Acts 14
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New American Standard Bible 1995

Acts 14:13-16

13The priest of Zeus, whose temple was 1just outside the city, brought oxen and garlands to the gates, and 2wanted to offer sacrifice with the crowds.

14But when 3the apostles Barnabas and Paul heard of it, they 4tore their 5robes and rushed out into the crowd, crying out

15and saying, “Men, why are you doing these things? We are also 6men of the same nature as you, and 7preach the gospel to you that you should turn from these 89vain things to a 10living God, 11who made the heaven and the earth and the sea and all that is in them.

1612In the generations gone by He 13permitted all the 14nations to 15go their own ways;

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Notes

  1. 1. Acts 14:13 Lit in front of ↩
  2. 2. Acts 14:13 Dan 2:46 ↩
  3. 3. Acts 14:14 Acts 14:4 ↩
  4. 4. Acts 14:14 Num 14:6; Matt 26:65; Mark 14:63 ↩
  5. 5. Acts 14:14 Or outer garments ↩
  6. 6. Acts 14:15 Acts 10:26; James 5:17 ↩
  7. 7. Acts 14:15 Acts 13:32; 14:7, 21 ↩
  8. 8. Acts 14:15 I.e. idols ↩
  9. 9. Acts 14:15 Deut 32:21; 1 Sam 12:21; Jer 8:19; 14:22; 1 Cor 8:4 ↩
  10. 10. Acts 14:15 Matt 16:16 ↩
  11. 11. Acts 14:15 Ex 20:11; Ps 146:6; Acts 4:24; 17:24; Rev 14:7 ↩
  12. 12. Acts 14:16 Lit Who in the generations gone by permitted ↩
  13. 13. Acts 14:16 Acts 17:30 ↩
  14. 14. Acts 14:16 Or Gentiles ↩
  15. 15. Acts 14:16 Ps 81:12; Mic 4:5 ↩

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