Acts 14:8-20
In Lystra and Derbe
8In Lystra there sat a man crippled in his feet, who was lame from birth and had never walked. 9He listened to Paul as he was speaking. Paul looked directly at him, saw that he had faith to be healed 10and called out, "Stand up on your feet!" At that, the man jumped up and began to walk.
11When the crowd saw what Paul had done, they shouted in the Lycaonian language, "The gods have come down to us in human form!" 12Barnabas they called Zeus, and Paul they called Hermes because he was the chief speaker. 13The priest of Zeus, whose temple was just outside the city, brought bulls and wreaths to the city gates because he and the crowd wanted to offer sacrifices to them.
14But when the apostles Barnabas and Paul heard of this, they tore their clothes and rushed out into the crowd, shouting: 15"Men, why are you doing this? We too are only men, human like you. We are bringing you good news, telling you to turn from these worthless things to the living God, who made heaven and earth and sea and everything in them. 16In the past, he let all nations go their own way. 17Yet 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." 18Even with these words, they had difficulty keeping the crowd from sacrificing to them.
19Then 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. 20But 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.
Luke tells us about St. Paul's travels to the different cities that he preached in...St. Paul travels to many cities in the Gospel According to Luke...St. Paul writes to many of the people in his New Testament Books in his letters...
When St. Paul was in Lystra, he meets a crippled man... He saw that the crippled man had faith to be healed...St. Paul asks the crippled man to stand on his feet...He does and the lame one begins to walk...St. Paul understands the power of faith and the healing process...
But miracles from God do not necessarily convert one to faith in God and many of the people around call Paul and Barnabas, Hermes and Zeus (Greek gods)...St. Paul and St. Barnabas tear there clothes in sorrow, telling the people that they are only men, human like you (the people of Lystra)...
Then some opposition Jews wins the crowd over and start stoning Paul and Barnabas...St. Paul is hit so bad that they think he is dead...But the disciples gather round St. Paul and he gets up and goes back into the city of Lystra...
We know and learn that even though St. Paul and St. Barnabas who are being righteous, doing good and even performing miracles are persecuted, harmed, an hurt badly by a stoning event by unrighteous men...