Acts 14:18

Acts 14:18 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And with these sayings scarce restrained they the people, that they had not done sacrifice unto them.
• New International Version (NIV)Even with these words, they had difficulty keeping the crowd from sacrificing to them.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Even with these words they scarcely restrained the people from offering sacrifice to them.
• New King James Version (NKJV)And with these sayings they could scarcely restrain the multitudes from sacrificing to them.

Context of Acts 14:18

16In the past God allowed all people to live as they pleased. 17Yet, by doing good, he has given evidence of his existence. He gives you rain from heaven and crops in their seasons. He fills you with food and your lives with happiness.” Although Paul and Barnabas said these things, they hardly kept the crowd from sacrificing to them. 19However, Jews from the cities of Antioch and Iconium arrived in Lystra and won the people over. They tried to stone Paul to death and dragged him out of the city when they thought that he was dead. 20But when the disciples gathered around him, he got up and went back into the city. The next day Paul and Barnabas left for the city of Derbe.

Acts 14:18 word by word

καὶ ταῦτα λέγοντες μόλις κατέπαυσαν τοὺς ὄχλους τοῦ μὴ θύειν αὐτοῖς.¶Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Andκαίkai · andG2532
• with theseοὗτοςhoutos houtoi hautē hautai · this/he/she/itG3778
• sayingsλέγωlegō · to sayG3004
• scarceμόλιςmolis · hardlyG3433
• restrained theyκαταπαύωkatapauō · to keep fromG2664
• the peopleὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• the peopleὄχλοςochlos · crowdG3793
• that they hadθύωthuō · to sacrificeG2380
• notμήmē · notG3361
• unto themαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846

Cross-references for Acts 14:18

• Genesis 11:6The Lord said, “They are one people with one language. This is only the beginning of what they will do! Now nothing they plan to do will be too difficult for them.
• Genesis 19:9But the men yelled, “Get out of the way! This man came here to stay awhile. Now he wants to be our judge! We’re going to treat you worse than those men.” They pushed hard against Lot and lunged forward to break down the door.
• Exodus 32:21Moses asked Aaron, “What did these people do to you that you encouraged them to commit such a serious sin?”
• Jeremiah 44:16“We won’t listen to the message that you have spoken to us in the Lord’s name.
• John 6:15Jesus realized that the people intended to take him by force and make him king. So he returned to the mountain by himself.

Commentaries on Acts 14:18

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 18And with these sayings - With these arguments. Scarce restrained they the people - They were so fully satisfied that the gods had appeared, and were so full of zeal to do them honor.Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 8-18Verses 8-18 All things are possible to those that believe. When we have faith, that most precious gift of God, we shall be delivered from the spiritual helplessness in which we were born, and from the dominion of sinful habits since formed; we shall be made able to stand upright and walk cheerfully in the ways of the Lord. When Christ, the Son of God, appeared in the likeness of men, and did many miracles, men were so far from doing sacrifice to him, that…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 13-18The apostles opposed the people's worship of idols and their attempt to offer sacrifices to them. They directed the people's worship to the living God. The apostles were representatives of God as they shared the good news of the Christian message.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 14-1814-18. when ... Barnabas and Paul heard--Barnabas is put first here, apparently as having been styled the "Jupiter" of the company. they rent their clothes and ran in--rather (according to the true reading), "ran forth." among the people, crying out ... Sirs, why do ye these things?--This was something more than that abhorrence of idolatry which took possession of the Jews as a nation from the time of the Babylonish captivity: it was that delicate…Read the comment

Topics related to Acts 14:18

• Barnabas
• Homage
• Lycaonia
• Lystra
• Minister, Christian
• Paul
• Zeal, Religious

In the dictionaries

• Confirm
• Cripple
• Raise
• Unbelieving
• Acts of the Apostles
• Galatians, Epistle to the
• Lois
• Paul, the Apostle

Commentaries on Acts 14

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings