014:015 We also are but men, with natures kindred to your own; and we bring you the Good News that you are to turn from these unreal things, to worship the ever-living God, the Creator of earth and sky and sea and of everything that is in them.
014:016 In times gone by He allowed all the nations to go their own ways;
014:017 and yet by His beneficence He has not left His existence unattested— His beneficence, I mean, in sending you rain from Heaven and fruitful seasons, satisfying your hearts with food and joyfulness."
014:018 Even with words like these they had difficulty in preventing the thronging crowd from offering sacrifices to them.
014:019 But now a party of Jews came from Antioch and Iconium, and,
having won over the crowd, they stoned Paul and dragged him
out of the town, believing him to be dead.
014:020 When, however, the disciples had collected round him,
he rose and went back into the town. The next day he went
with Barnabas to Derbe;
014:021 and, after proclaiming the Good News to the people there
and gaining a large number of converts, they retraced their
steps to Lystra, Iconium, and Antioch.
014:022 Everywhere they strengthened the disciples by encouraging them to hold fast to the faith, and warned them saying, "It is through many afflictions that we must make our way into the Kingdom of God."
014:023 And in every Church, after prayer and fasting, they selected Elders by show of hands, and commended them to the Lord on whom their faith rested.
014:024 Then passing through Pisidia they came into Pamphylia;