World Messianic Bible British Edition

Acts 14:1-12 World Messianic Bible British Edition (WMBBE)

1. In Iconium, they entered together into the Jewish synagogue, and so spoke that a great multitude both of Jews and of Greeks believed.

2. But the disbelieving Jews stirred up and embittered the souls of the Gentiles against the brothers.

3. Therefore they stayed there a long time, speaking boldly in the Lord, who testified to the word of his grace, granting signs and wonders to be done by their hands.

4. But the multitude of the city was divided. Part sided with the Jews, and part with the emissaries.

5. When some of both the Gentiles and the Jews, with their rulers, made a violent attempt to mistreat and stone them,

6. they became aware of it and fled to the cities of Lycaonia, Lystra, Derbe, and the surrounding region.

7. There they preached the Good News.

8. At Lystra a certain man sat, impotent in his feet, a cripple from his mother’s womb, who never had walked.

9. He was listening to Paul speaking, who, fastening eyes on him, and seeing that he had faith to be made whole,

10. said with a loud voice, “Stand upright on your feet!” He lept up and walked.

11. When the multitude saw what Paul had done, they lifted up their voice, saying in the language of Lycaonia, “The gods have come down to us in the likeness of men!”

12. They called Barnabas “Jupiter”, and Paul “Mercury”, because he was the chief speaker.