A   And it fortuned in Iconi&ubar;, that they went both together into þe; synagoge of the Iewes, and so spake that a greate multitude bothe of the Iewes, and also of the grekes beleued. But the vnbeleuynge Iewes stered vp, and vnquieted the myndes of the gentyls agaynst the brethren. Long tyme abode they there, and quyt them selues boldely with the helpe of the Lorde, which gaue testimonye vnto the worde of hys grace, ∧ caused signes and wondres to be done by theyr handes. The people of the citie were deuyded: and parte helde with the Iewes, and parte &wt; the Apostles.

B    ^note&rhand; When there was a sault made both of the gentyls, and also of the Iewes with theyr rulars, to put them to shame and to stone them, they were ware of it, and fled vnto Lystra ∧ Darba, cities of Lycaonia, and vnto the regyon that lyeth rounde aboute, and there preached the Gospel. And there sate a certayne m&abar; at Listra weake in hys fete, beyng creple fr&obar; hys mothers wombe, and neuer walked. The same hearde Paule preache. Whiche behelde hym, and perceyued that he had faythe to be whole, and sayed with a loude voyce stande vpryght on the fete. And he sterte vp, ∧ walked. ^noteAnd when the people sawe, what Paule had done, they lyfte vp theyr voyces, saiynge in the speache of Lycaonia: Goddes are come doune to vs in the lykenes of men. And they called Barnabas Iupiter and Paul Mercurius, because he was the preacher. Then Iupiters prieste whiche dwelte before theyr citie, brought oxen and garlandes to the churche porche, and woulde haue done sacrifice with þe; people.

C   But when the Apostles Barnabas ∧ Paul hearde that, they rent theyr clothes, and ran in amonge the people, criynge, and saiynge: Syrs why do ye thys? ^noteWe are mortall men lyke vnto you, and preache vnto you, that ye shoulde turne from these vanities vnto the liuynge God, which made heauen and earthe and the sea, and all that in them is: the whiche in tymes paste suffered all nacyons to walke in theyr owne wayes. Neuerthelesse he lefte not hym selfe without wytnes, in that he shewed hys benefytes, in geuynge vs rayne fr&obar; heauen, and fruteful ceasons, fyllyng our hertes with fode and gladnes. And with these saiynges scace refrayned they the people þt; they had not done sacrifyce vnto them.

D    ^note&rhand; Thyther came certayne Iewes from Antioche and Iconium, and obtayned the peoples consent, and stoned Paul, and drewe him out of the citie, supposyng he had bene dead. ^noteHowbeit as the disciples stode rounde about him, he arose vp, and came into the citie. And þe; next daye, he departed with Barnabas to Derba. After they had preached to that citie, and had taughte manye, they returned agayne to Lystra, and to Iconium and Antioche, and str&ebar;gthed the disciples soules exhortynge them to continue in the faith, ^note affyrmyng that we must thorowe muche tribulacion enter into the k&ibar;gdome of God. And when they had ordeyned them elders by electi&obar; in euery congregacion, and after they had prayed and fasted, they c&obar;mended them to God on whom they beleued. ^noteAnd they wente thorowout Pisidia and came into Pamphilia, and when they had preached the worde of God in Perga, they descended into Attalia, and thence departed by shyppe to Antioche, from whence they were delyuered vnto the grace of god, to the worke which they had fulfylled. When they were come ∧ had gathered the congregation together, they rehearsed all that God had done by them, and how he had opened the dore of fayth to the g&ebar;tyls. And there they abode longe tyme with the discyples.

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