Mission to Iconium
Early Church · Draft · BSB
Content revision: e9817c7ea415ed1a · No editorial review date recorded
Date: c. AD 46–48
At Iconium a great number of Jews and Greeks believe, but the city is divided. When a plot forms to mistreat and stone them, the apostles flee.
Primary Scripture
14:1 At Iconium, Paul and Barnabas went as usual into the Jewish synagogue, where they spoke so well that a great number of Jews and Greeks believed.
14:2 But the unbelieving Jews stirred up the Gentiles and poisoned their minds against the brothers.
14:3 So Paul and Barnabas spent considerable time there, speaking boldly for the Lord, who affirmed the message of His grace by enabling them to perform signs and wonders.
14:4 The people of the city were divided. Some sided with the Jews, and others with the apostles.
14:5 But when the Gentiles and Jews, together with their rulers, set out to mistreat and stone them,
Location evidence
Event map marker: Identified site; [longitude, latitude] = [32.49426, 37.88353]. This is a teaching marker, not an exact event venue.
Iconium: Identified site. Coordinates [longitude, latitude]: [32.49426, 37.88353]. Classification source: rule.
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Interpretation and reuse
Narrative order is a reading arrangement, not a proven chronology. Dates retain their stated uncertainty. An identified locality does not establish the exact venue or prove an event. Region extents and routes are illustrative, not surveyed boundaries or ancient roads. Draft material has not completed editorial review.
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