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and saying, "Men, why are you doingthesethings? We are also1men of the samenature as you, and 2preach the gospel to you that you should turn from these3vainthings to a 4livingGod, 5WHOMADE THE HEAVEN AND THE EARTH AND THE SEA AND ALL THAT IS IN THEM.
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"In the generationsgone by He 6permittedall the nations to 7go their own ways;
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and yet8He did not leaveHimselfwithoutwitness, in that He didgood and 9gave you rains from heaven and fruitfulseasons, satisfying your hearts with food and gladness."
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Even sayingthesethings, with difficulty they restrained the crowds from offeringsacrifice to them.
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But 10Jewscame from 11Antioch and 12Iconium, and having wonover the crowds, they 13stonedPaul and dragged him out of the city, supposing him to be dead.
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But while 14the disciplesstoodaround him, he got up and entered the city. The nextday he wentaway with Barnabas to 15Derbe.
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After they had 16preached the gospel to that city and had 17mademanydisciples, they returned to 18Lystra and to 19Iconium and to 20Antioch,
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strengthening the souls of 21the disciples, encouraging them to continue in 22the faith, and saying, "23Throughmanytribulations we mustenter the kingdom of God."
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When 24they had appointed25elders for them in everychurch, having 26prayed with fasting, they 27commended them to the Lord in whom they had believed.
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They passedthrough28Pisidia and came into 29Pamphylia.
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When they had spoken the word in 30Perga, they wentdown to Attalia.