What did Paul do after he was stoned at Derbe?
After being stoned and left for dead, Paul rose up without outside help, returned to the city, and the next day departed from Derbe with Barnabas to the next place. The context also associates this time with his being caught up to the third heaven.
Les teaches that Paul was stoned at Lystra, dragged out of the city, and supposed dead. The ancients were not stupid; they had a good idea whether life remained, so for all practical purposes Saul was put to death. But it was miraculous: after some hours, with his disciples probably in a dither, he suddenly stood up without any outside help. He rose up and came back into the city, and the next day he left Derbe with Barnabas and went on to the next place. Les ties this chronologically to II Corinthians, suggesting Paul was caught up to the third heaven. Whether in the body or out of the body, Les thinks he was out of the body, the body lying outside Derbe having been stoned, while his soul and spirit took flight.
Howbeit, as the disciples stood round about him, he rose up, and came into the city: and the next day he departed with Barnabas to Derbe.
More Questions
What is miraculous about Paul getting up after being stoned in Acts 14:20?
Paul's rising after the stoning is miraculous, and we do not know how many hours he lay there while his fellow believers were in a dither about what to do.
How long did Paul lie outside Lystra before he got up?
Paul's rising is miraculous, but we do not know how many hours he lay there while his fellow believers were probably in a dither about what to do.