Acts:14
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And it came to pass in Iconium ,
that they went both together into the synagogue of the Jews ,
and so spake ,
that a great multitude both of the Jews and also of the Greeks believed .
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But the unbelieving Jews stirred up the Gentiles ,
and made their minds evil affected against the brethren .
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Long time therefore abode they speaking boldly in the Lord ,
which gave testimony unto the word of his grace ,
and granted signs and wonders to be done by their hands .
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But the multitude of the city was divided :
and part held with the Jews ,
and part with the apostles .
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And when there was an assault made both of the Gentiles ,
and also of the Jews with their rulers ,
to use them despitefully ,
and to stone them ,
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They were ware of it ,
and fled unto Lystra and Derbe ,
cities of Lycaonia ,
and unto the region that lieth round about :
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And there they preached the gospel .
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And there sat a certain man at Lystra ,
impotent in his feet ,
being a cripple from his mother '
s womb ,
who never had walked :
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The same heard Paul speak :
who stedfastly beholding him ,
and perceiving that he had faith to be healed ,
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Said with a loud voice ,
Stand upright on thy feet .
And he leaped and walked .
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And when the people saw what Paul had done ,
they lifted up their voices ,
saying in the speech of Lycaonia ,
The gods are come down to us in the likeness of men .
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And they called Barnabas ,
Jupiter ;
and Paul ,
Mercurius ,
because he was the chief speaker .
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Then the priest of Jupiter ,
which was before their city ,
brought oxen and garlands unto the gates ,
and would have done sacrifice with the people .
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Which when the apostles ,
Barnabas and Paul ,
heard of ,
they rent their clothes ,
and ran in among the people ,
crying out ,
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And saying ,
Sirs ,
why do ye these things ?
We also are men of like passions with you ,
and preach unto you that ye should turn from these vanities unto the living God ,
which made heaven ,
and earth ,
and the sea ,
and all things that are therein :
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Who in times past suffered all nations to walk in their own ways .
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Nevertheless he left not himself without witness ,
in that he did good ,
and gave us rain from heaven ,
and fruitful seasons ,
filling our hearts with food and gladness .
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And with these sayings scarce restrained they the people ,
that they had not done sacrifice unto them .
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And there came thither certain Jews from Antioch and Iconium ,
who persuaded the people ,
and ,
having stoned Paul ,
drew him out of the city ,
supposing he had been dead .
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Howbeit ,
as the disciples stood round about him ,
he rose up ,
and came into the city :
and the next day he departed with Barnabas to Derbe .
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And when they had preached the gospel to that city ,
and had taught many ,
they returned again to Lystra ,
and to Iconium ,
and Antioch ,
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Confirming the souls of the disciples ,
and exhorting them to continue in the faith ,
and that we must through much tribulation enter into the kingdom of God .
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And when they had ordained them elders in every church ,
and had prayed with fasting ,
they commended them to the Lord ,
on whom they believed .
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And after they had passed throughout Pisidia ,
they came to Pamphylia .
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And when they had preached the word in Perga ,
they went down into Attalia :
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And thence sailed to Antioch ,
from whence they had been recommended to the grace of God for the work which they fulfilled .
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And when they were come ,
and had gathered the church together ,
they rehearsed all that God had done with them ,
and how he had opened the door of faith unto the Gentiles .
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And there they abode long time with the disciples .