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So they remained for a long time, speaking boldly for the Lord, who testified to the word of his grace by granting signs and wonders to be done through them.
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But the residents of the city were divided; some sided with the Jews, and some with the apostles.
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And when an attempt was made by both Gentiles and Jews, with their rulers, to mistreat them and to stone them,
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the apostles learned of it and fled to Lystra and Derbe, cities of Lycaonia, and to the surrounding country;
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and there they continued proclaiming the good news.
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In Lystra there was a man sitting who could not use his feet and had never walked, for he had been crippled from birth.
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He listened to Paul as he was speaking. And Paul, looking at him intently and seeing that he had faith to be healed,
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said in a loud voice, "Stand upright on your feet." And the man sprang up and began to walk.
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When the crowds saw what Paul had done, they shouted in the Lycaonian language, "The gods have come down to us in human form!"
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Barnabas they called Zeus, and Paul they called Hermes, because he was the chief speaker.
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The priest of Zeus, whose temple was just outside the city, brought oxen and garlands to the gates; he and the crowds wanted to offer sacrifice.