Acts 14:18 Parallel Translations

NASB:

GWT:

Although Paul and Barnabas said these things, they hardly kept the crowd from sacrificing to them.(GOD'S WORD®)

KJV:

And with these sayings scarce restrained they the people, that they had not done sacrifice unto them.

ASV:

And with these sayings scarce restrained they the multitudes from doing sacrifice unto them.

BBE:

And even with these words, it was hard for them to keep the people from making an offering to them.

DBY:

And saying these things, they with difficulty kept the crowds from sacrificing to them.

ERV:

And with these sayings scarce restrained they the multitudes from doing sacrifice unto them.

WEY:

Even with words like these they had difficulty in preventing the thronging crowd from offering sacrifices to them.

WBS:

And with these sayings they scarce restrained the people from doing sacrifice to them.

WEB:

Even saying these things, they hardly stopped the multitudes from making a sacrifice to them.

YLT:

and these things saying, scarcely did they restrain the multitudes from sacrificing to them.

Acts 14:18 Cross References

XREF:

Acts 14:17 and yet He did not leave Himself without witness, in that He did good and gave you rains from heaven and fruitful seasons, satisfying your hearts with food and gladness."

Acts 14:19 But Jews came from Antioch and Iconium, and having won over the crowds, they stoned Paul and dragged him out of the city, supposing him to be dead. (NASB ©1995)

Commentaries and Concordances

MHC:

14:8-18 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 they made him a sacrifice to their pride and malice; but Paul and Barnabas, upon their working one miracle, were treated as gods. The same power of the god of this world, which closes the carnal mind against truth, makes errors and mistakes find easy admission. We do not learn that they rent their clothes when the people spake of stoning them; but when they spake of worshipping them; they could not bear it, being more concerned for God's honour than their own. God's truth needs not the services of man's falsehood. The servants of God might easily obtain undue honours if they would wink at men's errors and vices; but they must dread and detest such respect more than any reproach. When the apostles preached to the Jews, who hated idolatry, they had only to preach the grace of God in Christ; but when they had to do with the Gentiles, they must set right their mistakes in natural religion. Compare their conduct and declaration with the false opinions of those who think the worship of a God, under any name, or in any manner, is equally acceptable to the Lord Almighty. The most powerful arguments, the most earnest and affectionate addresses, even with miracles, are scarcely enough to keep men from absurdities and abominations; much less can they, without special grace, turn the hearts of sinners to God and to holiness.

CONC:

Crowd Crowds Difficulty Hardly Keeping Kept Making Multitudes Offering Preventing Restrain Restrained Sacrifice Sacrifices Sacrificing Saying Sayings Scarce Scarcely Stopped Thronging

Crowd Crowds Difficulty Hard Hardly Keeping Kept Making Multitudes Offering Restrain Restrained Sacrifice Sacrifices Sacrificing Sayings Scarce Scarcely Stopped Thronging Words

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