Acts 14 – New American Standard Bible 2020 (NASB20)

Acceptance and Opposition

1 In Iconium ^G2430 they entered ^G1525 the synagogue ^G4864 of the Jews ^G2453 together ^{G2596 G3588 G846}, and spoke ^G2980 in ^G3779 such ^G3779 a ^G3779 way ^G3779 that a large ^G4183 number ^G4128 of ^G4128 people ^G4128 believed ^G4100, both ^G5037 of Jews ^G2453 and of Greeks ^G1672.

2 But the [fn]unbelieving ^G544 Jews ^G2453 stirred ^G1892 up the [fn]minds ^G5590 of the Gentiles ^G1484 and embittered ^G2559 them against ^G2596 the brothers ^G80. 3 Therefore ^G3767 they spent ^G1304 a long ^G2425 time ^G5550 there speaking ^G3955 boldly ^G3955 with reliance upon the Lord ^G2962, who was testifying ^G3140 to the word ^G3056 of His grace ^G5485, granting ^G1325 that [fn]signs ^G4592 and wonders ^G5059 be performed ^G1096 by their hands ^G5495. 4 But the [fn]people ^G4128 of the city ^G4172 were divided ^G4977; and some ^G3588 G3303 [fn]sided ^G1510 with the Jews ^G2453, while ^G1161 others ^G3588, with the apostles ^G652. 5 And when ^G5613 an attempt ^G3730 was made ^G1096 by both ^G5037 the Gentiles ^G1484 and the Jews ^G2453 with their rulers ^G758, to treat ^G5195 them abusively ^G5195 and to stone ^G3036 them, 6 they became aware ^G4894 of it and fled ^G2703 to the cities ^G4172 of Lycaonia ^G3071, Lystra ^G3082 and Derbe ^G1191, and the surrounding ^G4066 region ^G4066; 7 and there ^G2546 they continued to preach ^G2097 the gospel ^G2097.

8 In Lystra ^G3082 a man ^G435 was sitting ^G2521 whose feet ^G4228 were incapacitated ^G102. He had been disabled ^G5560 from his mother’s ^G3384 womb ^G2836, and had never ^G3763 walked ^G4043. 9 This ^G3778 man ^G3778 was listening ^G191 to Paul ^G3972 as he spoke ^G2980. Paul looked ^G816 at him intently ^G816 and saw ^G3708 that he had ^G2192 faith ^G4102 to be [fn]made ^G4982 well ^G4982, 10 and he said ^G3004 with a loud ^G3173 voice ^G5456, “Stand ^G450 upright ^G3717 on your feet ^G4228!” And the man leaped ^G242 up ^G242 and began to walk ^G4043. 11 When the crowds ^G3793 saw ^G3708 what ^G3739 Paul ^G3972 had done ^G4160, they raised ^G1869 their voice ^G5456, saying ^G3004 in the Lycaonian ^G3072 language ^G3072, “The gods ^G2316 have become ^G3666 like ^G3666 men ^G444 and have come ^G2597 down ^G2597 to us!” 12 And they began calling ^G2564 Barnabas ^G921, [fn]Zeus ^G2203, and Paul ^G3972, [fn]Hermes ^G2060, since ^G1894 he was [fn]the chief ^G2233 speaker ^G3056. 13 Moreover ^G5037, the priest ^G2409 of Zeus ^G2203, whose temple was [fn]just ^G4253 outside ^G4253 the city ^G4172, brought ^G5342 oxen ^G5022 and garlands ^G4725 to the gates ^G4440, and wanted ^G2309 to offer ^G2380 sacrifice ^G2380 with the crowds ^G3793. 14 But when the apostles ^G652 Barnabas ^G921 and Paul ^G3972 heard ^G191 about it, they tore ^G1284 their [fn]robes ^G2440 and rushed ^G6030 out ^G6030 into the crowd ^G3793, crying ^G2896 out ^G2896 15 and saying ^G3004, “Men ^G435, why ^G5101 are you doing ^G4160 these ^G3778 things ^G3778? We are also ^G2532 men ^G444, of the same ^G3663 nature ^G3663 as you, preaching ^G2097 the gospel ^G2097 to you, to turn ^G1994 from these ^G3778 [fn]useless ^G3152 things ^G3152 to a living ^G2198 God ^G2316, who MADE ^G4160 THE HEAVEN ^G3772 AND THE EARTH ^G1093 AND THE SEA ^G2281, AND EVERYTHING ^G3956 THAT IS IN THEM. 16 [fn]In past ^G3944 generations ^G1074 He permitted ^G1439 all ^G3956 the [fn]nations ^G1484 to go ^G4198 their own ways ^G3598; 17 yet ^G2543 He did not leave ^G863 Himself ^G848 without ^G267 witness ^G267, in that He did ^G14 good ^G14 and gave ^G1325 you rains ^G5205 from heaven ^G3771 and fruitful ^G2593 seasons ^G2540, [fn]satisfying ^G1705 your hearts ^G2588 with food ^G5160 and gladness ^G2167.” 18 And even by saying ^G3004 these ^G3778 things ^G3778, only with difficulty ^G3433 did they restrain ^G2664 the crowds ^G3793 from offering ^G2380 sacrifices ^G2380 to them.

19 But Jews ^G2453 came ^G1904 from Antioch ^G490 and Iconium ^G2430, and having won ^G3982 over ^G3982 the crowds ^G3793, they stoned ^G3034 Paul ^G3972 and dragged ^G4951 him out of the city ^G4172, thinking ^G3543 that he was dead ^G2348. 20 But while the disciples ^G3101 stood ^G2944 around ^G2944 him, he got ^G450 up ^G450 and entered ^G1525 the city ^G4172. The next ^G1887 day ^G1887 he left ^G1831 with Barnabas ^G921 for Derbe ^G1191. 21 And after they had preached ^G2097 the gospel ^G2097 to that city ^G4172 and had made ^G3100 a good ^G2425 number ^G2425 of disciples ^G3100, they returned ^G5290 to Lystra ^G3082, to Iconium ^G2430, and to Antioch ^G490, 22 strengthening ^G1991 the souls ^G5590 of the disciples ^G3101, encouraging ^G3870 them to continue ^G1696 in the faith ^G4102, and saying, “It is through ^G1223 many ^G4183 tribulations ^G2347 that we must ^G1163 enter ^G1525 the kingdom ^G932 of God ^G2316.” 23 When they had appointed ^G5500 elders ^G4245 for them in every ^G2596 church ^G1577, having prayed ^G4336 with fasting ^G3521, they entrusted ^G3908 them to the Lord ^G2962 in whom ^G3739 they had believed ^G4100.

24 They passed ^G1330 through ^G1330 Pisidia ^G4099 and came ^G2064 into Pamphylia ^G3828. 25 When they had spoken ^G2980 the word ^G3056 in Perga ^G4011, they went ^G2597 down ^G2597 to Attalia ^G825. 26 From ^G2547 there ^G2547 they sailed ^G636 to Antioch ^G490, where ^G3606 they had been ^G1510 entrusted ^G3860 to the grace ^G5485 of God ^G2316 for the work ^G2041 that they had [fn]accomplished ^G4137. 27 When they had arrived ^G3854 and gathered ^G4863 the church ^G1577 together ^G4863, they began to report ^G312 all ^G3745 the things ^G3745 that ^G3745 God ^G2316 had done ^G4160 with them and [fn]how ^G3754 He had opened ^G455 a door ^G2374 of faith ^G4102 to the Gentiles ^G1484. 28 And they spent ^G1304 [fn]a long ^G3756 G3641 time ^G5550 with the disciples ^G3101.