Acts 14
In Iconium, Paulos and Barnabasos preach in the synagogue, leading many Ioudaioi and Hellenes to believe, but face opposition from apistoi Ioudaioi who stir up Gentiles; the Lord confirms their bold kerygma with semeia and terata, yet persecution forces them to flee to Lykaonia (Lystra, Derbe).[1][2] In Lystra, Paulos heals a congenital paralytic, prompting the crowd to acclaim Barnabasos as Zeus and Paulos as Hermes and prepare sacrifices, but the apostles tear their garments, rejecting deification and proclaiming euangelion to turn from mataia to the zōn Theos who made ouranos, gē, thalassa, and all ta en autois, who in past generations let ethne walk in their ways but testified through benevolence; later, Ioudaioi from Antiocheia and Ikonion stone Paulos, leaving him for dead, but he rises and they preach in Derbe before returning to strengthen ekklēsiai.[1][2]