Act 14:8-20 | NASB1995 | STEP | At Lystra a man was sitting who had no strength in his feet , lame from his mother’s womb , who had never walked .

Acts 14:8-20

8 At ^aLystra ^ba 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, ^cwhen he had fixed his gaze on him and had seen that he had ^dfaith to be ^{▼▼ Lit saved}made well, 10 said with a loud voice, “Stand upright on your feet.” ^fAnd he leaped up and began to walk. 11 When the crowds saw what Paul had done, they raised their voice, saying in the ^gLycaonian language, ^h“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 ^mwanted to offer sacrifice with the crowds. 14 But when ⁿthe apostles Barnabas and Paul heard of it, they ^otore 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 ^qmen of the same nature as you, and ^rpreach the gospel to you that you should turn from these ^{▼▼ I.e. idols
,} ^tvain things to a ^uliving God, ^v 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 ^xpermitted all the ^{▼▼ Or Gentiles}nations to ^zgo their own ways; 17 and yet ^aaHe did not leave Himself without witness, in that He did good and ^abgave 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 ^adJews came from ^aeAntioch and ^afIconium, and having won over the crowds, they ^agstoned Paul and dragged him out of the city, supposing him to be dead. 20 But while ^ahthe disciples stood around him, he got up and entered the city. The next day he went away with Barnabas to ^aiDerbe.