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<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" /><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1" /><title>Acts 14 ESV</title><link rel="stylesheet" href="/chapnew2.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="../spec.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/print.css" type="text/css" media="Print" /></head><body><div id="fx"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx2"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="30" scrolling="no" src="../cmenus/acts/14.htm" align="left" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div><div id="blnk"></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable"><tr><td><div id="fx5"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx6"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="245" scrolling="no" src="../topmenuchap/acts/14-1.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable3"><tr><td><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center" id="announce"><tr><td><div id="l1"><div id="breadcrumbs"><a href="http://biblehub.com">Bible</a> > <a href="../">ESV</a> > Acts 14</div><div id="anc"><iframe src="/anc.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></div><div id="anc2"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="/anc2.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></div></td></tr></table><div id="movebox2"><table border="0" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><div id="topheading"><a href="../acts/13.htm" title="Acts 13">◄</a> Acts 14 <a href="../acts/15.htm" title="Acts 15">►</a></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center" class="maintable2"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top">English Standard Version</td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/p/esv/nas/acts/14.shtml" style="color:#001320" title="Parallel Chapters"> Par ▾ </a></tr></table></div></a><div class="chap"><p class="heading">Paul and Barnabas at Iconium</p><p class="regular"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/acts/14-1.htm"><b>1</b></a></span>Now at Iconium they entered together into the Jewish synagogue and spoke in such a way that a great number of both Jews and Greeks believed. <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/acts/14-2.htm"><b>2</b></a></span>But the unbelieving Jews stirred up the Gentiles and poisoned their minds against the brothers.<span class="footnote"><sup><a href="#footnotes" title="Or brothers and sisters">a</a></sup></span> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/acts/14-3.htm"><b>3</b></a></span>So they remained for a long time, speaking boldly for the Lord, who bore witness to the word of his grace, granting signs and wonders to be done by their hands. <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/acts/14-4.htm"><b>4</b></a></span>But the people of the city were divided; some sided with the Jews and some with the apostles. <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/acts/14-5.htm"><b>5</b></a></span>When an attempt was made by both Gentiles and Jews, with their rulers, to mistreat them and to stone them, <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/acts/14-6.htm"><b>6</b></a></span>they learned of it and fled to Lystra and Derbe, cities of Lycaonia, and to the surrounding country, <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/acts/14-7.htm"><b>7</b></a></span>and there they continued to preach the gospel.</p> <p class="heading">Paul and Barnabas at Lystra</p><p class="regular"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/acts/14-8.htm"><b>8</b></a></span>Now at Lystra there was a man sitting who could not use his feet. He was crippled from birth and had never walked. <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/acts/14-9.htm"><b>9</b></a></span>He listened to Paul speaking. And Paul, looking intently at him and seeing that he had faith to be made well,<span class="footnote"><sup><a href="#footnotes" title="Or be saved">b</a></sup></span> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/acts/14-10.htm"><b>10</b></a></span>said in a loud voice, “Stand upright on your feet.” And he sprang up and began walking. <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/acts/14-11.htm"><b>11</b></a></span>And when the crowds saw what Paul had done, they lifted up their voices, saying in Lycaonian, “The gods have come down to us in the likeness of men!” <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/acts/14-12.htm"><b>12</b></a></span>Barnabas they called Zeus, and Paul, Hermes, because he was the chief speaker. <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/acts/14-13.htm"><b>13</b></a></span>And the priest of Zeus, whose temple was at the entrance to the city, brought oxen and garlands to the gates and wanted to offer sacrifice with the crowds. <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/acts/14-14.htm"><b>14</b></a></span>But when the apostles Barnabas and Paul heard of it, they tore their garments and rushed out into the crowd, crying out, <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/acts/14-15.htm"><b>15</b></a></span>“Men, why are you doing these things? We also are men, of like nature with you, and we bring you good news, that you should turn from these vain things to a living God, who made the heaven and the earth and the sea and all that is in them. <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/acts/14-16.htm"><b>16</b></a></span>In past generations he allowed all the nations to walk in their own ways. <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/acts/14-17.htm"><b>17</b></a></span>Yet he did not leave himself without witness, for he did good by giving you rains from heaven and fruitful seasons, satisfying your hearts with food and gladness.” <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/acts/14-18.htm"><b>18</b></a></span>Even with these words they scarcely restrained the people from offering sacrifice to them.</p> <p class="heading">Paul Stoned at Lystra</p><p class="regular"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/acts/14-19.htm"><b>19</b></a></span>But Jews came from Antioch and Iconium, and having persuaded the crowds, they stoned Paul and dragged him out of the city, supposing that he was dead. <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/acts/14-20.htm"><b>20</b></a></span>But when the disciples gathered about him, he rose up and entered the city, and on the next day he went on with Barnabas to Derbe. <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/acts/14-21.htm"><b>21</b></a></span>When they had preached the gospel to that city and had made many disciples, they returned to Lystra and to Iconium and to Antioch, <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/acts/14-22.htm"><b>22</b></a></span>strengthening the souls of the disciples, encouraging them to continue in the faith, and saying that through many tribulations we must enter the kingdom of God. <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/acts/14-23.htm"><b>23</b></a></span>And when they had appointed elders for them in every church, with prayer and fasting they committed them to the Lord in whom they had believed.</p> <p class="heading">Paul and Barnabas Return to Antioch in Syria</p><p class="regular"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/acts/14-24.htm"><b>24</b></a></span>Then they passed through Pisidia and came to Pamphylia. <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/acts/14-25.htm"><b>25</b></a></span>And when they had spoken the word in Perga, they went down to Attalia, <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/acts/14-26.htm"><b>26</b></a></span>and from there they sailed to Antioch, where they had been commended to the grace of God for the work that they had fulfilled. <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/acts/14-27.htm"><b>27</b></a></span>And when they arrived and gathered the church together, they declared all that God had done with them, and how he had opened a door of faith to the Gentiles. <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/acts/14-28.htm"><b>28</b></a></span>And they remained no little time with the disciples.</p><A name="footnotes"></a><hr size="1" color="DDEEFF"><span class="mainfootnotes"><span class="mainfootnoteshdg">Footnotes:</span><br><span class="footnotesbot">a</span> <span class="fnverse">2</span> Or <i><span class="catch-word">brothers</span> and sisters</i><br /><span class="footnotesbot">b</span> <span class="fnverse">9</span> Or <i>be saved</i><br /></span></div></div><div id="botbox"><div class="padbot"><div align="center">ESV Text Edition® (2016).<br /><br />The ESV® Bible (The Holy Bible, English Standard Version®) copyright © 2001 by <a href="http://www.crossway.org/home/esv/">Crossway Bibles</a>, a publishing ministry of Good News Publishers. 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