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   many of the Jews and devout proselytes followed Paul and Barnabas,   
   who spoke to them and urged them to continue in the grace of God.   
   44 On the next Sabbath almost the whole city assembled   
   to hear the word of God.   
   45 (Ac 18:6; 5:17) But when the Jews saw the crowds,   
   they were filled with jealousy, blaspheming and contradicting   
   what Paul was saying.   
   46 (Ac 3:26; 28:28) Then Paul and Barnabas boldly said,   
   "It was necessary that the word of God should be spoken to you first.   
   But seeing you reject it, and judge yourselves unworthy of eternal life,   
   we are turning to the Gentiles.   
   47 (Isa 49:6; Lk 2:32) For thus has the Lord commanded us:   
   'I have established you to be a light of the Gentiles,   
   that you may bring salvation to the ends of the earth.'(Isa 42:6; 49:6.)"   
   48 When the Gentiles heard this, they were glad and glorified the word   
   of the Lord. And all who were ordained to eternal life believed.   
   49 The word of the Lord was spread throughout the entire region.   
   50 (Ac 14:2; 14:19) But the Jews stirred up the devout and honorable women   
   and the chief men of the city, and raised up persecution against Paul   
   and Barnabas, and drove them from their region.   
   51 (Mt 10:14; Ac 18:6) So they shook off the dust of their feet against them   
   and went to Iconium.   
   52 (Ac 2:4; Mt 5:12) And the disciples were filled with joy   
   and with the Holy Spirit.   
      
   [13] Now when Paul and his company loosed from Paphos, they came to Perga in   
   Pamphylia: and John departing from them returned to Jerusalem.   
   [14] But when they departed from Perga, they came to Antioch in Pisidia, and   
   went into the synagogue on the sabbath day, and sat down.   
   [15] And after the reading of the law and the prophets the rulers of the   
   synagogue sent unto them, saying, Ye men and brethren, if ye have any word   
   of exhortation for the people, say on.   
   [16] Then Paul stood up, and beckoning with his hand said, Men of Israel,   
   and ye that fear God, give audience.   
   [17] The God of this people of Israel chose our fathers, and exalted the   
   people when they dwelt as strangers in the land of Egypt, and with an high   
   arm brought he them out of it.   
   [18] And about the time of forty years suffered he their manners in the   
   wilderness.   
   [19] And when he had destroyed seven nations in the land of Chanaan, he   
   divided their land to them by lot.   
   [20] And after that he gave unto them judges about the space of four hundred   
   and fifty years, until Samuel the prophet.   
   [21] And afterward they desired a king: and God gave unto them Saul the son   
   of Cis, a man of the tribe of Benjamin, by the space of forty years.   
   [22] And when he had removed him, he raised up unto them David to be their   
   king; to whom also he gave testimony, and said, I have found David the son   
   of Jesse, a man after mine own heart, which shall fulfil all my will.   
   [23] Of this man's seed hath God according to his promise raised unto Israel   
   a Saviour, Jesus:   
   [24] When John had first preached before his coming the baptism of   
   repentance to all the people of Israel.   
   [25] And as John fulfilled his course, he said, Whom think ye that I am? I   
   am not he. But, behold, there cometh one after me, whose shoes of his feet I   
   am not worthy to loose.   
   [26] Men and brethren, children of the stock of Abraham, and whosoever among   
   you feareth God, to you is the word of this salvation sent.   
   [27] For they that dwell at Jerusalem, and their rulers, because they knew   
   him not, nor yet the voices of the prophets which are read every sabbath   
   day, they have fulfilled them in condemning him.   
   [28] And though they found no cause of death in him, yet desired they Pilate   
   that he should be slain.   
   [29] And when they had fulfilled all that was written of him, they took him   
   down from the tree, and laid him in a sepulchre.   
   [30] But God raised him from the dead:   
   [31] And he was seen many days of them which came up with him from Galilee   
   to Jerusalem, who are his witnesses unto the people.   
   [32] And we declare unto you glad tidings, how that the promise which was   
   made unto the fathers,   
   [33] God hath fulfilled the same unto us their children, in that he hath   
   raised up Jesus again; as it is also written in the second psalm, Thou art   
   my Son, this day have I begotten thee.   
   [34] And as concerning that he raised him up from the dead, now no more to   
   return to corruption, he said on this wise, I will give you the sure mercies   
   of David.   
   [35] Wherefore he saith also in another psalm, Thou shalt not suffer thine   
   Holy One to see corruption.   
   [36] For David, after he had served his own generation by the will of God,   
   fell on sleep, and was laid unto his fathers, and saw corruption:   
   [37] But he, whom God raised again, saw no corruption.   
   [38] Be it known unto you therefore, men and brethren, that through this man   
   is preached unto you the forgiveness of sins:   
   [39] And by him all that believe are justified from all things, from which   
   ye could not be justified by the law of Moses.   
   [40] Beware therefore, lest that come upon you, which is spoken of in the   
   prophets;   
   [41] Behold, ye despisers, and wonder, and perish: for I work a work in your   
   days, a work which ye shall in no wise believe, though a man declare it unto   
   you.   
   [42] And when the Jews were gone out of the synagogue, the Gentiles besought   
   that these words might be preached to them the next sabbath.   
   [43] Now when the congregation was broken up, many of the Jews and religious   
   proselytes followed Paul and Barnabas: who, speaking to them, persuaded them   
   to continue in the grace of God.   
   [44] And the next sabbath day came almost the whole city together to hear   
   the word of God.   
   [45] But when the Jews saw the multitudes, they were filled with envy, and   
   spake against those things which were spoken by Paul, contradicting and   
   blaspheming.   
   [46] Then Paul and Barnabas waxed bold, and said, It was necessary that the   
   word of God should first have been spoken to you: but seeing ye put it from   
   you, and judge yourselves unworthy of everlasting life, lo, we turn to the   
   Gentiles.   
   [47] For so hath the Lord commanded us, saying, I have set thee to be a   
   light of the Gentiles, that thou shouldest be for salvation unto the ends of   
   the earth.   
   [48] And when the Gentiles heard this, they were glad, and glorified the   
   word of the Lord: and as many as were ordained to eternal life believed.   
   [49] And the word of the Lord was published throughout all the region.   
   [50] But the Jews stirred up the devout and honourable women, and the chief   
   men of the city, and raised persecution against Paul and Barnabas, and   
   expelled them out of their coasts.   
   [51] But they shook off the dust of their feet against them, and came unto   
   Iconium.   
   [52] And the disciples were filled with joy, and with the Holy Ghost.   
      
   Acts 14   
      
   Paul and Barnabas in Iconium   
      
   1 (Ac 18:4; 13:46) At Iconium they entered the synagogue of the Jews together   
   and so spoke that a great crowd of both Jews and Greeks believed.   
   2 (Ac 13:50; 13:45) But the unbelieving Jews stirred up the Gentiles   
   and embittered their minds against the brothers.   
   3 (Heb 2:4; Ac 20:32) So they continued there a long time, speaking boldly   
   for the Lord, who bore witness to His gracious word, granting signs   
   and wonders to be done by their hands.   
   4 (Ac 28:24; 14:14) But the people of the city were divided.   
   Some sided with the Jews, and others with the apostles.   
   5 (Ac 14:19) When an assault was planned by both Gentiles and Jews,   
   with their leaders, to attack them and to stone them,   
      
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