Acts 14 - Summary

At Iconium, Paul and Barnabas speak boldly with signs and wonders, dividing the city until a violent plot forces their flight to Lystra and Derbe. At Lystra, healing a man lame from birth prompts the crowd to acclaim Barnabas as Zeus and Paul as Hermes, with the priest of Zeus bringing oxen for sacrifice until the apostles tear their garments, redirect worship to the living God who made heaven and earth, and barely restrain the crowd. Jews from Antioch and Iconium stone Paul and drag him out as dead, but he rises, returns to the city, and with Barnabas strengthens disciples, appoints elders in every church, and returns to Antioch in Syria reporting all that God had done and how He had opened a door of faith to the Gentiles.