Acts 14:11–19

¹¹And when the crowds saw what Paul had done, they lifted up their voices, saying in Lycaonian, ^q“The gods have come down to us in the likeness of men!” ¹²Barnabas they called ^rZeus, and Paul, Hermes, because he was the chief speaker. ¹³And the priest of ^rZeus, whose temple was at the entrance to the city, brought oxen and garlands to the gates and ^swanted to offer sacrifice with the crowds. ¹⁴But when the apostles Barnabas and Paul heard of it, they ^ttore their garments and rushed out into the crowd, crying out, ¹⁵“Men, ^uwhy are you doing these things? We also are men, ^vof like nature with you, and we bring you good news, that ^wyou should turn from these ^xvain things to ^ya living God, ^zwho made the heaven and the earth and the sea and all that is in them. ¹⁶In past generations he ^aallowed all the nations ^bto walk in their own ways. ¹⁷Yet ^che did not leave himself without witness, for he ^ddid good by ^egiving you rains from heaven and ^ffruitful seasons, satisfying your hearts with ^gfood and ^hgladness.” ¹⁸Even with these words they scarcely restrained the people from offering sacrifice to them.

Paul Stoned at Lystra

¹⁹ⁱBut Jews came from Antioch and Iconium, and having persuaded the crowds, ^jthey stoned Paul and dragged him out of the city, supposing that he was dead.