Act 14 | NASB1995 | STEP | In Iconium they entered the synagogue of the Jews together , and spoke in such a manner that a large number of people believed , both of Jews and of Greeks .

Acts 14

Acceptance and Opposition

1 In ^aIconium ^bthey entered the synagogue of the Jews together, and spoke in such a manner ^cthat a large number of people believed, both of Jews and of ^dGreeks. 2 But ^ethe Jews who ^{▼▼ Or disobeyed
,} ^gdisbelieved stirred up the ^{▼▼ Lit souls}minds of the Gentiles and embittered them against ⁱthe brethren. 3 Therefore they spent a long time there ^jspeaking boldly with reliance upon the Lord, who was testifying to the word of His grace, granting that ^{▼▼ Or attesting miracles
,} ^lsigns and wonders be done by their hands. 4 ^mBut the ^{▼▼ Lit multitude}people of the city were divided; and some ^{▼▼ Lit were}sided with ^pthe Jews, and some with ^qthe apostles. 5 And when an attempt was made by both the Gentiles and ^rthe Jews with their rulers, to mistreat and to ^sstone them, 6 they became aware of it and fled to the cities of ^tLycaonia, ^uLystra and ^vDerbe, and the surrounding region; 7 and there they continued to ^wpreach the gospel.

8 At ^xLystra ^ya man was sitting who had no strength in his feet, lame from his mother’s womb, who had never walked. 9 This man was listening to Paul as he spoke, who, ^zwhen he had fixed his gaze on him and had seen that he had ^aafaith to be ^{▼▼ Lit saved}made well, 10 said with a loud voice, “Stand upright on your feet.” ^acAnd he leaped up and began to walk. 11 When the crowds saw what Paul had done, they raised their voice, saying in the ^adLycaonian language, ^ae“The gods have become like men and have come down to us.” 12 And they began calling Barnabas, ^{▼▼ Lat Jupiter, the chief pagan god}Zeus, and Paul, ^{▼▼ Lat Mercury, considered the messenger or spokesman for the pagan gods of Greece and Rome}Hermes, because he was ^{▼▼ Lit the leader of the speaking}the chief speaker. 13 The priest of Zeus, whose temple was ^{▼▼ Lit in front of}just outside the city, brought oxen and garlands to the gates, and ^ajwanted to offer sacrifice with the crowds. 14 But when ^akthe apostles Barnabas and Paul heard of it, they ^altore their ^{▼▼ Or outer garments}robes and rushed out into the crowd, crying out 15 and saying, “Men, why are you doing these things? We are also ^anmen of the same nature as you, and ^aopreach the gospel to you that you should turn from these ^{▼▼ I.e. idols
,} ^aqvain things to a ^arliving God, ^as who made the heaven and the earth and the sea and all that is in them. 16 ^{▼▼ Lit Who in the generations gone by permitted}“In the generations gone by He ^aupermitted all the ^{▼▼ Or Gentiles}nations to ^awgo their own ways; 17 and yet ^axHe did not leave Himself without witness, in that He did good and ^aygave you rains from heaven and fruitful seasons, ^{▼▼ Lit filling}satisfying your hearts with food and gladness.” 18 Even saying these things, with difficulty they restrained the crowds from offering sacrifice to them.

19 But ^baJews came from ^bbAntioch and ^bcIconium, and having won over the crowds, they ^bdstoned Paul and dragged him out of the city, supposing him to be dead. 20 But while ^bethe disciples stood around him, he got up and entered the city. The next day he went away with Barnabas to ^bfDerbe. 21 After they had ^bgpreached the gospel to that city and had ^bhmade many disciples, they returned to ^biLystra and to ^bjIconium and to ^bkAntioch, 22 strengthening the souls of ^blthe disciples, encouraging them to continue in ^bmthe faith, and saying, ^bn“Through many tribulations we must enter the kingdom of God.” 23 When ^bothey had appointed ^bpelders for them in every church, having ^bqprayed with fasting, they ^brcommended them to the Lord in whom they had believed.

24 They passed through ^bsPisidia and came into ^btPamphylia. 25 When they had spoken the word in ^buPerga, they went down to Attalia. 26 From there they sailed to ^bvAntioch, from ^bwwhich they had been ^bxcommended to the grace of God for the work that they had ^{▼▼ Lit fulfilled}accomplished. 27 When they had arrived and gathered the church together, they began to ^bzreport all things that God had done with them and ^{▼▼ Lit that}how He had opened a ^cbdoor of faith to the Gentiles. 28 And they spent ^{▼▼ Lit not a little}a long time with ^cdthe disciples.