Acts 14

Acceptance and Opposition

1In 1IconiumG2430 2they enteredG1525 the synagogueG4864 of the JewsG2453 togetherG2596G3588G846, and spokeG2980 inG3779 suchG3779 aG3779 wayG3779 3that a largeG4183 numberG4128 ofG4128 peopleG4128 believedG4100, bothG5037 of JewsG2453 and of 4GreeksG1672. 2But 5the 67unbelievingG544 JewsG2453 stirredG1892 up the 8mindsG5590 of the GentilesG1484 and embitteredG2559 them againstG2596 9the brothersG80. 3ThereforeG3767 they spentG1304 a longG2425 timeG5550 there 10speakingG3955 boldlyG3955 with reliance upon the LordG2962, who was testifyingG3140 to the wordG3056 of His graceG5485, grantingG1325 that 1112signsG4592 and wondersG5059 be performedG1096 by their handsG5495. 413But the 14peopleG4128 of the cityG4172 were dividedG4977; and someG3588G3303 15sidedG1510 with 16the JewsG2453, whileG1161 othersG3588, with 17the apostlesG652. 5And whenG5613 an attemptG3730 was madeG1096 by bothG5037 the GentilesG1484 and 18the JewsG2453 with their rulersG758, to treatG5195 them abusivelyG5195 and to 19stoneG3036 them, 6they became awareG4894 of it and fledG2703 to the citiesG4172 of 20LycaoniaG3071, 21LystraG3082 and 22DerbeG1191, and the surroundingG4066 regionG4066; 7and thereG2546 they continued to 23preachG2097 the gospelG2097.

8In 24LystraG3082 25a manG435 was sittingG2521 whose feetG4228 were incapacitatedG102. He had been disabledG5560 from his mother’sG3384 wombG2836, and had neverG3763 walkedG4043. 9ThisG3778 manG3778 was listeningG191 to PaulG3972 as he spokeG2980. Paul 26lookedG816 at him intentlyG816 and sawG3708 that he hadG2192 27faithG4102 to be 28madeG4982 wellG4982, 10and he saidG3004 with a loudG3173 voiceG5456, “StandG450 uprightG3717 on your feetG4228!” 29And the man leapedG242 upG242 and began to walkG4043. 11When the crowdsG3793 sawG3708 whatG3739 PaulG3972 had doneG4160, they raisedG1869 their voiceG5456, sayingG3004 in the 30LycaonianG3072 languageG3072, “31The godsG2316 have becomeG3666 likeG3666 menG444 and have comeG2597 downG2597 to us!” 12And they began callingG2564 BarnabasG921, 32ZeusG2203, and PaulG3972, 33HermesG2060, sinceG1894 he was 34the chiefG2233 speakerG3056. 13MoreoverG5037, the priestG2409 of ZeusG2203, whose temple was 35justG4253 outsideG4253 the cityG4172, broughtG5342 oxenG5022 and garlandsG4725 to the gatesG4440, and 36wantedG2309 to offerG2380 sacrificeG2380 with the crowdsG3793. 14But when 37the apostlesG652 BarnabasG921 and PaulG3972 heardG191 about it, they 38toreG1284 their 39robesG2440 and rushedG1601 outG1601 into the crowdG3793, cryingG2896 outG2896 15and sayingG3004, “MenG435, whyG5101 are you doingG4160 theseG3778 thingsG3778? We are alsoG2532 40menG444, of the sameG3663 natureG3663 as you, 41preachingG2097 the gospelG2097 to you, to turnG1994 from theseG3778 4243uselessG3152 thingsG3152 to a 44livingG2198 GodG2316, who 45madeG4160 the heavenG3772 and the earthG1093 and the seaG2281, and everythingG3956 that is in them. 1646In pastG3944 generationsG1074 He 47permittedG1439 allG3956 the 48nationsG1484 to 49goG4198 their own waysG3598; 17yetG2543 50He did not leaveG863 HimselfG848 withoutG267 witnessG267, in that He didG19 goodG19 and 51gaveG1325 you rainsG5205 from heavenG3771 and fruitfulG2593 seasonsG2540, 52satisfyingG1705 your heartsG2588 with foodG5160 and gladnessG2167.” 18And even by sayingG3004 theseG3778 thingsG3778, only with difficultyG3433 did they restrainG2664 the crowdsG3793 from offeringG2380 sacrificesG2380 to them.

19But 53JewsG2453 cameG1904 from 54AntiochG490 and 55IconiumG2430, and having wonG3982 overG3982 the crowdsG3793, they 56stonedG3034 PaulG3972 and draggedG4951 him out of the cityG4172, thinkingG3543 that he was deadG2348. 20But while 57the disciplesG3101 stoodG2944 aroundG2944 him, he gotG450 upG450 and enteredG1525 the cityG4172. The nextG1887 dayG1887 he leftG1831 with BarnabasG921 for 58DerbeG1191. 21And after they had 59preachedG2097 the gospelG2097 to that cityG4172 and had 60madeG3100 a goodG2425 numberG2425 of disciplesG3100, they returnedG5290 to 61LystraG3082, to 62IconiumG2430, and to 63AntiochG490, 22strengtheningG1991 the soulsG5590 of 64the disciplesG3101, encouragingG3870 them to continueG1696 in 65the faithG4102, and saying, “66It is throughG1223 manyG4183 tribulationsG2347 that we mustG1163 enterG1525 the kingdomG932 of GodG2316.” 23When 67they had appointedG5500 68eldersG4245 for them in everyG2596 churchG1577, having 69prayedG4336 with fastingG3521, they 70entrustedG3908 them to the LordG2962 in whomG3739 they had believedG4100.

24They passedG1330 throughG1330 71PisidiaG4099 and cameG2064 into 72PamphyliaG3828. 25When they had spokenG2980 the wordG3056 in 73PergaG4011, they wentG2597 downG2597 to AttaliaG825. 26FromG2547 thereG2547 they sailedG636 to 74AntiochG490, 75whereG3606 they had beenG1510 76entrustedG3860 to the graceG5485 of GodG2316 for the workG2041 that they had 77accomplishedG4137. 27When they had arrivedG3854 and gatheredG4863 the churchG1577 togetherG4863, they began to 78reportG312 allG3745 the thingsG3745 thatG3745 GodG2316 had doneG4160 with them and 79howG3754 He had openedG455 a 80doorG2374 of faithG4102 to the GentilesG1484. 28And they spentG1304 81a longG3756G3641 timeG5550 with 82the disciplesG3101.