Acts 14
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Now at Iconium a they entered together into the Jewish synagogue and spoke in such a way that a great number of both Jews and Greeks believed.
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b But the c unbelieving Jews stirred up the Gentiles and poisoned their minds against d the brothers.
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So they remained for a long time, speaking boldly for e the Lord, who bore witness to f the word of his grace, g granting signs and wonders to be done by their hands.
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But the people of the city h were divided; i some sided with the Jews and some with the apostles.
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When an attempt was made by both Gentiles and Jews, with their rulers, j to mistreat them and k to stone them,
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they learned of it and l fled to m Lystra and Derbe, cities of Lycaonia, and to the surrounding country,
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and there they continued to preach the gospel.
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Now at Lystra there was a man sitting who could not use his feet. He was n crippled from birth and had never walked.
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He listened to Paul speaking. And Paul, looking intently at him and o seeing that he had faith to be made well,
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said in a loud voice, "Stand upright on your feet." And he p sprang up and began walking.
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And when the crowds saw what Paul had done, they lifted up their voices, saying in Lycaonian, q "The gods have come down to us in the likeness of men!"
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Barnabas they called r Zeus, and Paul, Hermes, because he was the chief speaker.
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And the priest of r Zeus, whose temple was at the entrance to the city, brought oxen and garlands to the gates and s wanted to offer sacrifice with the crowds.
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But when the apostles Barnabas and Paul heard of it, they t tore their garments and rushed out into the crowd, crying out,
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"Men, u why are you doing these things? We also are men, v of like nature with you, and we bring you good news, that w you should turn from these x vain things to y a living God, z who made the heaven and the earth and the sea and all that is in them.
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In past generations he a allowed all the nations b to walk in their own ways.
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Yet c he did not leave himself without witness, for he d did good by e giving you rains from heaven and f fruitful seasons, satisfying your hearts with g food and h gladness."
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Even with these words they scarcely restrained the people from offering sacrifice to them.
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i But Jews came from Antioch and Iconium, and having persuaded the crowds, j they stoned Paul and dragged him out of the city, supposing that he was dead.
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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.
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When they had preached the gospel to that city and had k made many disciples, they returned to Lystra and to Iconium and to Antioch,
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l strengthening the souls of the disciples, encouraging them m to continue in n the faith, and saying that o through many tribulations we must enter the kingdom of God.
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And when they had p appointed q elders for them in every church, with prayer and fasting r they committed them to the Lord in whom they had believed.
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Then they passed through Pisidia and came to Pamphylia.
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And when they had spoken the word in Perga, they went down to Attalia,
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and from there they sailed to Antioch, s where they had been t commended to the grace of God for the work that they had fulfilled.
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And when they arrived and gathered the church together, u they declared all that God had done with them, and v how he had w opened x a door of faith to the Gentiles.
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And they remained no little time with the disciples.
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Acts 13:5
When they arrived at Salamis, they proclaimed the word of God in the synagogues of the Jews. And they had John to assist them.
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Acts 13:50
But the Jews incited the devout women of high standing and the leading men of the city, stirred up persecution against Paul and Barnabas, and drove them out of their district.
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Acts 19:9
But when some became stubborn and continued in unbelief, speaking evil of the Way before the congregation, he withdrew from them and took the disciples with him, reasoning daily in the hall of Tyrannus.
John 3:36
Whoever believes in the Son has eternal life; whoever does not obey the Son shall not see life, but the wrath of God remains on him.
Romans 15:31
That I may be delivered from the unbelievers in Judea, and that my service for Jerusalem may be acceptable to the saints.
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John 21:23
So the saying spread abroad among the brothers that this disciple was not to die; yet Jesus did not say to him that he was not to die, but, "If it is my will that he remain until I come, what is that to you?
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Acts 15:8
And God, who knows the heart, bore witness to them, by giving them the Holy Spirit just as he did to us.
Hebrews 2:4
While God also bore witness by signs and wonders and various miracles and by gifts of the Holy Spirit distributed according to his will.
Mark 16:20
And they went out and preached everywhere, while the Lord worked with them and confirmed the message by accompanying signs.]]
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Acts 20:32
And now I commend you to God and to the word of his grace, which is able to build you up and to give you the inheritance among all those who are sanctified.
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Acts 4:29 - 30
And now, Lord, look upon their threats and grant to your servants to continue to speak your word with all boldness.
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Acts 23:7
And when he had said this, a dissension arose between the Pharisees and the Sadducees, and the assembly was divided.
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Acts 17:4 - 5
And some of them were persuaded and joined Paul and Silas, as did a great many of the devout Greeks and not a few of the leading women.
Acts 19:9
But when some became stubborn and continued in unbelief, speaking evil of the Way before the congregation, he withdrew from them and took the disciples with him, reasoning daily in the hall of Tyrannus.
Acts 28:24
And some were convinced by what he said, but others disbelieved.
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1 Thessalonians 2:2
But though we had already suffered and been shamefully treated at Philippi, as you know, we had boldness in our God to declare to you the gospel of God in the midst of much conflict.
2 Corinthians 12:10
For the sake of Christ, then, I am content with weaknesses, insults, hardships, persecutions, and calamities. For when I am weak, then I am strong.
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Acts 14:19
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.
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Matthew 10:23
When they persecute you in one town, flee to the next, for truly, I say to you, you will not have gone through all the towns of Israel before the Son of Man comes.
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2 Timothy 3:11
My persecutions and sufferings that happened to me at Antioch, at Iconium, and at Lystra - which persecutions I endured; yet from them all the Lord rescued me.
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Acts 3:2
And a man lame from birth was being carried, whom they laid daily at the gate of the temple that is called the Beautiful Gate to ask alms of those entering the temple.
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Matthew 9:2
And behold, some people brought to him a paralytic, lying on a bed. And when Jesus saw their faith, he said to the paralytic, "Take heart, my son; your sins are forgiven.
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Acts 3:8
And leaping up he stood and began to walk, and entered the temple with them, walking and leaping and praising God.
Isaiah 35:6
Then shall the lame man leap like a deer, and the tongue of the mute sing for joy. For waters break forth in the wilderness, and streams in the desert.
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Acts 8:10
They all paid attention to him, from the least to the greatest, saying, "This man is the power of God that is called Great.
Acts 28:6
They were waiting for him to swell up or suddenly fall down dead. But when they had waited a long time and saw no misfortune come to him, they changed their minds and said that he was a god.
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Acts 19:35
And when the town clerk had quieted the crowd, he said, "Men of Ephesus, who is there who does not know that the city of the Ephesians is temple keeper of the great Artemis, and of the sacred stone that fell from the sky?
Acts 28:11
After three months we set sail in a ship that had wintered in the island, a ship of Alexandria, with the twin gods as a figurehead.
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Acts 14:12
Barnabas they called Zeus, and Paul, Hermes, because he was the chief speaker.
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Daniel 2:46
Then King Nebuchadnezzar fell upon his face and paid homage to Daniel, and commanded that an offering and incense be offered up to him.
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Genesis 37:29
When Reuben returned to the pit and saw that Joseph was not in the pit, he tore his clothes
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Acts 10:26
But Peter lifted him up, saying, "Stand up; I too am a man.
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James 5:17
Elijah was a man with a nature like ours, and he prayed fervently that it might not rain, and for three years and six months it did not rain on the earth.
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Acts 15:19
Therefore my judgment is that we should not tro...
Acts 26:18
To open their eyes, so that they may turn from ...
Acts 26:20
But declared first to those in Damascus, then i...
Luke 1:16
And he will turn many of the children of Israel...
1 Thessalonians 1:9
For they themselves report concerning us the ki...
Acts 15:3
So, being sent on their way by the church, they...
James 5:19 - 20
My brothers, if anyone among you wanders from t...
Acts 9:35
And all the residents of Lydda and Sharon saw h...
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Deuteronomy 32:21
They have made me jealous with what is no god; they have provoked me to anger with their idols. So I will make them jealous with those who are no people; I will provoke them to anger with a foolish nation.
1 Samuel 12:21
And do not turn aside after empty things that cannot profit or deliver, for they are empty.
Jeremiah 14:22
Are there any among the false gods of the nations that can bring rain? Or can the heavens give showers? Are you not he, O Lord our God? We set our hope on you, for you do all these things.
1 Corinthians 8:4
Therefore, as to the eating of food offered to idols, we know that "an idol has no real existence," and that "there is no God but one.
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Matthew 16:16
Simon Peter replied, "You are the Christ, the Son of the living God.
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Acts 17:24
The God who made the world and everything in it...
Genesis 1:1
In the beginning, God created the heavens and t...
Exodus 20:11
For in six days the Lord made heaven and earth,...
Psalms 146:6
Who made heaven and earth, the sea, and all tha...
Revelation 4:11
"Worthy are you, our Lord and God, to receive g...
Revelation 10:6
And swore by him who lives forever and ever, wh...
Revelation 14:7
And he said with a loud voice, "Fear God and gi...
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Acts 17:30
The times of ignorance God overlooked, but now he commands all people everywhere to repent.
1 Peter 4:3
For the time that is past suffices for doing what the Gentiles want to do, living in sensuality, passions, drunkenness, orgies, drinking parties, and lawless idolatry.
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Psalms 81:13
Oh, that my people would listen to me, that Israel would walk in my ways!
Micah 4:5
For all the peoples walk each in the name of its god, but we will walk in the name of the Lord our God forever and ever.
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Acts 17:27
That they should seek God, in the hope that they might feel their way toward him and find him. Yet he is actually not far from each one of us.
Romans 1:19 - 20
For what can be known about God is plain to them, because God has shown it to them.
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Numbers 10:32
And if you do go with us, whatever good the Lord will do to us, the same will we do to you.
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Leviticus 26:4
Then I will give you your rains in their season...
Deuteronomy 11:14
He will give the rain for your land in its seas...
Deuteronomy 28:12
The Lord will open to you his good treasury, th...
Job 5:10
He gives rain on the earth and sends waters on ...
Psalms 65:10
You water its furrows abundantly, settling its ...
Psalms 147:8
He covers the heavens with clouds; he prepares ...
Psalms 147:18
He sends out his word, and melts them; he makes...
Ezekiel 34:26
And I will make them and the places all around ...
Joel 2:23
Be glad, O children of Zion, and rejoice in the...
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Psalms 67:6
The earth has yielded its increase; God, our God, shall bless us.
Psalms 85:12
Yes, the Lord will give what is good, and our land will yield its increase.
Ezekiel 34:27
And the trees of the field shall yield their fruit, and the earth shall yield its increase, and they shall be secure in their land. And they shall know that I am the Lord, when I break the bars of their yoke, and deliver them from the hand of those who enslaved them.
Joel 2:24
The threshing floors shall be full of grain; the vats shall overflow with wine and oil.
Zechariah 8:12
For there shall be a sowing of peace. The vine shall give its fruit, and the ground shall give its produce, and the heavens shall give their dew. And I will cause the remnant of this people to possess all these things.
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Psalms 104:27
These all look to you, to give them their food in due season.
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Psalms 104:15
And wine to gladden the heart of man, oil to make his face shine and bread to strengthen man's heart.
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Acts 13:45
But when the Jews saw the crowds, they were filled with jealousy and began to contradict what was spoken by Paul, reviling him.
Acts 13:50
But the Jews incited the devout women of high standing and the leading men of the city, stirred up persecution against Paul and Barnabas, and drove them out of their district.
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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 was adrift at sea.
Acts 14:5
When an attempt was made by both Gentiles and Jews, with their rulers, to mistreat them and to stone them.
2 Timothy 3:11
My persecutions and sufferings that happened to me at Antioch, at Iconium, and at Lystra - which persecutions I endured; yet from them all the Lord rescued me.
Acts 7:58
Then they cast him out of the city and stoned him. And the witnesses laid down their garments at the feet of a young man named Saul.
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Matthew 28:19
Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit.
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Acts 15:32
And Judas and Silas, who were themselves prophets, encouraged and strengthened the brothers with many words.
Acts 15:41
And he went through Syria and Cilicia, strengthening the churches.
Acts 18:23
After spending some time there, he departed and went from one place to the next through the region of Galatia and Phrygia, strengthening all the disciples.
1 Thessalonians 3:2
And we sent Timothy, our brother and God's coworker in the gospel of Christ, to establish and exhort you in your faith.
1 Thessalonians 3:13
So that he may establish your hearts blameless in holiness before our God and Father, at the coming of our Lord Jesus with all his saints.
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Acts 13:43
And after the meeting of the synagogue broke up, many Jews and devout converts to Judaism followed Paul and Barnabas, who, as they spoke with them, urged them to continue in the grace of God.
Colossians 1:23
If indeed you continue in the faith, stable and steadfast, not shifting from the hope of the gospel that you heard, which has been proclaimed in all creation under heaven, and of which I, Paul, became a minister.
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Acts 6:7
And the word of God continued to increase, and the number of the disciples multiplied greatly in Jerusalem, and a great many of the priests became obedient to the faith.
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John 15:20
Remember the word that I said to you: 'A servan...
John 16:33
I have said these things to you, that in me you...
1 Thessalonians 3:3
That no one be moved by these afflictions. For ...
2 Timothy 3:12
Indeed, all who desire to live a godly life in ...
Acts 9:16
For I will show him how much he must suffer for...
Mark 10:30
Who will not receive a hundredfold now in this ...
Luke 22:28 - 29
You are those who have stayed with me in my tri...
Romans 8:17
And if children, then heirs - heirs of God and ...
Philippians 1:20
As it is my eager expectation and hope that I w...
2 Thessalonians 1:5
This is evidence of the righteous judgment of G...
2 Timothy 2:12
If we endure, we will also reign with him; if w...
1 Peter 5:10
And after you have suffered a little while, the...
Revelation 1:9
I, John, your brother and partner in the tribul...
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Titus 1:5
This is why I left you in Crete, so that you might put what remained into order, and appoint elders in every town as I directed you -
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Acts 11:30
And they did so, sending it to the elders by the hand of Barnabas and Saul.
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Acts 20:32
And now I commend you to God and to the word of his grace, which is able to build you up and to give you the inheritance among all those who are sanctified.
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Acts 13:3
Then after fasting and praying they laid their hands on them and sent them off.
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Acts 15:40
But Paul chose Silas and departed, having been commended by the brothers to the grace of the Lord.
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Acts 15:4
When they came to Jerusalem, they were welcomed by the church and the apostles and the elders, and they declared all that God had done with them.
Acts 15:3
So, being sent on their way by the church, they passed through both Phoenicia and Samaria, describing in detail the conversion of the Gentiles, and brought great joy to all the brothers.
Acts 15:12
And all the assembly fell silent, and they listened to Barnabas and Paul as they related what signs and wonders God had done through them among the Gentiles.
Acts 21:19
After greeting them, he related one by one the things that God had done among the Gentiles through his ministry.
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Acts 11:18
When they heard these things they fell silent. And they glorified God, saying, "Then to the Gentiles also God has granted repentance that leads to life.
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1 Corinthians 16:9
For a wide door for effective work has opened to me, and there are many adversaries.
2 Corinthians 2:12
When I came to Troas to preach the gospel of Christ, even though a door was opened for me in the Lord.
Colossians 4:3
At the same time, pray also for us, that God may open to us a door for the word, to declare the mystery of Christ, on account of which I am in prison -
Revelation 3:8
'I know your works. Behold, I have set before you an open door, which no one is able to shut. I know that you have but little power, and yet you have kept my word and have not denied my name.
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Hosea 2:15
And there I will give her her vineyards and make the Valley of Achor a door of hope. And there she shall answer as in the days of her youth, as at the time when she came out of the land of Egypt.
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