Kingdom Tribulations

Acts 14:19-23

Paul Stoned at Lystra

19 iBut Jews came from Antioch and Iconium, and having persuaded the crowds,jthey stoned Paul and dragged him out of the city, supposing that he was dead. 20 Butwhen the disciples gathered about him, he rose up and entered the city, and on the nextday he went on with Barnabas to Derbe. 21 When they had preached the gospel to thatcity and had kmade many disciples, they returned to Lystra and to Iconium and toAntioch, 22 lstrengthening the souls of the disciples, encouraging them mto continue innthe faith, and saying that othrough many tribulations we must enter the kingdom ofGod. 23 And when they had pappointed qelders for them in every church, with prayerand fasting rthey committed them to the Lord in whom they had believed.

Paul and Barnabas Return to Antioch in Syria

24 Then they passed through Pisidia and came to Pamphylia. 25 And when they hadspoken the word in Perga, they went down to Attalia, 26 and from there they sailed toAntioch, swhere they had been tcommended to the grace of God for the work that theyhad fulfilled. 27 And when they arrived and gathered the church together, uthey declaredall that God had done with them, and vhow he had wopened xa door of faith to theGentiles. 28 And they remained no little time with the disciples.

(ESV)