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
Mistaken for Gods, Left for Dead
Paul and Barnabas keep pushing forward — healing a man who's never walked, getting mistaken for Greek gods, and surviving a stoning that should have killed Paul. Through it all, they plant churches, appoint leaders, and prove that the gospel doesn't stop just because the opposition gets violent.
Acts
The Longest Sermon and the Last Goodbye
Paul travels through Greece and Turkey saying goodbye to churches he built from scratch. Along the way, a teenager falls out a window during a late-night sermon (and lives), and Paul delivers a farewell speech that breaks the room open — knowing he'll never see these people again.
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