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So they shook the dust from their feet as a sign of rejection and went to the town of Iconium.

While they were at Lystra, Paul and Barnabas came upon a man with crippled feet. He had been that way from birth, so he had never walked. He was sitting

So Paul called to him in a loud voice, "Stand up!" And the man jumped to his feet and started walking.

Now the temple of Zeus was located just outside the town. So the priest of the temple and the crowd brought bulls and wreaths of flowers to the town gates, and they prepared to offer sacrifices to the apostles.

So the apostles and elders met together to resolve this issue.

At the meeting, after a long discussion, Peter stood and addressed them as follows: "Brothers, you all know that God chose me from among you some time ago to preach to the Gentiles so that they could hear the Good News and believe.

So why are you now challenging God by burdening the Gentile believers with a yoke that neither we nor our ancestors were able to bear?

so that the rest of humanity might seek the Lord , including the Gentiles— all those I have called to be mine. The Lord has spoken—

he who made these things known so long ago.'

"And so my judgment is that we should not make it difficult for the Gentiles who are turning to God.

So we decided, having come to complete agreement, to send you official representatives, along with our beloved Barnabas and Paul,

Their disagreement was so sharp that they separated. Barnabas took John Mark with him and sailed for Cyprus.

so Paul wanted him to join them on their journey. In deference to the Jews of the area, he arranged for Timothy to be circumcised before they left, for everyone knew that his father was a Greek.

So the churches were strengthened in their faith and grew larger every day.

So instead, they went on through Mysia to the seaport of Troas.

So we decided to leave for Macedonia at once, having concluded that God was calling us to preach the Good News there.

This went on day after day until Paul got so exasperated that he turned and said to the demon within her, "I command you in the name of Jesus Christ to come out of her." And instantly it left her.

Her masters' hopes of wealth were now shattered, so they grabbed Paul and Silas and dragged them before the authorities at the marketplace.

So the jailer put them into the inner dungeon and clamped their feet in the stocks.

The jailer woke up to see the prison doors wide open. He assumed the prisoners had escaped, so he drew his sword to kill himself.