⁴ The people of the city were divided; some sided with the Jews, others with the apostles.^{(A) 5} There was a plot afoot among both Gentiles and Jews,^(B) together with their leaders, to mistreat them and stone them.^{(C) 6} But they found out about it and fled^(D) to the Lycaonian cities of Lystra and Derbe and to the surrounding country, ⁷ where they continued to preach^(E) the gospel.^(F)

In Lystra and Derbe

⁸ In Lystra there sat a man who was lame. He had been that way from birth^(G) and had never walked. ⁹ He listened to Paul as he was speaking. Paul looked directly at him, saw that he had faith to be healed^{(H) 10} and called out, “Stand up on your feet!”^(I) At that, the man jumped up and began to walk.^(J)

¹¹ When the crowd saw what Paul had done, they shouted in the Lycaonian language, “The gods have come down to us in human form!”^{(K) 12} Barnabas they called Zeus, and Paul they called Hermes because he was the chief speaker.^{(L) 13} The priest of Zeus, whose temple was just outside the city, brought bulls and wreaths to the city gates because he and the crowd wanted to offer sacrifices to them.

¹⁴ But when the apostles Barnabas and Paul heard of this, they tore their clothes^(M) and rushed out into the crowd, shouting: ¹⁵ “Friends, why are you doing this? We too are only human,^(N) like you. We are bringing you good news,^(O) telling you to turn from these worthless things^(P) to the living God,^(Q) who made the heavens and the earth^(R) and the sea and everything in them.^{(S) 16} In the past, he let^(T) all nations go their own way.^{(U) 17} Yet he has not left himself without testimony:^(V) He has shown kindness by giving you rain from heaven and crops in their seasons;^(W) he provides you with plenty of food and fills your hearts with joy.”^{(X) 18} Even with these words, they had difficulty keeping the crowd from sacrificing to them.

¹⁹ Then some Jews^(Y) came from Antioch and Iconium^(Z) and won the crowd over. They stoned Paul^(AA) and dragged him outside the city, thinking he was dead. ²⁰ But after the disciples^(AB) had gathered around him, he got up and went back into the city. The next day he and Barnabas left for Derbe.

The Return to Antioch in Syria

²¹ They preached the gospel^(AC) in that city and won a large number^(AD) of disciples. Then they returned to Lystra, Iconium^(AE) and Antioch, ²² strengthening the disciples and encouraging them to remain true to the faith.^(AF) “We must go through many hardships^(AG) to enter the kingdom of God,” they said. ²³ Paul and Barnabas appointed elders^[a](AH) for them in each church and, with prayer and fasting,^(AI) committed them to the Lord,^(AJ) in whom they had put their trust. ²⁴ After going through Pisidia, they came into Pamphylia,^{(AK) 25} and when they had preached the word in Perga, they went down to Attalia.

²⁶ From Attalia they sailed back to Antioch,^(AL) where they had been committed to the grace of God^(AM) for the work they had now completed.^{(AN) 27} On arriving there, they gathered the church together and reported all that God had done through them^(AO) and how he had opened a door^(AP) of faith to the Gentiles. ²⁸ And they stayed there a long time with the disciples.^(AQ)

1 Paul, an apostle^(A)—sent not from men nor by a man,^(B) but by Jesus Christ^(C) and God the Father,^(D) who raised him from the dead^(E)— ² and all the brothers and sisters^[a] with me,^(F)

To the churches in Galatia:^(G)

³ Grace and peace to you from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ,^{(H) 4} who gave himself for our sins^(I) to rescue us from the present evil age,^(J) according to the will of our God and Father,^{(K) 5} to whom be glory for ever and ever. Amen.^(L)

No Other Gospel

⁶ I am astonished that you are so quickly deserting the one who called^(M) you to live in the grace of Christ and are turning to a different gospel^(N)— ⁷ which is really no gospel at all. Evidently some people are throwing you into confusion^(O) and are trying to pervert^(P) the gospel of Christ.