Acts 14:8-18 — FBV | maBible

Read Acts 14:8-18 (Free Bible Version) on maBible, the Bible online. Other reference formats: Acts 14.8-18, Acts 14v8-18, Ac. 14:8-18. In the town of Lystra there was a disabled man who was lame in both feet. He had been crippled from birth and had never been able to walk. He sat there listening to…

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8 In the town of Lystra there was a disabled man who was lame in both feet. He had been crippled from birth and had never been able to walk.

9 He sat there listening to Paul speaking. When Paul looked directly at him, and realized that the man was trusting in God to heal him,

10 Paul said in a loud voice, “Stand up on your feet!” The man jumped to his feet and started walking.

11 When the crowds saw what Paul had done, they shouted out in the language of Lycaonia, “The gods have come down to us looking like men!”

12 They identified Barnabas as the Greek god Zeus, and Paul as the god Hermes because he was one who did most of the talking.

13 The priest of the temple of Zeus that lay just outside the town, brought oxen and wreaths to the town gates. He planned to carry out a sacrifice in front of the crowds.

14 But when the apostles Barnabas and Paul learned what was happening, they tore their clothes, and rushed into the crowds, shouting out,

15 “People, what are you doing? We are human beings with the same kind of nature as you. We came to bring you good news, so you could turn from these pointless things to a God who is truly alive. He is the one who made heaven, earth, and sea, and everything in them.

16 In past times he allowed all the nations to follow their own ways.

17 Even so he still provided evidence of himself by doing good, sending you rain from heaven and crops in their seasons, providing all the food you need, and filling you with happiness.”

18 With these words they barely managed to stop the crowds from offering sacrifices to them.

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