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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.
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While they were at Lystra, Paul and Barnabas came upon a man with crippled feet. He had been that way from birth, so he had never walked. He was sitting
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and listening as Paul preached. Looking straight at him, Paul realized he had faith to be healed.
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So Paul called to him in a loud voice, “Stand up!” And the man jumped to his feet and started walking.
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When the crowd saw what Paul had done, they shouted in their local dialect, “These men are gods in human form!”
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They decided that Barnabas was the Greek god Zeus and that Paul was Hermes, since he was the chief speaker.
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Now the temple of Zeus was located just outside the town. So the priest of the temple and the crowd brought bulls and wreaths of flowers to the town gates, and they prepared to offer sacrifices to the apostles.