In ^aIconium ^bthey entered the synagogue of the Jews together, and spoke in such a way ^cthat a large number of people believed, both of Jews and of ^dGreeks. 2 But ^athe ^1bunbelieving Jews stirred up the ²minds of the Gentiles and embittered them 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 performed by their hands. 4 ^aBut the ¹people of the city were divided; and some ²sided with ^bthe Jews, while others, with ^cthe apostles. 5 And when an attempt was made by both the Gentiles and ^athe Jews with their rulers, to treat them abusively 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 ^apreach the gospel.

8 In ^aLystra ^ba man was sitting whose feet were incapacitated. He had been disabled from his mother’s womb, and had never walked. 9 This man was listening to Paul as he spoke. Paul ^alooked at him intently and saw that he had ^bfaith to be ¹made well, 10 and he said with a loud voice, “Stand upright on your feet!” ^aAnd the man leaped up and began to walk. 11 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, since he was ³the chief speaker. 13 Moreover, the priest of Zeus, whose temple was ¹just outside the city, brought oxen and garlands to the gates, and ^awanted to offer sacrifice with the crowds. 14 But when ^athe apostles Barnabas and Paul heard about it, they ^btore their ¹robes 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, ^bpreaching the gospel to you, to turn from these ^1cuseless things to a ^dliving God, who ^eMADE THE HEAVEN AND THE EARTH AND THE SEA, AND EVERYTHING THAT IS IN THEM. 16 ¹In past generations He ^apermitted all the ²nations to ^bgo their own ways; 17 yet ^aHe did not leave Himself without witness, in that He did good and ^bgave you rains from heaven and fruitful seasons, ¹satisfying your hearts with food and gladness.” 18 And even by saying these things, only with difficulty did they restrain the crowds from offering sacrifices to them.

19 But ^aJews came from ^bAntioch and ^cIconium, and having won over the crowds, they ^dstoned Paul and dragged him out of the city, thinking that he was dead. 20 But while ^athe disciples stood around him, he got up and entered the city. The next day he left with Barnabas for ^bDerbe. 21 And after they had ^apreached the gospel to that city and had ^bmade a good number of disciples, they returned to ^cLystra, to ^dIconium, and to ^eAntioch, 22 strengthening the souls of ^athe disciples, encouraging them to continue in ^bthe faith, and saying, “^cIt is through many tribulations that we must enter the kingdom of God.” 23 When ^athey had appointed ^belders for them in every church, having ^cprayed with fasting, they ^dentrusted them to the Lord in whom they had believed.

24 They passed through ^aPisidia and came into ^bPamphylia. 25 When they had spoken the word in ^aPerga, they went down to Attalia. 26 From there they sailed to ^aAntioch, ^bwhere they had been ^centrusted to the grace of God for the work that they had ¹accomplished. 27 When they had arrived and gathered the church together, they began to ^areport all the things that God had done with them and ¹how He had opened a ^bdoor of faith to the Gentiles. 28 And they spent ¹a long time with ^athe disciples.