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The same thing happened in Iconium. Paul and Barnabas went to the Jewish synagogue and preached with such power that a great number of both Jews and Greeks became believers.
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Some of the Jews, however, spurned God’s message and poisoned the minds of the Gentiles against Paul and Barnabas.
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But the apostles stayed there a long time, preaching boldly about the grace of the Lord. And the Lord proved their message was true by giving them power to do miraculous signs and wonders.
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But the people of the town were divided in their opinion about them. Some sided with the Jews, and some with the apostles.
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Then a mob of Gentiles and Jews, along with their leaders, decided to attack and stone them.
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When the apostles learned of it, they fled to the region of Lycaonia—to the towns of Lystra and Derbe and the surrounding area.