Acts 14:16-28 ▼

16 who, in past generations, permitted all the nations to walk in their own ways;

17 and yet he did not leave himself without testimony, doing good, and giving you rain from heaven, and fruitful seasons, filling your hearts with food and gladness.

18 And with these words they hardly restrained the multitudes from offering sacrifice to them.

19 Then came thither, from Antioch and Iconium, Jews, who persuaded the multitudes; and having stoned Paul, they dragged him out of the city, supposing that he was dead.

20 But while the disciples were standing around him, he arose, and went into the city. And on the next day, he departed with Barnabas to Derbe;

21 and when they had preached the gospel to that city, and had made many disciples, they returned to Lystra, and to Iconium, and to Antioch,

22 strengthening the souls of the disciples, exhorting them to continue in the faith, and saying, that through many afflictions we mast enter the kingdom of God.

23 And when they had appointed elders for them in every church, with prayer and fasting, they commended them to the Lord, on whom they believed.

24 And having passed through Pisidia, they came into Pamphylia;

25 and when they had preached the word in Perga, they went down to Attalia:

26 thence they sailed to Antioch, from which place they had been commended to the grace of God, for the work which they had accomplished.

27 And having come and called together the church, they reported all that God had done with them, and that he had opened the door of faith to the Gentiles.

28 And they continued a long time with the disciples.