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When they got to Iconium they went, as they always did, to the meeting place of the Jews and gave their message. The Message convinced both Jews and non-Jews - and not just a few, either.
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But the unbelieving Jews worked up a whispering campaign against Paul and Barnabas, sowing mistrust and suspicion in the minds of the people in the street.
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The two apostles were there a long time, speaking freely, openly, and confidently as they presented the clear evidence of God's gifts, God corroborating their work with miracles and wonders.
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But then there was a split in public opinion, some siding with the Jews, some with the apostles.
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One day, learning that both the Jews and non-Jews had been organized by their leaders to beat them up,
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they escaped as best they could to the next towns - Lyconia, Lystra, Derbe, and that neighborhood -