21 They preached the good message in Derbai, and after giving further training to many of them, they returned to Lustra and Ikonion and Antiokeia. 22 There they strengthened the faith of the believers—encouraging them to continue believing and to expect that it’s normal to endure a lot of suffering on the path to God’s kingdom. 23 They appointed some elders for each assembly, then they fasted and prayed for the elders—asking the master that they believed in to look after them.

24 After passing through Pisidia, they arrived at Pamfulia 25 and after teaching the master’s message in Pergai, they went down to the coastal city of Atalia. 26 From there, they sailed back to Arami (Syrian) Antiokeia where the congregation had prayed for God’s grace to be with them[ref] for the work they had just fulfilled.

27 So when they arrived, they gathered the assembly together there and shared about what God had done with them and how he had opened up the door of faith to the non-Jews. 28 Then they stayed on with them there for quite a while.