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A city in Asia Minor where Paul and Barnabas planted a church — and nearly got stoned
Asia MinorHistorically Verified
Still exists as modern Konya, Turkey. Ancient Greek and Roman writers mention it, and classical remains have been found.
A city in the region of Galatia (modern-day Konya, Turkey) where Paul and Barnabas preached on Paul's first missionary journey. Many believed, but a mob was stirred up against them and they fled to Lystra and Derbe. Paul and Barnabas returned on the way back to encourage the new believers and appoint elders. Paul later referenced the persecutions he endured at Iconium in 2 Timothy.
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Stoned, Left for Dead, Got Up Anyway
Iconium is a city so deeply divided by Paul and Barnabas's preaching that it splits right down the middle — and eventually produces a plot to stone them.
Acts
When Paul Chose Violence (Verbally)
Iconium is the next city Paul and Barnabas head to after being expelled from Pisidian Antioch — the mission doesn't stop, it just relocates, with the disciples left behind already filled with joy.
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