In Iconium
1At Iconium Paul and Barnabas went as usual into the Jewish synagogue. There they spoke so effectively that a great number of Jews and Greeks believed. 2But the Jews who refused to believe stirred up the other Gentiles and poisoned their minds against the brothers. 3So Paul and Barnabas spent considerable time there, speaking boldly for the Lord, who confirmed the message of his grace by enabling them to perform signs and wonders. 4The people of the city were divided; some sided with the Jews, others with the apostles. 5There was a plot afoot among both Gentiles and Jews, together with their leaders, to ill-treat them and stone them. 6But they found out about it and fled to the Lycaonian cities of Lystra and Derbe and to the surrounding country, 7where they continued to preach the gospel.
In Lystra and Derbe
8In Lystra there sat a man who was lame. He had been that way from birth and had never walked. 9He listened to Paul as he was speaking. Paul looked directly at him, saw that he had faith to be healed 10and called out, ‘Stand up on your feet!’ At that, the man jumped up and began to walk.
11When the crowd saw what Paul had done, they shouted in the Lycaonian language, ‘The gods have come down to us in human form!’ 12Barnabas they called Zeus, and Paul they called Hermes because he was the chief speaker. 13The priest of Zeus, whose temple was just outside the city, brought bulls and wreaths to the city gates because he and the crowd wanted to offer sacrifices to them.
14But when the apostles Barnabas and Paul heard of this, they tore their clothes and rushed out into the crowd, shouting: 15‘Friends, why are you doing this? We too are only human, like you. We are bringing you good news, telling you to turn from these worthless things to the living God, who made the heavens and the earth and the sea and everything in them. 16In the past, he let all nations go their own way. 17Yet he has not left himself without testimony: he has shown kindness by giving you rain from heaven and crops in their seasons; he provides you with plenty of food and fills your hearts with joy.’ 18Even with these words, they had difficulty keeping the crowd from sacrificing to them.
19Then some Jews came from Antioch and Iconium and won the crowd over. They stoned Paul and dragged him outside the city, thinking he was dead. 20But after the disciples had gathered round him, he got up and went back into the city. The next day he and Barnabas left for Derbe.
The return to Antioch in Syria
21They preached the gospel in that city and won a large number of disciples. Then they returned to Lystra, Iconium and Antioch, 22strengthening the disciples and encouraging them to remain true to the faith. ‘We must go through many hardships to enter the kingdom of God,’ they said. 23Paul and Barnabas appointed elders14:23 Or Barnabas ordained elders; or Barnabas had elders elected for them in each church and, with prayer and fasting, committed them to the Lord, in whom they had put their trust. 24After going through Pisidia, they came into Pamphylia, 25and when they had preached the word in Perga, they went down to Attalia.
26From Attalia they sailed back to Antioch, where they had been committed to the grace of God for the work they had now completed. 27On arriving there, they gathered the church together and reported all that God had done through them and how he had opened a door of faith to the Gentiles. 28And they stayed there a long time with the disciples.
Pavao i Barnaba u Ikoniju
1U Ikoniju14:1 Ikonij, Listra i Derba (14:6) bili su gradovi na području današnje Turske. Pavao i Barnaba također uđu u židovsku sinagogu te su propovijedali s takvom silom da je povjerovalo veliko mnoštvo Židova i pogana.14:1 U grčkome: Židova i Grka. 2Ali Židovi koji nisu htjeli poslušati podjare pogane protiv Pavla i Barnabe klevećući ih. 3Apostoli su ipak ondje dugo ostali i hrabro propovijedali o Božjoj milosti. A Bog je potvrđivao njihove riječi dajući da im da čine čudesa i znamenja. 4Žitelji grada podijelili su se. Neki su bili za Židove, drugi za apostole.
5Na koncu pogani i Židovi sa svojim poglavarima navale na njih da ih kamenuju. 6Kad su to doznali, pobjegnu u likaonske gradove Listru i Derbu 7te su ondje navješćivali Radosnu vijest.
Pavao i Barnaba u Listri i Derbi
8U Listri Pavao i Barnaba naiđu na čovjeka hroma od rođenja. Nikada nije hodao. 9Slušao je Pavlovo propovijedanje i Pavao je vidio da vjeruje u iscjeljenje 10pa mu glasno reče: “Ustani!” Čovjek skoči i prohoda.
11Kad je mnoštvo vidjelo što je Pavao učinio, poviče na svojemu likaonskom narječju: “Bogovi u ljudskom obličju sišli su k nama!” 12Zaključili su da je Barnaba grčki bog Zeus, a Pavao Hermes jer je vodio glavnu riječ. 13Iz Zeusova hrama u predgrađu dođe svećenik s bikovima i cvjetnim vijencima te su ih on inarod htjeli žrtvovati apostolima pred gradskim vratima.
14Kad su za to čuli Barnaba i Pavao, razderu svoju odjeću i potrče među narod vičući: 15“Ljudi, što to radite? Mi smo samo smrtnici, jednako kao i vi! Došli smo vam navijestiti Radosnu vijest, da se od tih ispraznosti obratite živomu Bogu koji je stvorio nebo, zemlju, more i sve što je u njima! 16Prije je puštao da svaki narod ide svojim putem, 17ali nikada vas nije ostavljao bez svjedočanstva o sebi. Uvijek je slao dobročinstva s neba: kišu, dobru žetvu, hranu i radost u srca.” 18Ali svejedno su jedva spriječili mnoštvo da im prinese žrtvu.
19Neki Židovi iz Antiohije i Ikonija dođu i podjare svjetinu da kamenuje Pavla. Zatim ga odvuku izvan grada misleći da je mrtav. 20Ali kad su ga okružili vjernici,14:20 U grčkome: učenici. Isto i u 15:23, 36 i 40. Pavao ustane i vrati se u grad. Sutradan ode s Barnabom u Derbu.
Pavao i Barnaba vraćaju se u sirijsku Antiohiju
21Kad su u Derbi navijestili Radosnu vijest i stekli brojne učenike, vrate se u Listru, Ikonij i Antiohiju. 22Ondje su snažili vjernike i ohrabrivali ih da ustraju u vjeri podsjećajući ih da u Božje kraljevstvo treba ući kroz mnoge nevolje. 23Po crkvama su postavljali starješine te su ih, pošto su za njih postili i molili, predavali na brigu Gospodinu u kojega su povjerovali. 24Zatim kroz Pizidiju opet dođu u Pamfiliju. 25U Pergi su opet propovijedali Riječ, a zatim odu u Ataliju.
26Odande na koncu odjedre u sirijsku Antiohiju odakle su i započeli putovanje, povjereni Božjoj milosti za djelo koje su dovršili. 27Kad stignu u Antiohiju, sazovu Crkvu i ispripovijedaju što je Bog sve kroz njih učinio na putu: kako je i poganima otvorio vrata vjere. 28I dugo su ondje ostali s vjernicima.
