Acts 14:1-12 ▼

1 The same thing happened in the city of Iconium. Paul and Barnabas went into the synagogue and spoke in such a way that a large crowd of Jews and Greeks believed.

2 But the Jews who refused to believe stirred up some people who were not Jewish and poisoned their minds against the believers.

3 Paul and Barnabas stayed in the city of Iconium for a long time. They spoke boldly about the Lord, who confirmed their message about his good will by having them perform miracles and do amazing things.

4 But the people of Iconium were divided. Some were for the Jews, while others were for the apostles.

5 In the meantime, Paul and Barnabas found out that the non-Jewish people and the Jewish people with their rulers planned to attack them and stone them to death.

6 So they escaped to Lystra and Derbe, cities of Lycaonia, and to the surrounding territory.

7 They spread the Good News there.

8 A man who was born lame was in Lystra. He was always sitting because he had never been able to walk.

9 He listened to what Paul was saying. Paul observed him closely and saw that the man believed he could be made well.

10 So Paul said in a loud voice, |Stand up.| The man jumped up and began to walk.

11 The crowds who saw what Paul had done shouted in the Lycaonian language, |The gods have come to us, and they look human.|

12 They addressed Barnabas as Zeus and Paul as Hermes because Paul did most of the talking.