Then they passed through Pisidia and came into Pamphylia,

and when they had spoken the word in Perga, they went down to Attalia.

Both the apostles and the elders met together to deliberate about this matter.

The words of the prophets agree with this, as it is written,

Barnabas wanted to bring John called Mark along with them too,

He passed through Syria and Cilicia, strengthening the churches.

The brothers in Lystra and Iconium spoke well of him.

So the churches were being strengthened in the faith and were increasing in number every day.

They caused confusion among the crowd and the city officials who heard these things.

Also some of the Epicurean and Stoic philosophers were conversing with him, and some were asking, “What does this foolish babbler want to say?” Others said, “He seems to be a proclaimer of foreign gods.” (They said this because he was proclaiming the good news about Jesus and the resurrection.)

He addressed both Jews and Greeks in the synagogue every Sabbath, attempting to persuade them.

So he stayed there a year and six months, teaching the word of God among them.

Many of those who had believed came forward, confessing and making their deeds known.

In this way the word of the Lord continued to grow in power and to prevail.

They took the boy home alive and were greatly comforted.

When he had said these things, he knelt down with them all and prayed.

We found a ship crossing over to Phoenicia, went aboard, and put out to sea.

He came to us, took Paul’s belt, tied his own hands and feet with it, and said, “The Holy Spirit says this: ‘This is the way the Jews in Jerusalem will tie up the man whose belt this is, and will hand him over to the Gentiles.’”

shouting, “Men of Israel, help! This is the man who teaches everyone everywhere against our people, our law, and this sanctuary! Furthermore he has brought Greeks into the inner courts of the temple and made this holy place ritually unclean!”

“Brothers and fathers, listen to my defense that I now make to you.”