Acts

Acts 14

1Paul and Barnabas are persecuted from Iconium by the malice of the unbelieving Jews. 8At Lystra they heal an impotent man, and refuse divine honours with abhorrence. 19Paul is stoned at the instigation of the Jews, but escapeth alive with Barnabas to Derbe. 21Having passed through various places, and confirmed the churches in faith and patience, they return to Antioch, and give an account of their ministry.


1AND it came to pass in aIconium, that they went both together binto the synagogue of the Jews, and so spake, that ca great multitude both of the Jews and also of the Greeks believed.

a ch. 13.51. v.19,21. b Mat. 10.27. ch. 13.46,5,14; 17.1,2,10; 18.4,6,7,19; 3.26. c Ge. 49.10. Is. 11.10. ch. 13.48.

2dBut the unbelieving Jews stirred up the Gentiles, and made their minds evil *affected against the brethren.

*affected-embittered.

d v.19. ch. 13.45,50; 17.5,13; 18.6. Je. 26.11. Am. 7.10. 1Th. 2.16.

3Long time therefore abode they speaking boldly in the Lord, ewhich gave testimony unto the word of his grace, fand granted signs and wonders to be done by their hands.

e ch. 20.24; 2.22; 19.11. Mar. 16.20. He. 2.4. Jn. 14.12. f ch. 20.32. Ro. 1.16; 15.19.

4gBut the multitude of the city was divided: and part held with the Jews, and part with the hapostles.

g Lu. 2.34. Jn. 7.43. ch. 28.24. h v.14.

5And iwhen 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,

*despitefully-contemptuously.

i Ps. 2.1,2; 83.5. Jn. 7.48. 2Ti. 3.11. Mat. 5.11; 10.18,22.

6jThey were *ware of it , and fled unto kLystra and lDerbe, cities of Lycaonia, and unto the region that lieth round about:

*ware-aware.

j Mat. 10.17,23. ch. 8.1. k ch. 16.1,2. 2Ti. 3.11. l ch. 16.1; 20.4.

7mAnd there they preached the gospel.

m ch. 8.4; 11.19. Ga. 6.9. Ep. 3.8,9. 2Ti. 4.2.

8¶And there sat a certain man at Lystra, *impotent in his feet, nbeing a cripple from his mother's womb, who never had walked:

*impotent-without strength, disabled.

n ch. 3.2. Jn. 5.5. Lu. 13.16.

9The same heard Paul speak: who stedfastly beholding him, and perceiving that he had ofaith to be healed,

o Mat. 9.22,28,29. Mar. 9.23,24; 10.52.

10Said with a loud voice, pStand upright on thy feet. And he leaped and walked.

p Mar. 3.5. ch. 3.6,8. Is. 35.6.

11And when the people saw what Paul had done, they lifted up their voices, saying in the speech of Lycaonia, qThe gods are come down to us in the likeness of men.

q ch. 8.10; 28.6.

12And they called Barnabas, Jupiter; and Paul, Mercurius, because he was the chief speaker.

13Then the priest of Jupiter, which was before their city, brought oxen and garlands unto the gates, and rwould have done sacrifice with the people.

r Da. 2.46. Re. 19.10; 22.8. ch. 10.25. Ho. 4.9.

14Which when sthe apostles, Barnabas and Paul, heard of , they trent their clothes, and ran in among the people, crying out,

s v.4. t Mat. 26.65. Ge. 37.29,34. Is. 36.22; 37.1.

15And saying, Sirs, uwhy do ye these things? We also are men vof like passions with you, and preach unto you that ye should turn from these w*vanities unto the xliving God, which made heaven, and earth, and the sea, and all things that are therein:

*vanities-vain or useless things.

u ch. 10.26. Re. 19.10; 22.9. v ch. 10.26. Ja. 5.17. w 1Co. 8.4. 1Sa. 12.21. 1Ki. 16.13. Is. 44.9-20. Je. 10.14,15; 14.22. Am. 2.4. Jn. 2.8. Ro. 1.21. Ep. 4.7. De. 32.21. x 1Th. 1.9. Je. 10.10. Jn. 5.26. ch. 4.24. Ex. 20.11. Ro. 1.20. Je. 32.17. Zec. 12.1. ch. 17.25. Ge. 1.1. Ps. 33.6; 146.6; 124.8. Re. 14.7. Mat. 16.16.

16yWho in times past suffered all nations to walk in their own ways.

y Ps. 81.12. ch. 17.30. 1Pe. 4.3. Ro. 1.24,26,28. Ps. 147.20. Ep. 3.5; 2.12.

17zNevertheless he left not himself without witness, in that he did good, and gave us rain from heaven, and fruitful seasons, filling our hearts with afood and bgladness.

z Ro. 1.20. Ps. 19.1,2; 36.5,6; 145.9. Mat. 5.45. Le. 26.4. De. 11.14; 28.12. Job 5.10. Ps. 65.10; 68.9,10; 147.8. Je. 14.22. ch. 17.27. a Ps. 104.27. b Ps. 104.15.

18And with these sayings cscarce restrained they the people, that they had not done sacrifice unto them.

c Je. 13.23,27. Is. 48.4.

19¶And there came thither certain Jews from dAntioch and eIconium, who persuaded the people, fand, having stoned Paul, drew him out of the city, supposing ghe had been dead.

d ch. 13.14. e v.1. f 2Co. 11.25. ch. 7.58; 13.45,50. 2Ti. 3.11. He. 13.12. g 2Co. 1.8; 4.10; 11.23.

20Howbeit, as the disciples stood round about him, he rose up, and came into the city: and the next day he departed with Barnabas to hDerbe.

h v.6.

21iAnd when they had preached the gospel to that city, and 1had taught many, they returned again to jLystra, and to Iconium, and Antioch,

1Gr. had made many disciples.

i Lu. 2.10,11. Mar. 16.15. Mat. 28.19,20. j v.1,6. ch. 13.14,15. 2Ti. 3.11.

22kConfirming the souls of the disciples, and exhorting them lto continue in the faith, and that we must mthrough much tribulation enter into the kingdom of God.

k ch. 15.32,41; 18.23. l ch. 11.23; 13.43. Col. 1.23. Jude 3,20,21. m Mat. 10.30,38; 16.24. Lu. 22.28,29; 24.26. Ro. 8.17. 2Ti. 2.11,12; 3.12. Jn. 16.33.

23And when nthey had ordained them elders in every church, and had prayed with fasting, they commended them to the Lord, on whom they believed.

n Tit. 1.5. 1Ti. 4.14. ch. 8.18; 1.26; 6.6; 11.30; 13.3; 20.32. 1Co. 3.6,7.

24And after they had passed throughout oPisidia, they came to Pamphylia.

o ch. 13.13,14.

25And when they had preached the word in pPerga, they went down into Attalia:

p ch. 13.13,14.

26And thence sailed to qAntioch, from whence they had been rrecommended to the grace of God for the work which they sfulfilled.

q ch. 11.26. r v.23. ch. 20.32; 13.1-13,43; 15.40. s 1Co. 4.2. 1Ti. 2.2; 4.2,5. Col. 1.25; 4.17. Ep. 4.12.

27And when they were come, and had gathered the church together, they t*rehearsed all that God had done with them, and how he had uopened the door of faith unto the Gentiles.

*rehearsed-reported, declared.

t ch. 4.11; 15.4,12; 21.19. u 1Co. 16.9. 2Co. 2.12. Col. 4.3. Re. 3.7,8. 2Th. 3.1.

28And there they abode long time with the disciples.