Acts 14:8-18
1599 Geneva Bible
8 ¶ [a]Now there sat a certain man at Lystra, impotent in his feet, which was a cripple from his mother’s womb, who had never walked.
9 He heard Paul speak: who beholding him and perceiving that he had faith to be healed,
10 Said with a loud voice, Stand upright on thy feet. And he leaped up, and walked.
11 Then when the people saw what Paul had done, they lifted up their voices, saying in the speech of Lycaonia, Gods are come down to us in the likeness of men.
12 And they called Barnabas, Jupiter: and Paul Mercurius, because he was the chief speaker.
13 Then Jupiter’s Priest, which was before their city, brought bulls with garlands unto the [b]gates, and would have sacrificed with the people.
14 But when the Apostles, Barnabas and Paul heard it, they rent their clothes, and ran in among the people, crying,
15 [c]And saying, O men, why do ye these things? We are even men subject to the [d]like passions that ye be, and preach unto you, that ye should turn from these [e]vain things unto the living God, (A)which made heaven and earth, and the sea, and all things that in them are:
16 [f]Who in times past (B)[g]suffered all the Gentiles to walk in their own ways.
17 Nevertheless, he left not himself without witness, in that he did good and gave us rain from heaven, and fruitful seasons, filling our hearts with food, and gladness.
18 And speaking these things, scarce appeased they the multitude, that they had not sacrificed unto them.
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- Acts 14:8 It is an old subtlety of the devil, either to cause the faithful servants of God to be banished at once, or to be worshipped for idols: and that chiefly taking occasion by miracles wrought by them.
- Acts 14:13 Of the house where Paul and Barnabas were.
- Acts 14:15 That is also called idolatry, which giveth to creatures, be they never so holy and excellent, that which is proper to the only one God, that is invocation or calling upon.
- Acts 14:15 Men, as ye are, and partakers of the selfsame nature of man as you.
- Acts 14:15 He calleth idols vain things, after the manner of the Hebrews.
- Acts 14:16 Custom, be it never so old, doth not excuse the idolaters.
- Acts 14:16 Suffered them to live as they listed, prescribing and appointing them no kind of religion.
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