[19] Then Jews from Antioch and Iconium came there; and having persuaded the multitudes, they stoned Paul [and] dragged [him] out of the city, supposing him to be dead. [20] However, when the disciples gathered around him, he rose up and went into the city. And the next day he departed with Barnabas to Derbe. [21] And when they had preached the gospel to that city and made many disciples, they returned to Lystra, Iconium, and Antioch [22] strengthening the souls of the disciples, exhorting [them] to continue in the faith, and [saying], "We must through many tribulations enter the kingdom of God."1
Endnotes:
1. | Acts 14:19-22, NKJV |
2. | http://www.biblecharts.org/newtestaament/paulsfirstmissionaryjourney.pdf |
3. | The first missionary journey ended in A.D. 48, the letter of 2nd Corinthians was written in A.D. 55-56. |
4. | Ref-0617, #2505 |
5. | Ref-1376, - |
6. | Ref-1375, 326 |
7. | Ref-1375, 326 |
8. | Ref-1375, 323 |
9. | http://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/pakistani-christians-burned-alive-were-attacked-1-200-people-kin-n243386 |
10. | Believers are overcomers through Christ: 1Cor. 15:57; Rom. 8:37; 1Jn. 5:4-5; Rev. 2:7,11,17,26; 3:5,12,21; 12:11; 21:7. |
Sources:
Acts 14:19-22 | Unless indicated otherwise, all Scripture references are from the New King James Version, copyright © 1982 by Thomas Nelson, Inc. Used by permission. All rights reserved. |
Ref-0617 | James Swanson, Dictionary of Biblical Languages With Semantic Domains : Greek (New Testament), electronic ed. (Oak Harbor: Logos Research Systems, Inc., 1997). |
Ref-1375 | John Foxe, Harold J. Chadwick, The New Foxe's Book of Martyrs (North Brunswick, NJ: Bridge-Logos Publishers, 1997). ISBN:0-88270-672-1d. |
Ref-1376 | dc Talk, Voice of the Martyrs, Jesus Freaks (Tulsa, OK: Albury Publishing, 1999). ISBN:1-57778-072-8e. |