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When the apostles learned about it, they fled to the cities of Lystra and Derbe in Lycaonia and to the surrounding territory.
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There they preached the Good News.
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In Lystra there was a crippled man who had been lame from birth and had never been able to walk.
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He sat there and listened to Paul's words. Paul saw that he believed and could be healed, so he looked straight at him
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and said in a loud voice, "Stand up straight on your feet!" The man jumped up and started walking around.
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When the crowds saw what Paul had done, they started shouting in their own Lycaonian language, "The gods have become like men and have come down to us!"
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They gave Barnabas the name Zeus, and Paul the name Hermes, because he was the chief speaker.
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The priest of the god Zeus, whose temple stood just outside the town, brought bulls and flowers to the gate, for he and the crowds wanted to offer sacrifice to the apostles.
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When Barnabas and Paul heard what they were about to do, they tore their clothes and ran into the middle of the crowd, shouting,
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"Why are you doing this? We ourselves are only human beings like you! We are here to announce the Good News, to turn you away from these worthless things to the living God, who made heaven, earth, sea, and all that is in them.
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In the past he allowed all people to go their own way.