Acts 14:21 — Community Reflections

ACTS 14:21 — KING JAMES VERSION 1

“And when they had preached the gospel to that city, and had taught many, they returned again to Lystra, and to Iconium, and Antioch,”

They preached the gospel in that city and won a large number of disciples. Then they returned to Lystra, Iconium and Antioch — the missionaries' revisit to sites of persecution represents remarkable courage and consolidation of nascent communities. Rather than fleeing hostile territory permanently, Paul and Barnabas return to strengthen the disciples, modeling persistence in mission.

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Aisha MbekiNote2mo ago

Disciples Made in Derbe

After being stoned in Lystra and left for dead, Paul gets up and walks right back into the next city. That detail haunted me when I first read it. Most people would leave that region entirely. Paul re...