Summary
In Iconium Paul and Barnabas spoke in the synagogue, drawing many Jews and Greeks to faith, but the unbelieving Jews stirred opposition and the city split into factions. After facing a violent assault, the apostles fled to Lystra and Derbe, where Paul healed a cripple, leading locals to mistakenly worship them as gods. A priest offered sacrifices, but the apostles called for turning to the living God. Jews from Antioch and Iconium later stoned Paul; he miraculously rose and returned to the city. They continued preaching in Lystra, Iconium, and Antioch, ordained elders, prayed and fasted, then traveled through Pisidia, Pamphylia, Perga, and Attalia before returning to Antioch to celebrate God’s grace and the opening of the Gentile churches.