PAUL'S FIRST MISSIONARY JOURNEY

ICONIUM

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Ancient Iconium

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Paul and Barnabas appointed the elders in the church.

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Synagogue where Paul preached

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an ancient Iconium coin

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Paul and Barnaba left the Iconium due to the persecution.

                                                  
                                 In Iconium
 
                                  (ACTS 14:1-7)
 
                     In Iconium when Paul and Barnabas went into the Jewish synagogue and spoke in such a way that a large group of both Jews and Greeks believed.But the Jews who refused to believe stirred up the Gentiles and poisoned their minds against the brothers.So they stayed there for a considerable time, speaking out courageously for the Lord, who testified to the message of his grace, granting miraculous signs and wonders to be performed through their hands. But the population of the city was divided; some sided with the Jews, and some with the apostles. When both the Gentiles and the Jews (together with their rulers) made an attempt to mistreat them and stone them, Paul and Barnabas learned about it and fled to the Lycaonian cities of Lystra and Derbe and the surrounding region.