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And Barnabas they called Zeus, and Paul, Hermes, because he was the chief speaker.
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Then the priest of Zeus, whose temple was in front of their city, brought oxen and garlands to the gates, intending to sacrifice with the multitudes.
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But when the apostles Barnabas and Paul heard this, they tore their clothes and ran in among the multitude, crying out
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and saying, "Men, why are you doing these things? We also are men with the same nature as you, and preach to you that you should turn from these useless things to the living God, who made the heaven, the earth, the sea, and all things that are in them,
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who in bygone generations allowed all nations to walk in their own ways.
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Nevertheless He did not leave Himself without witness, in that He did good, gave us rain from heaven and fruitful seasons, filling our hearts with food and gladness."
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And with these sayings they could scarcely restrain the multitudes from sacrificing to them.
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Then Jews from Antioch and Iconium came there; and having persuaded the multitudes, they stoned Paul and dragged him out of the city, supposing him to be dead.
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However, when the disciples gathered around him, he rose up and went into the city. And the next day he departed with Barnabas to Derbe.
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And when they had preached the gospel to that city and made many disciples, they returned to Lystra, Iconium, and Antioch,
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strengthening the souls of the disciples, exhorting them to continue in the faith, and saying, "We must through many tribulations enter the kingdom of God."