Acts 14:9-18

9This man was listening to Paul as he spoke. Paul 1looked at him intently and saw that he had 2faith to be 3made well, 10and he said with a loud voice, “Stand upright on your feet!” 4And the man leaped up and began to walk. 11When the crowds saw what Paul had done, they raised their voice, saying in the 5Lycaonian language, “6The gods have become like men and have come down to us!” 12And they began calling Barnabas, 7Zeus, and Paul, 8Hermes, since he was 9the chief speaker. 13Moreover, the priest of Zeus, whose temple was 10just outside the city, brought oxen and garlands to the gates, and 11wanted to offer sacrifice with the crowds. 14But when 12the apostles Barnabas and Paul heard about it, they 13tore their 14robes and rushed out into the crowd, crying out 15and saying, “Men, why are you doing these things? We are also 15men, of the same nature as you, 16preaching the gospel to you, to turn from these 1718useless things to a 19living God, who 20made the heaven and the earth and the sea, and everything that is in them. 1621In past generations He 22permitted all the 23nations to 24go their own ways; 17yet 25He did not leave Himself without witness, in that He did good and 26gave you rains from heaven and fruitful seasons, 27satisfying your hearts with food and gladness.” 18And even by saying these things, only with difficulty did they restrain the crowds from offering sacrifices to them.