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          DASV: Acts 14    

1 Now the same thing happened in Iconium where Paul and Barnabas
entered into the Jewish synagogue and spoke in such a manner
that a large number of both Jews and Greeks believed.
2 But some of the unbelieving Jews stirred up the Gentiles,
and poisoned their minds against the brothers.
3 So they stayed there for quite some time speaking boldly for
the Lord, who confirmed the word of his grace by granting
miraculous signs and wonders to be done by their hands.
4 But the people of the city were divided. Some sided with
the Jews, and others sided with the apostles.
5 When there was a plot of both the Gentiles and the Jews along
with their rulers, to mistreat and stone them,
6 they learned about it and fled to the cities of Lycaonia,
Lystra and Derbe, and the surrounding region.
7 There they continued to preach the good news.

8 At Lystra there was a man sitting who could not use his feet.
He was cripple from his mother's womb and had never walked.
9 This fellow heard Paul speaking. Paul looked straight at
him and seeing that he had faith to be made whole,
10 said loudly, "Stand upright on your feet." He leaped up
and began walking.
11 When the crowd saw what Paul had done, they shouted in the
dialect of the Lycaonian language, "The gods have come
down to us in human form."
12 They called Barnabas, Zeus; and Paul, Hermes, because he
was the chief speaker.
13 The priest of Zeus, whose temple was located just outside
the city, brought oxen and garlands to the gates, and they
along with the crowd wanted to sacrifice to them.
14 But when the apostles, Barnabas and Paul, heard about it,
they tore their clothes, and rushed out among the crowd,
crying out
15 "Sirs, why are you doing these things? We also are men the
same as you, and we bring you good news, that you should
turn away from these worthless things to the living God,
who made the heaven, earth and the sea, and all that is
in them.
16 In the past generations he allowed all the nations to walk
in their own ways.
17 But yet He did not leave himself without witness, in that
he did good and gave you rains from heaven and fruitful seasons,
providing you with food and filling your hearts with gladness."
18 Even saying these things they could scarcely restrain the
crowd from sacrificing to them.
19 But Jews came there from Antioch and Iconium; and having
persuaded the crowds, they stoned Paul, and dragged him out
of the city, assuming that he was dead.
20 But as the disciples stood around him, he got up and entered
into the city. Then on the next day he went with Barnabas
to Derbe.

21 After they had proclaimed the good news to that city, and
made many disciples, they returned to Lystra, Iconium, and
Antioch.
22 They strengthened the souls of the disciples, encouraging
them to continue in the faith, saying, "We must suffer many
hardships to enter into the kingdom of God."
23 After they had appointed elders in every church, with
prayer and fasting, they commended them to the Lord, in
whom they had believed.

24 They passed through Pisidia and came to Pamphylia.
25 When they had spoken the word in Perga, they went down
to Attalia.
26 There they sailed to Antioch in Syria, where they had
been commended to the grace of God for the work they had
now completed.
27 When they arrived and had gathered the church together,
they rehearsed all things that God had done with them, and
that he had opened a door of faith to the Gentiles.
28 They stayed there with the disciples a long time.

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