Acts 14
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Now it happened in Iconium that they went together to the synagogue of the Jews, and so spoke that a great multitude both of the Jews and of the a Greeks believed.
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But the unbelieving Jews stirred up the Gentiles and poisoned their minds against the brethren.
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Therefore they stayed there a long time, speaking boldly in the Lord, b who was bearing witness to the word of His grace, granting signs and c wonders to be done by their hands.
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But the multitude of the city was d divided: part sided with the Jews, and part with the e apostles.
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And when a violent attempt was made by both the Gentiles and Jews, with their rulers, f to abuse and stone them,
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they became aware of it and g fled to Lystra and Derbe, cities of Lycaonia, and to the surrounding region.
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And they were preaching the gospel there.
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h And in Lystra a certain man without strength in his feet was sitting, a cripple from his mother's womb, who had never walked.
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This man heard Paul speaking. Paul, observing him intently and seeing that he had faith to be healed,
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said with a loud voice, i "Stand up straight on your feet!" And he leaped and walked.
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Now when the people saw what Paul had done, they raised their voices, saying in the Lycaonian language, j "The gods have come down to us in the likeness of men!"
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And Barnabas they called Zeus, and Paul, Hermes, because he was the chief speaker.
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Then the priest of Zeus, whose temple was in front of their city, brought oxen and garlands to the gates, k intending to sacrifice with the multitudes.
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But when the apostles Barnabas and Paul heard this, l they tore their clothes and ran in among the multitude, crying out
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and saying, "Men, m why are you doing these things? n We also are men with the same nature as you, and preach to you that you should turn from o these useless things p to the living God, q who made the heaven, the earth, the sea, and all things that are in them,
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r "who in bygone generations allowed all nations to walk in their own ways.
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s "Nevertheless He did not leave Himself without witness, in that He did good, t gave us rain from heaven and fruitful seasons, filling our hearts with u food and gladness."
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And with these sayings they could scarcely restrain the multitudes from sacrificing to them.
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v Then Jews from Antioch and Iconium came there; and having persuaded the multitudes, w they stoned Paul and dragged him out of the city, supposing him to be x dead.
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However, when the disciples gathered around him, he rose up and went into the city. And the next day he departed with Barnabas to Derbe.
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And when they had preached the gospel to that city y and made many disciples, they returned to Lystra, Iconium, and Antioch,
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strengthening the souls of the disciples, z exhorting them to continue in the faith, and saying, a "We must through many tribulations enter the kingdom of God."
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So when they had b appointed elders in every church, and prayed with fasting, they commended them to the Lord in whom they had believed.
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And after they had passed through Pisidia, they came to Pamphylia.
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Now when they had preached the word in Perga, they went down to Attalia.
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From there they sailed to Antioch, where they had been commended to the grace of God for the work which they had completed.
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Now when they had come and gathered the church together, c they reported all that God had done with them, and that He had d opened the door of faith to the Gentiles.
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So they stayed there a long time with the disciples.
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John 7:35
Then the Jews said among themselves, "Where does He intend to go that we shall not find Him? Does He intend to go to the Dispersion among the Greeks and teach the Greeks?
Acts 18:4
And he reasoned in the synagogue every Sabbath, and persuaded both Jews and Greeks.
Romans 1:14
I am a debtor both to Greeks and to barbarians, both to wise and to unwise.
Romans 1:16
For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ, for it is the power of God to salvation for everyone who believes, for the Jew first and also for the Greek.
1 Corinthians 1:22
For Jews request a sign, and Greeks seek after wisdom.
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Mark 16:20
And they went out and preached everywhere, the Lord working with them and confirming the word through the accompanying signs. Amen.
Acts 4:29
Now, Lord, look on their threats, and grant to Your servants that with all boldness they may speak Your word.
Acts 20:32
So now, brethren, I commend you to God and to the word of His grace, which is able to build you up and give you an inheritance among all those who are sanctified.
Hebrews 2:4
God also bearing witness both with signs and wonders, with various miracles, and gifts of the Holy Spirit, according to His own will?
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Acts 5:12
And through the hands of the apostles many signs and wonders were done among the people. And they were all with one accord in Solomon's Porch.
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Luke 12:51
Do you suppose that I came to give peace on earth? I tell you, not at all, but rather division.
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Acts 13:2
As they ministered to the Lord and fasted, the Holy Spirit said, "Now separate to Me Barnabas and Saul for the work to which I have called them.
Acts 13:3
Then, having fasted and prayed, and laid hands on them, they sent them away.
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2 Timothy 3:11
Persecutions, afflictions, which happened to me at Antioch, at Iconium, at Lystra - what persecutions I endured. And out of them all the Lord delivered me.
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Matthew 10:23
When they persecute you in this city, flee to another. For assuredly, I say to you, you will not have gone through the cities of Israel before the Son of Man comes.
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Acts 3:2
And a certain man lame from his mother's womb was carried, whom they laid daily at the gate of the temple which is called Beautiful, to ask alms from those who entered the temple.
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Isaiah 35:6
Then the lame shall leap like a deer, And the tongue of the dumb sing. For waters shall burst forth in the wilderness, And streams in the desert.
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Acts 8:10
To whom they all gave heed, from the least to the greatest, saying, "This man is the great power of God.
Acts 28:6
However, they were expecting that he would swell up or suddenly fall down dead. But after they had looked for a long time and saw no harm come to him, they changed their minds and said that he was a god.
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Daniel 2:46
Then King Nebuchadnezzar fell on his face, prostrate before Daniel, and commanded that they should present an offering and incense to him.
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Numbers 14:6
But Joshua the son of Nun and Caleb the son of Jephunneh, who were among those who had spied out the land, tore their clothes.
Matthew 26:65
Then the high priest tore his clothes, saying, "He has spoken blasphemy! What further need do we have of witnesses? Look, now you have heard His blasphemy!
Mark 14:63
Then the high priest tore his clothes and said, "What further need do we have of witnesses?
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Acts 10:26
But Peter lifted him up, saying, "Stand up; I myself am also a man.
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James 5:17
Elijah was a man with a nature like ours, and he prayed earnestly that it would not rain; and it did not rain on the land for three years and six months.
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1 Samuel 12:21
And do not turn aside; for then you would go after empty things which cannot profit or deliver, for they are nothing.
Jeremiah 8:19
Listen! The voice, The cry of the daughter of my people From a far country: " Is not the LORD in Zion? Is not her King in her?" "Why have they provoked Me to anger With their carved images - With foreign idols?
Jeremiah 14:22
Are there any among the idols of the nations that can cause rain? Or can the heavens give showers? Are You not He, O LORD our God? Therefore we will wait for You, Since You have made all these.
Amos 2:4
Thus says the LORD: "For three transgressions of Judah, and for four, I will not turn away its punishment, Because they have despised the law of the LORD, And have not kept His commandments. Their lies lead them astray, Lies which their fathers followed.
1 Corinthians 8:4
Therefore concerning the eating of things offered to idols, we know that an idol is nothing in the world, and that there is no other God but one.
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1 Thessalonians 1:9
For they themselves declare concerning us what manner of entry we had to you, and how you turned to God from idols to serve the living and true God.
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Genesis 1:1
In the beginning God created the heavens and th...
Exodus 20:11
For in six days the LORD made the heavens and t...
Psalms 146:6
Who made heaven and earth, The sea, and all tha...
Acts 4:24
So when they heard that, they raised their voic...
Acts 17:24
God, who made the world and everything in it, s...
Revelation 14:7
Saying with a loud voice, "Fear God and give gl...
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Psalms 81:12
So I gave them over to their own stubborn heart, To walk in their own counsels.
Micah 4:5
For all people walk each in the name of his god, But we will walk in the name of the LORD our God Forever and ever.
1 Peter 4:3
For we have spent enough of our past lifetime in doing the will of the Gentiles - when we walked in lewdness, lusts, drunkenness, revelries, drinking parties, and abominable idolatries.
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Acts 17:24 - 27
God, who made the world and everything in it, since He is Lord of heaven and earth, does not dwell in temples made with hands.
Romans 1:19
Because what may be known of God is manifest in them, for God has shown it to them.
Romans 1:20
For since the creation of the world His invisible attributes are clearly seen, being understood by the things that are made, even His eternal power and Godhead, so that they are without excuse.
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Leviticus 26:4
Then I will give you rain in its season, the land shall yield its produce, and the trees of the field shall yield their fruit.
Deuteronomy 11:14
Then I will give you the rain for your land in its season, the early rain and the latter rain, that you may gather in your grain, your new wine, and your oil.
Matthew 5:45
That you may be sons of your Father in heaven; for He makes His sun rise on the evil and on the good, and sends rain on the just and on the unjust.
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Psalms 145:16
You open Your hand And satisfy the desire of every living thing.
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Acts 13:45
But when the Jews saw the multitudes, they were filled with envy; and contradicting and blaspheming, they opposed the things spoken by Paul.
Acts 13:50
But the Jews stirred up the devout and prominent women and the chief men of the city, raised up persecution against Paul and Barnabas, and expelled them from their region.
Acts 14:2 - 5
But the unbelieving Jews stirred up the Gentiles and poisoned their minds against the brethren.
1 Thessalonians 2:14
For you, brethren, became imitators of the churches of God which are in Judea in Christ Jesus. For you also suffered the same things from your own countrymen, just as they did from the Judeans.
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Acts 14:5
And when a violent attempt was made by both the Gentiles and Jews, with their rulers, to abuse and stone them.
2 Corinthians 11:25
Three times I was beaten with rods; once I was stoned; three times I was shipwrecked; a night and a day I have been in the deep.
2 Timothy 3:11
Persecutions, afflictions, which happened to me at Antioch, at Iconium, at Lystra - what persecutions I endured. And out of them all the Lord delivered me.
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2 Corinthians 12:1 - 4
It is doubtless not profitable for me to boast. I will come to visions and revelations of the Lord:
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Matthew 28:19
Go therefore and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit.
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Acts 11:23
When he came and had seen the grace of God, he was glad, and encouraged them all that with purpose of heart they should continue with the Lord.
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Matthew 10:38
And he who does not take his cross and follow after Me is not worthy of Me.
Luke 22:28
But you are those who have continued with Me in My trials.
Romans 8:17
And if children, then heirs - heirs of God and joint heirs with Christ, if indeed we suffer with Him, that we may also be glorified together.
2 Timothy 2:12
If we endure, We shall also reign with Him. If we deny Him, He also will deny us.
2 Timothy 3:12
Yes, and all who desire to live godly in Christ Jesus will suffer persecution.
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Matthew 9:15
And Jesus said to them, "Can the friends of the bridegroom mourn as long as the bridegroom is with them? But the days will come when the bridegroom will be taken away from them, and then they will fast.
Mark 2:20
But the days will come when the bridegroom will be taken away from them, and then they will fast in those days.
Luke 5:35
"But the days will come when the bridegroom will be taken away from them; then they will fast in those days."
2 Corinthians 8:19
And not only that, but who was also chosen by the churches to travel with us with this gift, which is administered by us to the glory of the Lord Himself and to show your ready mind.
Titus 1:5
For this reason I left you in Crete, that you should set in order the things that are lacking, and appoint elders in every city as I commanded you -
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Acts 15:4
And when they had come to Jerusalem, they were received by the church and the apostles and the elders; and they reported all things that God had done with them.
Acts 15:12
Then all the multitude kept silent and listened to Barnabas and Paul declaring how many miracles and wonders God had worked through them among the Gentiles.
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1 Corinthians 16:9
For a great and effective door has opened to me, and there are many adversaries.
2 Corinthians 2:12
Furthermore, when I came to Troas to preach Christ's gospel, and a door was opened to me by the Lord.
Colossians 4:3
Meanwhile praying also for us, that God would open to us a door for the word, to speak the mystery of Christ, for which I am also in chains.
Revelation 3:8
I know your works. See, I have set before you an open door, and no one can shut it; for you have a little strength, have kept My word, and have not denied My name.
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