44:014:011 And when the people saw what Paul had done,
they lifted up
their
voices, saying in the speech of Lycaonia, The gods
are
come
down to us in the likeness of men.
44:014:012 And they called Barnabas, Jupiter; and
Paul, Mercurius,
because
he was the chief speaker.
44:014:013 Then the priest of Jupiter, which was before
their city,
brought
oxen and garlands unto the gates, and would have done
sacrifice
with the people.
44:014:014 Which when the apostles, Barnabas and Paul,
heard of, they
rent
their clothes, and ran in among the people, crying
out,
44:014:015 And saying, Sirs, why do ye these things?
We also are men of
like
passions with you, and preach unto you that ye should
turn
from these vanities unto the living God, which made
heaven,
and earth, and the sea, and all things that are
therein:
44:014:016 Who in times past suffered all nations
to walk in their own
ways.
44:014:017 Nevertheless he left not himself without
witness, in that he
did
good, and gave us rain from heaven, and fruitful seasons,
filling
our hearts with food and gladness.
44:014:018 And with these sayings scarce restrained
they the people, that
they
had not done sacrifice unto them.
44:014:019 And there came thither certain Jews from
Antioch and Iconium,
who
persuaded the people, and having stoned Paul, drew
him out
of
the city, supposing he had been dead.
44:014:020 Howbeit, as the disciples stood round about
him, he rose up,
and
came into the city: and the next day he departed
with
Barnabas
to Derbe.
44:014:021 And when they had preached the gospel to
that city, and had
taught
many, they returned again to Lystra, and to Iconium,
and
Antioch,
44:014:022 Confirming the souls of the disciples,
and exhorting them to
continue
in the faith, and that we must through much
tribulation
enter into the kingdom of God.
44:014:023 And when they had ordained them elders
in every church, and
had
prayed with fasting, they commended them to the Lord,
on
whom
they believed.
44:014:024 And after they had passed throughout Pisidia,
they came to
Pamphylia.
44:014:025 And when they had preached the word in
Perga, they went down
into
Attalia:
44:014:026 And thence sailed to Antioch, from whence
they had been
recommended
to the grace of God for the work which they
fulfilled.
44:014:027 And when they were come, and had gathered
the church together,
they
rehearsed all that God had done with them, and how
he had
opened
the door of faith unto the Gentiles.


