us.

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.