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There was a man in Lystra who couldn't walk. He sat there, crippled since the day of his birth.

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In Lystra there sat a man crippled in his feet, who was lame from birth and had never walked.

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And in Lystra a certain man without strength in his feet was sitting, a cripple from his mother's womb, who had never walked.

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While they were at Lystra, Paul and Barnabas came upon a man with crippled feet. He had been that way from birth, so he had never walked.

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He heard Paul talking, and Paul, looking him in the eye, saw that he was ripe for God's work, ready to believe.

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He listened to Paul as he was speaking. Paul looked directly at him, saw that he had faith to be healed

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This man heard Paul speaking. Paul, observing him intently and seeing that he had faith to be healed,

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He was listening as Paul preached, and Paul noticed him and realized he had faith to be healed.

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So he said, loud enough for everyone to hear, "Up on your feet!" The man was up in a flash--jumped up and walked around as if he'd been walking all his life.

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and called out, "Stand up on your feet!" At that, the man jumped up and began to walk.

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said with a loud voice, "Stand up straight on your feet!" And he leaped and walked.

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So Paul called to him in a loud voice, "Stand up!" And the man jumped to his feet and started walking.

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When the crowd saw what Paul had done, they went wild, calling out in their Lyconian dialect, "The gods have come down! These men are gods!"

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When the crowd saw what Paul had done, they shouted in the Lycaonian language, "The gods have come down to us in human form!"

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Now when the people saw what Paul had done, they raised their voices, saying in the Lycaonian language, "The gods have come down to us in the likeness of men!"

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When the listening crowd saw what Paul had done, they shouted in their local dialect, "These men are gods in human bodies!"

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They called Barnabas "Zeus" and Paul "Hermes" (since Paul did most of the speaking).

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Barnabas they called Zeus, and Paul they called Hermes because he was the chief speaker.

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And Barnabas they called Zeus, and Paul, Hermes, because he was the chief speaker.

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They decided that Barnabas was the Greek god Zeus and that Paul, because he was the chief speaker, was Hermes.

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The priest of the local Zeus shrine got up a parade--bulls and banners and people lined right up to the gates, ready for the ritual of sacrifice.

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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.

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Then the priest of Zeus, whose temple was in front of their city, brought oxen and garlands to the gates, intending to sacrifice with the multitudes.

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The temple of Zeus was located on the outskirts of the city. The priest of the temple and the crowd brought oxen and wreaths of flowers, and they prepared to sacrifice to the apostles at the city gates.

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When Barnabas and Paul finally realized what was going on, they stopped them. Waving their arms, they interrupted the parade, calling out,

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But when the apostles Barnabas and Paul heard of this, they tore their clothes and rushed out into the crowd, shouting:

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But when the apostles Barnabas and Paul heard this, they tore their clothes and ran in among the multitude, crying out

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But when Barnabas and Paul heard what was happening, they tore their clothing in dismay and ran out among the people, shouting,

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"What do you think you're doing! We're not gods! We are men just like you, and we're here to bring you the Message, to persuade you to abandon these silly god-superstitions and embrace God himself, the living God. We don't make God; he makes us, and all of this--sky, earth, sea, and everything in them.

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"Men, why are you doing this? We too are only men, human like you. We are bringing you good news, telling you to turn from these worthless things to the living God, who made heaven and earth and sea and everything in them.

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and saying, "Men, why are you doing these things? We also are men with the same nature as you, and preach to you that you should turn from these useless things to the living God, who made the heaven, the earth, the sea, and all things that are in them,

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"Friends, why are you doing this? We are merely human beings like yourselves! We have come to bring you the Good News that you should turn from these worthless things to the living God, who made heaven and earth, the sea, and everything in them.

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"In the generations before us, God let all the different nations go their own way.

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In the past, he let all nations go their own way.

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who in bygone generations allowed all nations to walk in their own ways.

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In earlier days he permitted all the nations to go their own ways,

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But even then he didn't leave them without a clue, for he made a good creation, poured down rain and gave bumper crops. When your bellies were full and your hearts happy, there was evidence of good beyond your doing."

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Yet he has not left himself without testimony: He has shown kindness by giving you rain from heaven and crops in their seasons; he provides you with plenty of food and fills your hearts with joy."

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Nevertheless He did not leave Himself without witness, in that He did good, gave us rain from heaven and fruitful seasons, filling our hearts with food and gladness."

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but he never left himself without a witness. There were always his reminders, such as sending you rain and good crops and giving you food and joyful hearts."

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Talking fast and hard like this, they prevented them from carrying out the sacrifice that would have honored them as gods--but just barely.

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Even with these words, they had difficulty keeping the crowd from sacrificing to them.

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And with these sayings they could scarcely restrain the multitudes from sacrificing to them.

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But even so, Paul and Barnabas could scarcely restrain the people from sacrificing to them.

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Then some Jews from Antioch and Iconium caught up with them and turned the fickle crowd against them. They beat Paul unconscious, dragged him outside the town and left him for dead.

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Then some Jews came from Antioch and Iconium and won the crowd over. They stoned Paul and dragged him outside the city, thinking he was dead.

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Then Jews from Antioch and Iconium came there; and having persuaded the multitudes, they stoned Paul and dragged him out of the city, supposing him to be dead.

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Now some Jews arrived from Antioch and Iconium and turned the crowds into a murderous mob. They stoned Paul and dragged him out of the city, apparently dead.

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But as the disciples gathered around him, he came to and got up. He went back into town and the next day left with Barnabas for Derbe.

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But after the disciples had gathered around him, he got up and went back into the city. The next day he and Barnabas left for Derbe.

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However, when the disciples gathered around him, he rose up and went into the city. And the next day he departed with Barnabas to Derbe.

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But as the believers stood around him, he got up and went back into the city. The next day he left with Barnabas for Derbe.

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After proclaiming the Message in Derbe and establishing a strong core of disciples, they retraced their steps to Lystra, then Iconium, and then Antioch,

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They preached the good news in that city and won a large number of disciples. Then they returned to Lystra, Iconium and Antioch,

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And when they had preached the gospel to that city and made many disciples, they returned to Lystra, Iconium, and Antioch,

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After preaching the Good News in Derbe and making many disciples, Paul and Barnabas returned again to Lystra, Iconium, and Antioch of Pisidia,

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putting muscle and sinew in the lives of the disciples, urging them to stick with what they had begun to believe and not quit, making it clear to them that it wouldn't be easy: "Anyone signing up for the kingdom of God has to go through plenty of hard times."

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strengthening the disciples and encouraging them to remain true to the faith. "We must go through many hardships to enter the kingdom of God," they said.

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strengthening the souls of the disciples, exhorting them to continue in the faith, and saying, "We must through many tribulations enter the kingdom of God."

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where they strengthened the believers. They encouraged them to continue in the faith, reminding them that they must enter into the Kingdom of God through many tribulations.

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Paul and Barnabas handpicked leaders in each church. After praying--their prayers intensified by fasting--they presented these new leaders to the Master to whom they had entrusted their lives.

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Paul and Barnabas appointed elders for them in each church and, with prayer and fasting, committed them to the Lord, in whom they had put their trust.

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So when they had appointed elders in every church, and prayed with fasting, they commended them to the Lord in whom they had believed.

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Paul and Barnabas also appointed elders in every church and prayed for them with fasting, turning them over to the care of the Lord, in whom they had come to trust.

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Working their way back through Pisidia, they came to Pamphylia

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After going through Pisidia, they came into Pamphylia,

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And after they had passed through Pisidia, they came to Pamphylia.

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Then they traveled back through Pisidia to Pamphylia.

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and preached in Perga. Finally, they made it to Attalia

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and when they had preached the word in Perga, they went down to Attalia.

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Now when they had preached the word in Perga, they went down to Attalia.

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They preached again in Perga, then went on to Attalia.

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and caught a ship back to Antioch, where it had all started--launched by God's grace and now safely home by God's grace. A good piece of work.

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From Attalia they sailed back to Antioch, where they had been committed to the grace of God for the work they had now completed.

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From there they sailed to Antioch, where they had been commended to the grace of God for the work which they had completed.

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Finally, they returned by ship to Antioch of Syria, where their journey had begun and where they had been committed to the grace of God for the work they had now completed.

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On arrival, they got the church together and reported on their trip, telling in detail how God had used them to throw the door of faith wide open so people of all nations could come streaming in.

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On arriving there, they gathered the church together and reported all that God had done through them and how he had opened the door of faith to the Gentiles.

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Now when they had come and gathered the church together, they reported all that God had done with them, and that He had opened the door of faith to the Gentiles.

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Upon arriving in Antioch, they called the church together and reported about their trip, telling all that God had done and how he had opened the door of faith to the Gentiles, too.

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Then they settled down for a long, leisurely visit with the disciples.

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And they stayed there a long time with the disciples.

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So they stayed there a long time with the disciples.

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And they stayed there with the believers in Antioch for a long time.