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When Barnabas and Saul had fulfilled their mission, they returned tofrom">[fn] Jerusalem, bringing with them John who was also called Mark.Acts 13:5,13;">[xr]

While they were worshiping the Lord and fasting, the Holy Spirit said, "Set Barnabas and Saul apart for me to do the work for which I called them."Numbers 8:14; Matthew 9:38; Acts 9:15; 14:26; 22:21; Romans 1:1; 10:15; Galatians 1:15; 2:9; Ephesians 3:7-8; 1 Timothy 2:7; 2 Timothy 1:11; Hebrews 5:4;">[xr]

Then they fasted and prayed, laid their hands on them, and let them go.Acts 6:6;">[xr]

Being sent out by the Holy Spirit, they went to Seleucia and from there sailed to Cyprus.Acts 4:36;">[xr]

They went through the whole island as far as Paphos, where they found a Jewish occult practitioner and false prophet named Bar-Jesus.Acts 8:9;">[xr]

They left Perga and arrived in Antioch in Pisidia. On the Sabbath day they went into the synagogue and sat down.Acts 16:13; 17:2; 18:4;">[xr]

"Then they demanded a king, and for forty years God gave them Saul, the son of Kish, a man of the tribe of Benjamin.1 Samuel 8:5; 10:1;">[xr]

When they had finished doing everything that was written about him, they took him down from the tree and placed him in a tomb.Matthew 27:59; Mark 15:46; Luke 18:31; 23:53; 24:44; John 19:28,30, 36-38;">[xr]

As Paul and BarnabasAs they">[fn] were leaving, the people kept urging them to tell them the same things the next Sabbath.

But when the Jews saw the crowds, they were filled with jealousy and began to object to the statements made by Paul and even to abuse him.Acts 18:6; 1 Peter 4:4; Jude 1:10;">[xr]

When the Gentiles heard this, they began rejoicing and glorifying the word of the Lord. Meanwhile, all who had been destined to eternal life believed,Acts 2:47;">[xr]

So they shook the dust off their feet in protest against them and went to Iconium.Matthew 10:14; Mark 6:11; Luke 9:5; Acts 18:6;">[xr]

In Iconium they went into the Jewish synagogue and spoke in such a way that a great number of both Jews and Greeks believed.

They stayed there a considerable time and continued to speak boldly for the Lord, who kept affirming his word of grace and granting signs and wonders to be done by them.Mark 16:20; Hebrews 2:4;">[xr]

they found out about it and fled to the Lycaonian towns of Lystra and Derbe and to the surrounding territory.Matthew 10:23;">[xr]

When the crowds saw what Paul had done, they shouted in the Lycaonian language, "The gods have become like men and have come down to us!"Acts 8:10; 28:6;">[xr]

They began to call Barnabas Zeus, and Paul Hermes, because he was the main speaker.

But when the apostles Barnabas and Paul heard of it, they tore their clothes and rushed out into the crowd, shouting,Matthew 26:65;">[xr]

But some Jews came from Antioch and Iconium and won the crowds by persuasion. They stoned Paul and dragged him out of the town, thinking he was dead.Acts 13:45; 2 Corinthians 11:25; 2 Timothy 3:11;">[xr]

As they were proclaiming the good news in that city, they discipled a large number of people. Then they went back to Lystra, Iconium, and Antioch,Matthew 28:19;">[xr]