Acts 14:1–14

In Iconium

14 At Iconiumn Paul and Barnabas went as usual into the Jewish synagogue.o There they spoke so effectively that a great numberp of Jews and Greeks believed. 2 But the Jews who refused to believe stirred up the other Gentiles and poisoned their minds against the brothers.q 3 So Paul and Barnabas spent considerable time there, speaking boldlyr for the Lord, who confirmed the message of his grace by enabling them to perform signs and wonders.s 4 The people of the city were divided; some sided with the Jews, others with the apostles.t 5 There was a plot afoot among both Gentiles and Jews,u together with their leaders, to mistreat them and stone them.v 6 But they found out about it and fledw to the Lycaonian cities of Lystra and Derbe and to the surrounding country, 7 where they continued to preachx the gospel.y

In Lystra and Derbe

8 In Lystra there sat a man who was lame. He had been that way from birthz and had never walked. 9 He listened to Paul as he was speaking. Paul looked directly at him, saw that he had faith to be healeda 10 and called out, “Stand up on your feet!”b At that, the man jumped up and began to walk.c

11 When the crowd saw what Paul had done, they shouted in the Lycaonian language, “The gods have come down to us in human form!”d 12 Barnabas they called Zeus, and Paul they called Hermes because he was the chief speaker.e 13 The priest of Zeus, whose temple was just outside the city, brought bulls and wreaths to the city gates because he and the crowd wanted to offer sacrifices to them.

14 But when the apostles Barnabas and Paul heard of this, they tore their clothesf and rushed out into the crowd, shouting: