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An Outline Of Acts 14 Contributed by Jonathan Spurlock on Sep 2, 2022 (message contributor) Summary: Acts 14 contains a record of where Paul and Barnabas ministered after they left Cyprus. They worked in Asia Minor, encountering success but also persecution. But no matter what, they never gave up. Introduction: Acts 14 records several events during the first missionary journey of Paul and Barnabas. Some of these events are almost hard to believe but they happened! Once they reached a stopping point, they retraced their steps and returned to Antioch of Syria, reporting all that the Lord had done where they had been. 1 The ministry in Iconium Text: Acts 14:1-7, KJV: 1 And it came to pass in Iconium, that they went both together into the synagogue of the Jews, and so spake, that a great multitude both of the Jews and also of the Greeks believed. 2 But the unbelieving Jews stirred up the Gentiles, and made their minds evil affected against the brethren. 3 Long time therefore abode they speaking boldly in the Lord, which gave testimony unto the word of his grace, and granted signs and wonders to be done by their hands. 4 But the multitude of the city was divided: and part held with the Jews, and part with the apostles. 5 And when there was an assault made both of the Gentiles, and also of the Jews with their rulers, to use them despitefully, and to stone them, 6 They were ware of it, and fled unto Lystra and Derbe, cities of Lycaonia, and unto the region that lieth round about: 7 And there they preached the gospel. Thoughts: --Iconium was several miles east of Pisisdian Antioch but still in what seems to be a desolate place, according to maps or atlases of the area. --As in Pisidian Antioch, there was at least one synagogue of the Jews (Luke only mentions one). Paul and Barnabas went there first. --Luke doesn’t mention how long Paul and Barnabas stayed in Iconium but they were there long enough that “a great multitude” of Jews and Gentiles alike believed the Gospel. --With the Lord’s help, Paul and Barnabas performed “signs and wonders” but Luke does not provide any further information. A study of “signs and wonders” in these early days of the Church might be helpful. --Part of the city’s population “held with the Jews” and the other half, “with the apostles”. This tension, for lack of a better word, eventually led both of these groups to attempt to stone Paul and Barnabas to death. --Blessings to those who got word of this assault to Paul and Barnabas so they could get away from Iconium. Paul and Barnabas made their way to Lystra and Derbe, “cities of Lycaonia” as Luke reports. Once Paul and Barnabas arrived in these new cities, they preached the Gospel. -- Compare this with the first generation of missionaries in Acts 11, who fled Jerusalem and as they went to various places, they preached the Gospel too. 2 The ministry at Lystra A The miracle Text, Acts 14:8-10, KJV: 8 And there sat a certain man at Lystra, impotent in his feet, being a cripple from his mother's womb, who never had walked: 9 The same heard Paul speak: who stedfastly beholding him, and perceiving that he had faith to be healed, 10 Said with a loud voice, Stand upright on thy feet. And he leaped and walked. Thoughts: --“Impotent in his feet” is coupled with “being a cripple from his mother’s womb”. This man had never walked. Luke doesn’t give a further description of the man’s condition. Jonathan’s son Mephibosheth became crippled when his nurse dropped him as they fled for their lives (2 Samuel 4:4) but that implies he could have walked normally before. Other words for people with similar handicaps include “halt” and “maimed (Luke 14:13 and 21, e.g.)” --Paul made eye contact with the man and realized (perceived) the man had faith to be healed. Luke didn’t provide any details as to how Paul knew this one man (there is no record of anyone else).displayed enough faith to be healed. A similar situation took place in John 5 when there were many people with physical problems at the Pool of Siloam waiting for the waters to move. Jesus spoke to one man, and apparently only one man, at the time, providing healing for him. --Paul spoke with a loud voice, telling the man to “Stand upright on your feet!” The man leaped and walked, much like the lame man of Acts 3 and 4, who also was lame from birth but walked, leaped, and praised the Lord (Acts 3:8-10). The difference was this: in Acts 3, Peter reached down and grabbed the man by the hand; here, there was no physical contact, only a verbal command by Paul. B The misunderstanding Text, Acts 14:11- 18, KJV: 11 And when the people saw what Paul had done, they lifted up their voices, saying in the speech of Lycaonia, The gods are come down to us in the likeness of men. 12 And they called Barnabas, Jupiter; and Paul, Mercurius, because he was the chief speaker. 13 Then the priest of Jupiter, which was before their city, brought oxen and garlands unto the gates, and would have done sacrifice with the people. 14 Which when the apostles, Barnabas and Paul, heard of, they rent their clothes, and ran in among the people, crying out, 15 And saying, Sirs, why do ye these things? We also are men of like passions with you, and preach unto you that ye should turn from these vanities unto the living God, which made heaven, and earth, and the sea, and all things that are therein: 16 Who in times past suffered all nations to walk in their own ways. 17 Nevertheless he left not himself without witness, in that he did good, and gave us rain from heaven, and fruitful seasons, filling our hearts with food and gladness. 18 And with these sayings scarce restrained they the people, that they had not done sacrifice unto them. Related Media SermonCentral Preaching Slide SermonCentral Preaching Slide SermonCentral Preaching Slide
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प्रेरित अध्याय 14 पावल र बर्णाबास आइकोनियम शहरमा गए। तिनीहरू यहूदीहरूका सभाघर भित्र पसे (उनिहरूले प्रत्येक शहरमा गरे जस्तै) तिनीहरूले यस्तो प्रकारले बोले कि धेरै यहूदीहरू अनि गैर-यहूदीहरूले उनीहरूले भनेका कुरामा विश्वास गरे। 2 तर केही यहूदीहरूले विश्वास गरेनन्।। ती यहूदीहरूले गैर-यहूदीहरूलाई उक्साए अनि विश्वासीहरूको बिरुद्ध कुभावना सृष्टि गरे। 3 तब पावल र बर्णाबास आइकोनियममा लामो समय सम्म बसे र प्रभुको विषयमा निडर भई प्रचार गरे। तिनीहरूले परमेश्वरको दयाको प्रचार गरे। अनि प्रभुले तिनीहरूलाई चमत्कारहरू र आश्चर्यमय कुराहरू गर्ने शक्ति दिनु भएर तिनीहरूका सन्देश प्रमाणित गर्नुभयो। 4 कतिपय मानिसहरू यहूदीहरूका पक्षमा थिए, जब अन्य मानिसहरू पावल यहूदीहरूका पक्षमा थिए। यसरी त्यो शहरका मानिसहरू दुइ भागमा बाँडिए। 5 कतिपय गैर-यहूदीहरू, कतिपय यहूदीहरू अनि यहूदीहरूका अगुवाहरूले पावल र वर्णाबासलाई हानि पुर्याउने प्रयास गरे। तिनीहरूले उनीहरूलाई ढुङ्गाले हिर्काएर मार्न चाहन्थे। 6 जब पावल र बर्णाबासले त्यस्तो षडयन्त्रहरू थाहा पाए तिनीहरूले त्यो शहर छोडे अनि लाइकाओनियाका लिस्त्रा अनि डर्बी शहरहरू र त्यसका वरिपरिका क्षेत्रहरू तर्फ गए। 7 तिनीहरूले त्यहाँ पनि सुसमाचार प्रचार गरे। 8 लिस्त्रामा एकजना लङ्गडो मानिस थियो। उ जन्मै देखि लङ्गडो थियो अनि कहिले पनि हिंडेको थिएन। 9 उसले पावलले भनेका कुराहरू सुन्यो। पावलले उसलाई सोझै हेरे अनि यो थाहा पाए कि उसमा जति हुन्छु भन्ने प्रशस्त विश्वास थियो। 10 यसर्थ पावल जोडले चिच्याए, “आफ्नो खुट्टामा उभि!” त्यो मानिस उफ्रियो र वरिपरि हिंडन थाल्यो। 11 जब पावलले जे गरे त्यो मानिसहरूले देखे तिनीहरू लाइकाओनिया भाषामा चिच्याए। तिनीहरूले भने, “देवताहरू मानिसहरू जस्तै भएका छन् अनि तिनीहरू हामीकहाँ आएका छन्!” 12 मानिसहरूले बर्णाबासलाई “जिउस”र पावललाई “हर्मेस”भन्न लागे किनभने उनी प्रमुख वक्ता थिए। 13 जिउसको मन्दिर शहरको नजिकमा थियो। त्यस मन्दिरका पूजाहारीले शहरका द्वारहरूमा केही साँढेहरू अनि फूलका मालाहरू ल्याए। त्यो पूजाहारी र त्यहाँ बस्ने मानिसहरूले पावल र बर्णाबासलाई बलि अर्पण गर्न चाहन्थे। 14 तर जब ती प्रेरितहरू पावल र बर्णाबासले त्यस्तो कुरा थाह पाए, तिनीहरूले आफ्नै लुगाहरू च्याते।मानिसहरू तिर दौडे अनि चिच्याएः 15 “हे मानिसहरू हो! तिमीहरूले किन यसो गरिरेहछौ? हामी देवताहरू होइनौ! हामी तिमीहरू जस्तै मानिसहरू मात्र हौ! हामी तिमीहरूलाई सुसमाचार भन्न आयौं ताकि तिमीहरू यस्ता बेकारका कुराहरूबाट हट्न सक्छौ अनि जीवित परमेश्वर तर्फ र्फकन्छौ। उहाँ नै एक हुनुहन्छ जसले आकाश, पृथ्वी, समूद्र अनि यिनीहरूमा भएका हरेक थोक बनाउनु भयो। 16 बितेका दिनहरूमा उहाँले सबै जातिहरूलाई आफ्नो इच्छा अनुसार बाँच्न दिनुभयो 17 तर पमेश्वरले गर्नु भएको कार्यले उहाँको वास्तविकताको प्रमाण गर्यो। उहाँले तिमीहरूका लागि असल कामहरू गर्नुभयो उहाँले तिमीहरूलाई आकाशबाट वर्षा दिनुभयो। उहाँले ठीक समयमा नै तिमीहरूलाई फसल दिनुभयो। उहाँले तिमीहरूलाई प्रशस्त आहार दिनुभयो र साथै तिमीहरूका हृदय आनन्दले परिपूर्ण पारिदिनु भयो।” 18 पावल र बर्णाबारले तिनीहरूलाई ती कुराहरू भने। तरै पनि तिनीहरूले ती भीडलाई तिनीहरूको बलिहरू अर्पण गर्न नदिनलाई निकै संर्घष गर्नु पर्यो। 19 त्यसपछि एन्टिओक र आइकोनियमाबाट केही यहूदीहरू आए। तिनीहरूले पावल र बर्णाबासको विरुद्ध मानिसहरूलाई भडकाए अनि त्यसैकारणले तिनीहरूले पावलमाथि ढुङ्गा होने र शहरदेखि बाहिर तानी निकाले । मानसिहरूले पावललाई मारियो भनी सोचे। 20 येशूका चेलाहरू (विश्वासीहरू) पावलको वरिपरि जम्मा भए। अनि उनी उठे र शहरतिर र्फकिए। अर्कोदिन उनी र बर्णाबसले त्यो शहर छाडे अनि डर्बी तिर लागे। 21 पावल र बर्णाबसले डर्बीमा सुसमाचार प्रचार गरे। धेरै मानिसहरू येशूका चेला भए। पावल र बर्णाबास लिस्त्रा, आइकोनियम र एन्टिओक शहर तिर र्फकिए। 22 ती शहरहरूमा तिनीहरूले चेलाहरूलाई आत्मिकरूपले पराक्रमी तुल्याए। तिनीहरूले उनीहरूलाई विश्वासमा दृढ रहन सहायता गरे। तिनीहरूले भने, “हामी परमेश्वरको राज्यमा अनेक यातनासहेर प्रवेश गर्नु पर्छ।” 23 तिनीहरूले हरेक मण्डलीको निम्ति अग्रजहरू नियुक्त गरे। तिनीहरूले ती अग्रजहरूका निम्ति उपवास र प्रार्थना गरे। ती अग्रजहरूले प्रभुमा आफ्ना विश्वास सुम्पे अनि यसैकारणले पावल र बर्णाबासले तिनहरूलाई उहाँको देखरेखमा छाडे। 24 पावल र बर्णाबास पिसिदिया देश भएर प्यामफिलिया भन्ने देशमा आए। 25 तिनीहरूले सन्देश पर्गा शहरमा प्रचार गरे अनि अटालिया भन्ने शहर तर्फ गए। 26 अनि त्यहाँबाट समूद्र यात्रा गरेर तिनीहरू सिरिया अन्तर्गत एन्टिओकतिर गए। यही एउटा शहर हो जहाँ विश्वासीहरूलाई परमेश्वरको अनुग्रहमा सुम्पिएर यो काम गर्न पठाए। अब तिनीहरूले त्यो काम सिद्धयाएका थिए। 27 जब पावल र बर्णाबास त्यहाँ आईपुगे तिनीहरूले मण्डलीका सदस्यहरूको एउटा सभा बोलाए। परमेश्वरले तिनीहरूसंग जे गर्नु भयो सो वृतान्त तिनीहरूले विश्वासीहरूलाई बताइदिए। तिनीहरूले भने, “परमेश्वरले ढोका उघारिदिनु भयो ताकि अन्य जातिहरूले पनि विश्वास गर्न सकुन्! 28 पावल अनि बर्णाबास चेलाहरूसित धेरै लामो समय सम्म एण्टिओकमा बसे।