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And when a violent attempt was made by both the Gentiles and Jews, with their rulers, to abuse and stone them,
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they became aware of it and fled to Lystra and Derbe, cities of Lycaonia, and to the surrounding region.
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And they were preaching the gospel there.
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And in Lystra a certain man without strength in his feet was sitting, a cripple from his mother's womb, who had never walked.
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This man heard Paul speaking. Paul, observing him intently and seeing that he had faith to be healed,
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said with a loud voice, "Stand up straight on your feet!" And he leaped and walked.
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Now when the people saw what Paul had done, they raised their voices, saying in the Lycaonian language, "The gods have come down to us in the likeness of men!"
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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,