Acts 14

Signs, Wonders, and Conflict Acts 14:3–5

³Verse 3. Therefore they stayed there a long time, speaking boldly in the Lord, who testified to the word of his grace, granting signs and wonders to be done by their hands. ⁴Verse 4. But the multitude of the city was divided. Part sided with the Jews, and part with the apostles. ⁵Verse 5. When some of both the Gentiles and the Jews, with their rulers, made a violent attempt to mistreat and stone them,

Healing in Lystra Acts 14:6–10

⁶Verse 6. they became aware of it, and fled to the cities of Lycaonia, Lystra, Derbe, and the surrounding region. ⁷Verse 7. There they preached the Good News. ⁸Verse 8. At Lystra a certain man sat, impotent in his feet, a cripple from his mother’s womb, who never had walked. ⁹Verse 9. He was listening to Paul speaking, who, fastening eyes on him, and seeing that he had faith to be made whole, ¹⁰Verse 10. said with a loud voice, “Stand upright on your feet!” He leaped up and walked.

Refuting Idolatry Acts 14:11–18

¹¹Verse 11. When the multitude saw what Paul had done, they lifted up their voice, saying in the language of Lycaonia, “The gods have come down to us in the likeness of men!” ¹²Verse 12. They called Barnabas “Jupiter”, and Paul “Mercury”, because he was the chief speaker. ¹³Verse 13. The priest of Jupiter, whose temple was in front of their city, brought oxen and garlands to the gates, and would have made a sacrifice along with the multitudes. ¹⁴Verse 14. But when the apostles, Barnabas and Paul, heard of it, they tore their clothes, and sprang into the multitude, crying out, ¹⁵Verse 15. “Men, why are you doing these things? We also are men of like passions with you, and bring you good news, that you should turn from these vain things to the living God, who made the sky, the earth, the sea, and all that is in them;

¹⁶Verse 16. who in the generations gone by allowed all the nations to walk in their own ways. ¹⁷Verse 17. Yet he didn’t leave himself without witness, in that he did good and gave you rains from the sky and fruitful seasons, filling our hearts with food and gladness.” ¹⁸Verse 18. Even saying these things, they hardly stopped the multitudes from making a sacrifice to them.

Persecution and Resilience Acts 14:19–20

¹⁹Verse 19. But some Jews from Antioch and Iconium came there, and having persuaded the multitudes, they stoned Paul, and dragged him out of the city, supposing that he was dead. ²⁰Verse 20. But as the disciples stood around him, he rose up, and entered into the city. On the next day he went out with Barnabas to Derbe.

Strengthening the Disciples Acts 14:21–23

²¹Verse 21. When they had preached the Good News to that city, and had made many disciples, they returned to Lystra, Iconium, and Antioch, ²²Verse 22. confirming the souls of the disciples, exhorting them to continue in the faith, and that through many afflictions we must enter into God’s Kingdom. ²³Verse 23. When they had appointed elders for them in every assembly, and had prayed with fasting, they commended them to the Lord, on whom they had believed.

Return to Antioch Acts 14:24–28

²⁴Verse 24. They passed through Pisidia, and came to Pamphylia. ²⁵Verse 25. When they had spoken the word in Perga, they went down to Attalia. ²⁶Verse 26. From there they sailed to Antioch, from where they had been committed to the grace of God for the work which they had fulfilled. ²⁷Verse 27. When they had arrived, and had gathered the assembly together, they reported all the things that God had done with them, and that he had opened a door of faith to the nations. ²⁸Verse 28. They stayed there with the disciples for a long time.