Home Prior Books Index
←Prev   Acts 14 as rendered by/in  Next→ 

Did you notice?
 You can SEARCH IslamAwakened: 

14:1  Now it came about in Iconium that according to the same plan, they entered into the synagogue of the Jews and spoke in this manner, so that a large number of both Jews and Greeks believed.
14:2  But the Jews having disobeyed aroused and embittered the souls of the Gentiles against the brothers.
14:3  So indeed they spent a considerable time speaking-boldly for the Lord, Who was testifying to the word of His grace, granting that signs and wonders be taking place by their hands.
14:4  And the multitude of the city was divided— indeed some were with the Jews; and others with the apostles.
14:5  But when an attempt came about by both the Gentiles and Jews together with their rulers to mistreat and to stone them,
14:6  having become-aware, they fled to the cities of Lycaonia— Lystra and Derbe, and the surrounding-region.
14:7  And there they were announcing-the-good-news.
14:8  And in Lystra, a certain man powerless in the feet was sitting— a lame one from his mother’s womb, who never walked.
14:9  This one heard Paul speaking— who, having looked-intently at him, and having seen that he had faith that he might be restored,
14:10  said with a loud voice, “Stand up straight on your feet”. And he leaped and was walking.
14:11  And the crowds, having seen what Paul did, raised their voice, saying in Lycaonian, “The gods came down to us, having become-like men!”
14:12  And they were calling Barnabas “Zeus”, and Paul “Hermes”, since he was the one leading the speaking.
14:13  And the priest of the temple of Zeus being before the city, having brought bulls and garlands to the gates, was intending to offer-sacrifice with the crowds.
14:14  But the apostles, Barnabas and Paul— having heard-of it, having torn their garments— leaped-out into the crowd, crying-out
14:15  and saying, “Men, why are you doing these things? We also are men of-like-nature to you, announcing-the-good-news to turn you from these worthless things to the living God, Who made the heaven and the earth and the sea and all the things in them,
14:16  Who allowed all the nations to be going their ways in the generations having gone-by.
14:17  And yet He did not leave Himself without-witness: doing-good, giving you rains from heaven and fruitful seasons, filling your hearts with food and gladness”.
14:18  And saying these things, with-difficulty they restrained the crowds, that they might not offer-sacrifice to them.
14:19  But Jews came-over from Antioch and Iconium. And having won-over the crowds, and having stoned Paul, they were dragging him outside of the city, thinking that he was dead.
14:20  But the disciples having surrounded him— having stood-up, he entered into the city. And on the next day he went forth with Barnabas to Derbe.
14:21  And having announced-the-good-news-to that city, and having made many disciples, they returned to Lystra and to Iconium and to Antioch,
14:22  strengthening the souls of the disciples, encouraging them to continue-in the faith, and that “It-is-necessary that we enter into the kingdom of God through many afflictions”.
14:23  And having appointed elders for them in each church, having prayed with fastings, they commended them to the Lord in Whom they had believed.
14:24  And having gone through Pisidia, they came to Pamphylia.
14:25  And having spoken the word in Perga, they went down to Attalia.
14:26  And from there they sailed-away to Antioch— from where they had been handed-over to the grace of God for the work which they completed.
14:27  And having arrived, and having gathered together the church, they were reporting all that God did with them, and that He opened a door of faith to the Gentiles.
14:28  Now they were spending not a little time with the disciples.