Acts 14

1In Iconium, they entered together into the synagogue of the Jews, and so spoke that a great multitude both of Jews and of Greeks believed.Cross-references: Mark 7:26 · John 7:35 · John 12:20 · Acts 9:20 · Acts 11:21 · Acts 13:5 · +23 more

2But the disbelieving Jews stirred up and embittered the souls of the Gentiles against the brothers.Cross-references: Mark 15:10 · John 3:36 · Acts 13:45 · Acts 13:50 · Acts 14:19 · Acts 17:5 · +4 more

3Therefore they stayed there a long time, speaking boldly in the Lord, who testified to the word of his grace, granting signs and wonders to be done by their hands.Cross-references: Mark 16:20 · John 4:48 · Acts 2:22 · Acts 4:29 · Acts 5:12 · Acts 5:32 · +10 more

4But the multitude of the city was divided. Part sided with the Jews and part with the apostles.Cross-references: Mic 7:6 · Matt 10:34 · Luke 2:34 · Luke 11:21 · Luke 12:51 · John 7:43 · +6 more

5When some of both the Gentiles and the Jews, with their rulers, made a violent attempt to mistreat and stone them,Cross-references: Ps 2:1 · Ps 83:5 · Matt 5:44 · Luke 6:28 · Acts 4:25 · Acts 14:19 · +2 more

6they became aware of it and fled to the cities of Lycaonia, Lystra, Derbe, and the surrounding region.Cross-references: 2Ki 6:8 · Matt 10:23 · Acts 9:24 · Acts 14:20 · Acts 16:1 · Acts 17:13 · +2 more

7There they preached the Good News.Cross-references: Acts 8:4 · Acts 11:19 · Acts 14:15 · Acts 14:21 · Acts 16:10 · Acts 17:2 · +2 more

8At Lystra a certain man sat, impotent in his feet, a cripple from his mother’s womb, who never had walked.Cross-references: John 5:3 · John 5:7 · John 9:1 · Acts 3:2 · Acts 4:9

9He was listening to Paul speaking, who, fastening eyes on him and seeing that he had faith to be made whole,Cross-references: Matt 8:10 · Matt 9:22 · Matt 9:28 · Matt 13:58 · Matt 15:28 · Mark 1:40 · +5 more

10said with a loud voice, “Stand upright on your feet!” He leaped up and walked.Cross-references: Isa 35:6 · Luke 7:14 · Luke 13:11 · John 5:8 · John 14:12 · Acts 3:6 · +1 more

11When the multitude saw what Paul had done, they lifted up their voice, saying in the language of Lycaonia, “The gods have come down to us in the likeness of men!”Cross-references: Acts 8:10 · Acts 12:22 · Acts 28:6

12They called Barnabas “Jupiter”, and Paul “Mercury”, because he was the chief speaker.Cross-references: Acts 19:35

13The priest of Jupiter, whose temple was in front of their city, brought oxen and garlands to the gates, and would have made a sacrifice along with the multitudes.Cross-references: Dan 2:46 · Acts 10:25

14But when the apostles, Barnabas and Paul, heard of it, they tore their clothes and sprang into the multitude, crying out,Cross-references: 2Ki 5:7 · 2Ki 18:37 · Ezra 9:3 · Jer 36:24 · Matt 26:65 · Mark 14:63 · +2 more

15“Men, why are you doing these things? We also are men of the same nature as you, and bring you good news, that you should turn from these vain things to the living God, who made the sky, the earth, the sea, and all that is in them;Cross-references: Gen 1:1 · Gen 41:16 · Ex 20:11 · Deut 5:26 · Deut 32:21 · Josh 3:10 · +58 more

16who in the generations gone by allowed all the nations to walk in their own ways.Cross-references: Ps 81:12 · Ps 147:20 · Hos 4:17 · Mic 4:5 · Acts 17:30 · Rom 1:21 · +3 more

17Yet he didn’t leave himself without witness, in that he did good and gave you rains from the sky and fruitful seasons, filling our hearts with food and gladness.”Cross-references: Lev 26:4 · Deut 8:12 · Deut 11:14 · Deut 28:12 · 1Ki 18:1 · Neh 9:25 · +24 more

18Even saying these things, they hardly stopped the multitudes from making a sacrifice to them.Cross-references: Gen 11:6 · Gen 19:9 · Ex 32:21 · Jer 44:16 · John 6:15

19But some Jews from Antioch and Iconium came there, and having persuaded the multitudes, they stoned Paul and dragged him out of the city, supposing that he was dead.Cross-references: Jer 22:19 · Matt 27:20 · Mark 15:11 · Acts 7:58 · Acts 9:16 · Acts 13:45 · +11 more

20But as the disciples stood around him, he rose up, and entered into the city. On the next day he went out with Barnabas to Derbe.Cross-references: Acts 11:26 · Acts 12:17 · Acts 14:6 · Acts 14:22 · Acts 14:28 · Acts 16:1 · +6 more

21When they had preached the Good News to that city and had made many disciples, they returned to Lystra, Iconium, and Antioch,Cross-references: Matt 28:19 · Acts 13:14 · Acts 13:51 · Acts 14:1 · Acts 14:6 · Acts 14:8 · +4 more

22strengthening the souls of the disciples, exhorting them to continue in the faith, and that through many afflictions we must enter into God’s Kingdom.Cross-references: Isa 35:3 · Matt 10:21 · Matt 10:38 · Matt 16:24 · Matt 19:24 · Mark 9:47 · +35 more

23When they had appointed elders for them in every assembly, and had prayed with fasting, they commended them to the Lord on whom they had believed.Cross-references: Mark 3:14 · Luke 23:46 · Acts 1:22 · Acts 11:30 · Acts 13:1 · Acts 14:26 · +18 more

24They passed through Pisidia and came to Pamphylia.Cross-references: Acts 13:13 · Acts 15:38

25When they had spoken the word in Perga, they went down to Attalia.

26From there they sailed to Antioch, from where they had been committed to the grace of God for the work which they had fulfilled.Cross-references: Acts 11:19 · Acts 11:26 · Acts 13:1 · Acts 14:23 · Acts 15:22 · Acts 15:30 · +11 more

27When they had arrived and had gathered the assembly together, they reported all the things that God had done with them, and that he had opened a door of faith to the nations.Cross-references: John 9:10 · Acts 11:18 · Acts 15:3 · Acts 15:12 · Acts 21:19 · Rom 15:18 · +9 more

28They stayed there with the disciples for a long time.Cross-references: Acts 11:26 · Acts 15:35