Verse 15
Acts 14:15
Bible in Basic English
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Good people, why are you doing these things? We are men with the same feelings as you, and we give you the good news so that you may be turned away from these foolish things to the living God (Elohim), who made the heaven and the earth and the sea and all things in them:
Original Language Text
greek
καὶ λέγοντες· Ἄνδρες, τί ταῦτα ποιεῖτε; καὶ ἡμεῖς ὁμοιοπαθεῖς ἐσμεν ὑμῖν ἄνθρωποι, εὐαγγελιζόμενοι ὑμᾶς ἀπὸ τούτων τῶν ματαίων ἐπιστρέφειν ἐπὶ ⸀θεὸν ζῶντα ὃς ἐποίησεν τὸν οὐρανὸν καὶ τὴν γῆν καὶ τὴν θάλασσαν καὶ πάντα τὰ ἐν αὐτοῖς·
English Translation
And saying, "Men, why are you doing these things? We are also men with the same nature as you, preaching the good news to you to turn from these vain things to the living God who made the heaven and the earth and the sea and all that is in them."
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Chapter 14 Context
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Now in Iconium they went together to the Synagogue of the Jews and gave such teaching that a great n...
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But those Jews who had not the faith, made the minds of the Gentiles bitter against the brothers.
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So they kept there for a long time, taking heart in the Lord, who gave witness to the word of his gr...
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But there was a division among the people of the town; some were on the side of the Jews and some on...
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And when a violent attempt was made by the Gentiles and the Jews, with their rulers, to make an atta...
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Having got news of it, they went in flight to the towns of Lycaonia, Lystra, and Derbe, and the coun...
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And went on preaching the good news there.
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And at Lystra there was a certain man, who from birth had been without the use of his feet, never ha...
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This man was giving ear to the preaching of Paul, who, looking at him, and seeing that he had faith...
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Said in a loud voice, Get up on your feet. And, jumping up, he went walking about.
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And when the people saw what Paul had done, they said in a loud voice, in the language of Lycaonia,...
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And they gave the name of Jupiter to Barnabas, and to Paul that of Mercury, because he was the chief...
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And the priest of the image of Jupiter, which was before the town, took oxen and flowers to the door...
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But when this came to the ears of the Apostles, Paul and Barnabas, they went running out among the p...
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Good people, why are you doing these things? We are men with the same feelings as you, and we give y...
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Who in the past let all nations go in the ways which seemed good to them.
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But he was not without witness, because he did good, and gave you rain from heaven and times of frui...
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And even with these words, it was hard for them to keep the people from making an offering to them.
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But some Jews came to that place from Antioch and Iconium, and got control over the people; and afte...
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But when the disciples came round him, he got up and went into the town: and the day after he went a...
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And having made a number of disciples through the preaching of the good news in that town, they went...
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Making strong the souls of the disciples, saying to them that they were to keep the faith, and that...
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And when they had made selection of some to be rulers in every church, and had given themselves to p...
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And they went through Pisidia and came to Pamphylia.
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And, after preaching the word in Perga, they went down to Attalia;
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And from there they went by ship to Antioch, where they had been handed over to the grace of God (El...
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And when they came there, and had got the church together, they gave them an account of all the thin...
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And they were with the disciples there for a long time.
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