Acts 13:42-14:7

English Standard Version

⁴² As they went out, the people begged that these things might be told them the next Sabbath. ⁴³ And after the meeting of the synagogue broke up, many Jews and ^(A)devout ^(B)converts to Judaism followed Paul and Barnabas, who, as they spoke with them, urged them ^(C)to continue in ^(D)the grace of God.

⁴⁴ The next Sabbath almost the whole city gathered to hear the word of the Lord. ^45 (E)But ^(F)when the Jews^[a] saw the crowds, they were filled with ^(G)jealousy and began to contradict what was spoken by Paul, ^(H)reviling him. ⁴⁶ And Paul and Barnabas spoke out boldly, saying, “It was necessary that the word of God ^(I)be spoken first to you. ^(J)Since you thrust it aside and judge yourselves ^(K)unworthy of eternal life, behold, we ^(L)are turning to the Gentiles. ^47 (M)For so the Lord has commanded us, saying,

⁴⁸ And when the Gentiles heard this, they began rejoicing and ^(Q)glorifying the word of the Lord, and as many as were appointed to eternal life believed. ⁴⁹ And the word of the Lord was spreading throughout the whole region. ^50 (R)But the Jews incited the devout ^(S)women of high standing and the leading men of the city, ^(T)stirred up persecution against Paul and Barnabas, and ^(U)drove them out of their district. ⁵¹ But they ^(V)shook off the dust from their feet against them and went to Iconium. ⁵² And the disciples were filled ^(W)with joy and ^(X)with the Holy Spirit.

Paul and Barnabas at Iconium

14 Now at Iconium ^(Y)they entered together into the Jewish synagogue and spoke in such a way that a great number of both Jews and Greeks believed. ^2 (Z)But the ^(AA)unbelieving Jews stirred up the Gentiles and poisoned their minds against ^(AB)the brothers.^{[b] 3} So they remained for a long time, speaking boldly for ^(AC)the Lord, who bore witness to ^(AD)the word of his grace, ^(AE)granting signs and wonders to be done by their hands. ⁴ But the people of the city ^(AF)were divided; ^(AG)some sided with the Jews and some with the apostles. ⁵ When an attempt was made by both Gentiles and Jews, with their rulers, ^(AH)to mistreat them and ^(AI)to stone them, ⁶ they learned of it and ^(AJ)fled to ^(AK)Lystra and Derbe, cities of Lycaonia, and to the surrounding country, ⁷ and there they continued to preach the gospel.