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1 And it came to pass in Ico­ni­um, that they went both to­geth­er into the syn­a­gogue of the Jews, and so spake, that a great mul­ti­tude both of the Jews and also of the Greeks be­lieved. 2 But the un­be­liev­ing Jews stirred up the Gen­tiles, and made their minds evil af­fect­ed against the brethren. 3 Long time there­fore abode they speak­ing bold­ly in the Lord, which gave tes­ti­mo­ny unto the word of his grace, and grant­ed signs and won­ders to be done by their hands. 4 But the mul­ti­tude of the city was di­vid­ed: and part held with the Jews, and part with the apos­tles. 5 And when there was an as­sault made both of the Gen­tiles, and also of the Jews with their rulers, to use them de­spite­ful­ly, and to stone them, 6 They were ware of it, and fled unto Lystra and Derbe, cities of Ly­cao­nia, and unto the re­gion that li­eth round about: 7 And there they preached the gospel. 8 And there sat a cer­tain man at Lystra, im­po­tent in his feet, be­ing a crip­ple from his mother's womb, who nev­er had walked: 9 The same heard Paul speak: who sted­fast­ly be­hold­ing him, and per­ceiv­ing that he had faith to be healed, 10 Said with a loud voice, Stand up­right on thy feet. And he leaped and walked. 11 And when the peo­ple saw what Paul had done, they lift­ed up their voic­es, say­ing in the speech of Ly­cao­nia, The gods are come down to us in the like­ness of men. 12 And they called Barn­abas, Jupiter; and Paul, Mer­curius, be­cause he was the chief speak­er. 13 Then the priest of Jupiter, which was be­fore their city, brought oxen and gar­lands unto the gates, and would have done sac­ri­fice with the peo­ple. 14 Which when the apos­tles, Barn­abas and Paul, heard of, they rent their clothes, and ran in among the peo­ple, cry­ing out, 15 And say­ing, Sirs, why do ye these things? We also are men of like pas­sions with you, and preach unto you that ye should turn from these van­i­ties unto the liv­ing God, which made heav­en, and earth, and the sea, and all things that are there­in: 16 Who in times past suf­fered all na­tions to walk in their own ways. 17 Nev­er­the­less he left not him­self with­out wit­ness, in that he did good, and gave us rain from heav­en, and fruit­ful sea­sons, fill­ing our hearts with food and glad­ness. 18 And with these say­ings scarce re­strained they the peo­ple, that they had not done sac­ri­fice unto them. 19 And there came thith­er certain Jews from An­ti­och and Ico­ni­um, who per­suad­ed the peo­ple, and, hav­ing stoned Paul, drew him out of the city, sup­pos­ing he had been dead. 20 How­beit, as the dis­ci­ples stood round about him, he rose up, and came into the city: and the next day he de­part­ed with Barn­abas to Derbe. 21 And when they had preached the gospel to that city, and had taught many, they re­turned again to Lystra, and to Ico­ni­um, and An­ti­och, 22 Con­firm­ing the souls of the dis­ci­ples, and ex­hort­ing them to con­tin­ue in the faith, and that we must through much tribu­la­tion en­ter into the king­dom of God. 23 And when they had or­dained them el­ders in ev­ery church, and had prayed with fast­ing, they com­mend­ed them to the Lord, on whom they be­lieved. 24 And af­ter they had passed through­out Pi­sidia, they came to Pam­phylia. 25 And when they had preached the word in Per­ga, they went down into At­talia: 26 And thence sailed to An­ti­och, from whence they had been rec­om­mend­ed to the grace of God for the work which they ful­filled. 27 And when they were come, and had gath­ered the church to­geth­er, they re­hearsed all that God had done with them, and how he had opened the door of faith unto the Gen­tiles. 28 And there they abode long time with the dis­ci­ples.