Acts 14
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Acts 14:12-28

12And they began callingG2564 BarnabasG921, 1ZeusG2203, and PaulG3972, 2HermesG2060, sinceG1894 he was 3the chiefG2233 speakerG3056. 13MoreoverG5037, the priestG2409 of ZeusG2203, whose temple was 4justG4253 outsideG4253 the cityG4172, broughtG5342 oxenG5022 and garlandsG4725 to the gatesG4440, and 5wantedG2309 to offerG2380 sacrificeG2380 with the crowdsG3793. 14But when 6the apostlesG652 BarnabasG921 and PaulG3972 heardG191 about it, they 7toreG1284 their 8robesG2440 and rushedG1601 outG1601 into the crowdG3793, cryingG2896 outG2896 15and sayingG3004, “MenG435, whyG5101 are you doingG4160 theseG3778 thingsG3778? We are alsoG2532 9menG444, of the sameG3663 natureG3663 as you, 10preachingG2097 the gospelG2097 to you, to turnG1994 from theseG3778 1112uselessG3152 thingsG3152 to a 13livingG2198 GodG2316, who 14madeG4160 the heavenG3772 and the earthG1093 and the seaG2281, and everythingG3956 that is in them. 1615In pastG3944 generationsG1074 He 16permittedG1439 allG3956 the 17nationsG1484 to 18goG4198 their own waysG3598; 17yetG2543 19He did not leaveG863 HimselfG848 withoutG267 witnessG267, in that He didG19 goodG19 and 20gaveG1325 you rainsG5205 from heavenG3771 and fruitfulG2593 seasonsG2540, 21satisfyingG1705 your heartsG2588 with foodG5160 and gladnessG2167.” 18And even by sayingG3004 theseG3778 thingsG3778, only with difficultyG3433 did they restrainG2664 the crowdsG3793 from offeringG2380 sacrificesG2380 to them.

19But 22JewsG2453 cameG1904 from 23AntiochG490 and 24IconiumG2430, and having wonG3982 overG3982 the crowdsG3793, they 25stonedG3034 PaulG3972 and draggedG4951 him out of the cityG4172, thinkingG3543 that he was deadG2348. 20But while 26the disciplesG3101 stoodG2944 aroundG2944 him, he gotG450 upG450 and enteredG1525 the cityG4172. The nextG1887 dayG1887 he leftG1831 with BarnabasG921 for 27DerbeG1191. 21And after they had 28preachedG2097 the gospelG2097 to that cityG4172 and had 29madeG3100 a goodG2425 numberG2425 of disciplesG3100, they returnedG5290 to 30LystraG3082, to 31IconiumG2430, and to 32AntiochG490, 22strengtheningG1991 the soulsG5590 of 33the disciplesG3101, encouragingG3870 them to continueG1696 in 34the faithG4102, and saying, “35It is throughG1223 manyG4183 tribulationsG2347 that we mustG1163 enterG1525 the kingdomG932 of GodG2316.” 23When 36they had appointedG5500 37eldersG4245 for them in everyG2596 churchG1577, having 38prayedG4336 with fastingG3521, they 39entrustedG3908 them to the LordG2962 in whomG3739 they had believedG4100.

24They passedG1330 throughG1330 40PisidiaG4099 and cameG2064 into 41PamphyliaG3828. 25When they had spokenG2980 the wordG3056 in 42PergaG4011, they wentG2597 downG2597 to AttaliaG825. 26FromG2547 thereG2547 they sailedG636 to 43AntiochG490, 44whereG3606 they had beenG1510 45entrustedG3860 to the graceG5485 of GodG2316 for the workG2041 that they had 46accomplishedG4137. 27When they had arrivedG3854 and gatheredG4863 the churchG1577 togetherG4863, they began to 47reportG312 allG3745 the thingsG3745 thatG3745 GodG2316 had doneG4160 with them and 48howG3754 He had openedG455 a 49doorG2374 of faithG4102 to the GentilesG1484. 28And they spentG1304 50a longG3756G3641 timeG5550 with 51the disciplesG3101.

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Notes

  1. 1. Acts 14:12 In Lat Jupiter, the chief pagan god of Rome ↩
  2. 2. Acts 14:12 In Lat Mercury, considered the messenger or spokesman for the pagan gods of Rome ↩
  3. 3. Acts 14:12 Lit the leader of the speaking ↩
  4. 4. Acts 14:13 Lit in front of ↩
  5. 5. Acts 14:13 Dan 2:46 ↩
  6. 6. Acts 14:14 Acts 14:4 ↩
  7. 7. Acts 14:14 Num 14:6; Matt 26:65; Mark 14:63 ↩
  8. 8. Acts 14:14 Or outer garments ↩
  9. 9. Acts 14:15 Acts 10:26; James 5:17 ↩
  10. 10. Acts 14:15 Acts 13:32; 14:7, 21 ↩
  11. 11. Acts 14:15 I.e., idols ↩
  12. 12. Acts 14:15 Deut 32:21; 1 Sam 12:21; Jer 8:19; 14:22; 1 Cor 8:4 ↩
  13. 13. Acts 14:15 Matt 16:16 ↩
  14. 14. Acts 14:15 Ex 20:11; Ps 146:6; Acts 4:24; 17:24; Rev 14:7 ↩
  15. 15. Acts 14:16 Lit Who in past generations permitted ↩
  16. 16. Acts 14:16 Acts 17:30 ↩
  17. 17. Acts 14:16 Or Gentiles ↩
  18. 18. Acts 14:16 Ps 81:12; Mic 4:5 ↩
  19. 19. Acts 14:17 Acts 17:26f; Rom 1:19f ↩
  20. 20. Acts 14:17 Deut 11:14; Job 5:10; Ps 65:10f; Ezek 34:26f; Joel 2:23 ↩
  21. 21. Acts 14:17 Lit filling ↩
  22. 22. Acts 14:19 Acts 13:45, 50; 14:2, 4, 5; 1 Thess 2:14ff ↩
  23. 23. Acts 14:19 Acts 13:14; 14:21, 26 ↩
  24. 24. Acts 14:19 Acts 13:51; 14:1, 21 ↩
  25. 25. Acts 14:19 Acts 14:5; 2 Cor 11:25; 2 Tim 3:11 ↩
  26. 26. Acts 14:20 Acts 11:26; 14:22, 28 ↩
  27. 27. Acts 14:20 Acts 14:6 ↩
  28. 28. Acts 14:21 Acts 14:7 ↩
  29. 29. Acts 14:21 Acts 2:47 ↩
  30. 30. Acts 14:21 Acts 14:6 ↩
  31. 31. Acts 14:21 Acts 13:51; 14:1, 19 ↩
  32. 32. Acts 14:21 Acts 13:14; 14:19, 26 ↩
  33. 33. Acts 14:22 Acts 11:26; 14:28 ↩
  34. 34. Acts 14:22 Acts 6:7 ↩
  35. 35. Acts 14:22 Mark 10:30; John 15:18, 20; 16:33; Acts 9:16; 1 Thess 3:3; 2 Tim 3:12; 1 Pet 2:21; Rev 1:9 ↩
  36. 36. Acts 14:23 2 Cor 8:19; Titus 1:5 ↩
  37. 37. Acts 14:23 Acts 11:30 ↩
  38. 38. Acts 14:23 Acts 1:24; 13:3 ↩
  39. 39. Acts 14:23 Acts 20:32 ↩
  40. 40. Acts 14:24 Acts 13:14 ↩
  41. 41. Acts 14:24 Acts 13:13 ↩
  42. 42. Acts 14:25 Acts 13:13 ↩
  43. 43. Acts 14:26 Acts 11:19 ↩
  44. 44. Acts 14:26 Acts 13:3 ↩
  45. 45. Acts 14:26 Acts 11:23; 15:40 ↩
  46. 46. Acts 14:26 Lit fulfilled ↩
  47. 47. Acts 14:27 Acts 15:3, 4, 12; 21:19 ↩
  48. 48. Acts 14:27 Lit that ↩
  49. 49. Acts 14:27 1 Cor 16:9; 2 Cor 2:12; Col 4:3; Rev 3:8 ↩
  50. 50. Acts 14:28 Lit not a little ↩
  51. 51. Acts 14:28 Acts 11:26; 14:22 ↩

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