Now it happened that 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 ^athe ^1bunbelieving Jews instigated and embittered the ²minds of the Gentiles against ^cthe brothers. 3 Therefore they spent a long time there ^aspeaking boldly with reliance upon the Lord, who was testifying to the word of His grace, granting that ^1bsigns and wonders be done through their hands. 4 ^aBut the multitude of the city was divided; and some ¹sided with ^bthe Jews, and some with ^cthe apostles. 5 And when an attempt was made by both the Gentiles and ^athe Jews with their rulers to mistreat and to ^bstone them, 6 they became aware of it and fled to the cities of ^aLycaonia, ^bLystra and ^cDerbe, and the surrounding region; 7 and there they continued to ^aproclaim the gospel.

8 And 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 listened to Paul as he spoke, who, ^awhen he fixed his gaze on him and saw that he had ^bfaith to be ¹saved from being lame, 10 said with a loud voice, “Stand upright on your feet.” ^aAnd he leaped up and began to walk. 11 And when the crowds saw what Paul had done, they raised their voice, saying in the ^aLycaonian language, “^bThe gods have become like men and have come down to us.” 12 And they began calling Barnabas, ¹Zeus, and Paul, ²Hermes, because he was ³the chief speaker. 13 And the priest of Zeus, whose temple was ¹just outside the city, brought oxen and garlands to the gates, and ^awas wanting to offer sacrifice with the crowds. 14 But when ^athe apostles Barnabas and Paul heard of it, they ^btore their garments and rushed out into the crowd, crying out 15 and saying, “Men, why are you doing these things? We are also ^amen of the same nature as you, ^bproclaiming the gospel to you that you should turn from these ^1cvain things to a ^dliving God, ^eWHO MADE THE HEAVEN AND THE EARTH AND THE SEA AND ALL THAT IS IN THEM. 16 ¹In the generations gone by He ^apermitted all the ²nations to ^bgo their own ways; 17 and yet ^aHe did not leave Himself without witness, in that He did good and ^bgave you rains from heaven and fruitful seasons, filling your hearts with food and gladness.” 18 And saying these things, with difficulty they restrained the crowds from offering sacrifice to them.

19 But ^aJews came from ^bAntioch and ^cIconium, and after winning over the crowds and ^dstoning Paul, they were dragging him out of the city, supposing him to be dead. 20 But while ^athe disciples stood around him, he rose up and entered the city. The next day he went away with Barnabas to ^bDerbe. 21 And after they had ^aproclaimed the gospel to that city and had ^bmade many disciples, they returned to ^cLystra and to ^dIconium and to ^eAntioch, 22 strengthening the souls of ^athe disciples, encouraging them to continue in ^bthe faith, and saying, “^cThrough many afflictions we must enter the kingdom of God.” 23 And when ^athey had appointed ^belders for them in every church, having ^cprayed with fasting, they ^dcommended them to the Lord in whom they had believed.

24 And when they passed through ^aPisidia, they came into ^bPamphylia. 25 And when they had spoken the word in ^aPerga, they went down to Attalia. 26 And from there they sailed to ^aAntioch, from ^bwhere they had been ^ccommitted to the grace of God for the work that they had fulfilled. 27 And when they had arrived and gathered the church together, they began to ^areport all things that God had done with them and ¹how He had opened a ^bdoor of faith to the Gentiles. 28 And they spent not a little time with ^athe disciples.