1Now in Iconium they entered the Jewish synagogue together and spoke in such a way that a great multitude of both Jews and Greeks believed.
2But the Jews who refused to believe stirred up and poisoned the minds of the Gentiles against the brothers.
3So they stayed for a considerable time, speaking boldly in the Lord, who bore witness to the word of his grace by granting signs and wonders to be done through their hands.
4But the population of the city was divided; some sided with the Jews, and others with the apostles.
5And when an attempt was made by both the Gentiles and the Jews, together with their rulers, to mistreat and stone them,
6they became aware of it and fled to the Lycaonian cities of Lystra and Derbe, and to the surrounding region.
7And there they continued to preach the gospel.
8Now in Lystra a certain man was sitting who was powerless in his feet, lame from his mother’s womb, who had never walked.
9This man was listening to Paul as he spoke. Paul, looking intently at him and seeing that he had faith to be healed,
10said in a loud voice, “Stand upright on your feet!” And he leaped up and began to walk.
11And when the crowds saw what Paul had done, they raised their voices, saying in the Lycaonian language, “The gods have come down to us in the likeness of men!”
12And they began to call Barnabas Zeus, and Paul Hermes, because he was the chief speaker.
13And the priest of Zeus, whose temple was just outside the city, brought bulls and garlands to the gates and, along with the crowds, intended to offer sacrifice.
14But when the apostles Barnabas and Paul heard of it, they tore their garments and rushed out into the crowd, crying out
15and saying, “Men, why are you doing these things? We also are men of like nature with you, preaching the good news to you to turn from these vain things to a living God, who made the heaven and the earth and the sea and all that is in them.
16In past generations he allowed all the nations to go their own ways.
17And yet he did not leave himself without a witness, for he did good by giving you rains from heaven and fruitful seasons, satisfying your hearts with food and gladness.”
18Even by saying these things, they scarcely restrained the crowds from sacrificing to them.
19But Jews came from Antioch and Iconium, and having won over the crowds, they stoned Paul and dragged him outside the city, supposing that he was dead.
20But when the disciples gathered around him, he got up and entered the city. And on the next day, he left with Barnabas for Derbe.
21And after they had preached the gospel to that city and had made a considerable number of disciples, they returned to Lystra and to Iconium and to Antioch,
22strengthening the souls of the disciples, encouraging them to continue in the faith, and saying, “It is through many tribulations that we must enter the kingdom of God.”
23And when they had appointed elders for them in every church, and had prayed with fasting, they committed them to the Lord in whom they had believed.
24And after passing through Pisidia, they came to Pamphylia.
25And when they had spoken the word in Perga, they went down to Attalia,
26and from there they sailed to Antioch, where they had been commended to the grace of God for the work that they had now completed.
27And when they had arrived and gathered the church together, they reported all that God had done with them, and how he had opened a door of faith to the Gentiles.
28And they stayed no little time with the disciples.
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