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womb, who never had walked. 20 And when they had preached the gospel to
8 This same heard Paul speaking. Who look- that city, and had taught many, they returned
ing upon him, and seeing that he had faith to be again to Lystra, and to Iconium, and to Antioch:
healed, 21 Confirming the souls of the disciples, and
9 Said with a loud voice: Stand upright on thy exhorting them to continue in the faith: and that
feet. And he leaped up, and walked. through many tribulations we must enter into
10 And when the multitudes had seen what the kingdom of God.
Paul had done, they lifted up their voice in the 22 And when they had ordained to them
Lycaonian tongue, saying: The gods are come priests in every church, and had prayed with fast-
down to us in the likeness of men; ing, they commended them to the Lord, in whom
11 And they called Barnabas, Jupiter: but they believed.
Paul, Mercury; because he was chief speaker. 23 And passing through Pisidia, they came
12 The priest also of Jupiter that was before into Pamphylia.
the city, bringing oxen and garlands before the 24 And having spoken the word of the Lord
gate, would have offered sacrifice with the peo- in Perge, they went down into Attalia:
ple. 25 And thence they sailed to Antioch, from
13 Which, when the apostles Barnabas and whence they had been delivered to the grace of
Paul had heard, rending their clothes, they God, unto the work which they accomplished.
leaped out among the people, crying, 26 And when they were come, and had as-
14 And saying: Ye men, why do ye these sembled the church, they related what great
things? We also are mortals, men like unto you, things God had done with them, and how he
preaching to you to be converted from these vain had opened the door of faith to the Gentiles.
things, to the living God, who made the heaven, 27 And they abode no small time with the
and the earth, and the sea, and all things that disciples.
are in them:
15 Who in times past suffered all nations to
walk in their own ways. Chapter 15
16 Nevertheless he left not himself without
testimony, doing good from heaven, giving rains And some coming down from Judea, taught the
and fruitful seasons, filling our hearts with food brethren: That except you be circumcised after
and gladness. the manner of Moses, you cannot be saved.
17 And speaking these things, they scarce re- 2 And when Paul and Barnabas had no small
strained the people from sacrificing to them. contest with them, they determined that Paul
18 Now there came thither certain Jews from and Barnabas, and certain others of the other
Antioch, and Iconium: and persuading the mul- side, should go up to the apostles and priests to
titude, and stoning Paul, drew him out of the Jerusalem about this question.
city, thinking him to be dead. 3 They therefore being brought on their way
19 But as the disciples stood round about him, by the church, passed through Phenice, and
he rose up and entered into the city, and the next Samaria, relating the conversion of the Gentiles;
day he departed with Barnabas to Derbe. and they caused great joy to all the brethren.