Derbe
A city in Galatia where Paul preached on his first missionary journey
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A city in the region of Lycaonia in southern Asia Minor. Paul and Barnabas fled here after Paul was stoned and left for dead in Lystra (Acts 14:20). They won many disciples in Derbe. Paul's coworker Gaius was from Derbe (Acts 20:4). Paul revisited the city on his second and third missionary journeys.
Chapters Mentioning Derbe
Acts
Stoned, Left for Dead, Got Up Anyway
Paul and Barnabas are on a missions speedrun — preaching in every city, dodging assassination plots, healing a man who'd never walked, and getting mistaken for literal Greek gods. Then Paul gets stoned nearly to death and just... gets back up the next day. Plot armor? Nah. God armor.
Acts
The Jailbreak That Changed Everything
Paul recruits Timothy, the Holy Spirit literally reroutes the whole mission trip, and then Paul and Silas get beaten and thrown in jail — only to start a worship session so fire that God sends an earthquake to break the chains. The jailer goes from almost ending it all to getting baptized that same night.
Acts
The Kid Who Fell Out the Window and Paul's Final Goodbye
Paul goes on a farewell tour, some kid falls asleep during his sermon and literally falls out a third-story window (he's fine), and then Paul drops one of the most emotional goodbye speeches in the entire Bible. Tissues required.
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