16. In the past, he let all nations go their own way.
17. Yet he has not left himself without testimony: He has shown kindness by giving you rain from heaven and crops in their seasons; he provides you with plenty of food and fills your hearts with joy."
18. Even with these words, they had difficulty keeping the crowd from sacrificing to them.
19. Then some Jews came from Antioch and Iconium and won the crowd over. They stoned Paul and dragged him outside the city, thinking he was dead.
20. But after the disciples had gathered around him, he got up and went back into the city. The next day he and Barnabas left for Derbe.
21. They preached the gospel in that city and won a large number of disciples. Then they returned to Lystra, Iconium and Antioch,
22. strengthening the disciples and encouraging them to remain true to the faith. "We must go through many hardships to enter the kingdom of God," they said.
23. Paul and Barnabas appointed elders for them in each church and, with prayer and fasting, committed them to the Lord, in whom they had put their trust.