Acts 14:15

Translations

Modern

“Men, why are you doing this? We too are only men, human like you. We are bringing you good news that you should turn from these worthless things to the living God, who made heaven and earth and sea and everything in them.

Traditional

And saying, Sirs, why do ye these things? We also are men of like passions with you, and preach unto you that ye should turn from these vanities unto the living God, which made heaven, and earth, and the sea, and all things that are therein:

Literal

…and saying, “Men, why do you do these things? We also are men of like nature with you, proclaiming the gospel to you to turn from these vain things to the living God, who made the heaven and the earth and the sea and all the things in them,

Latin

…et dicentes: Viri, quid hæc facitis? et nos mortales sumus, similes vobis homines, annuntiantes vobis ab his vanis converti ad Deum vivum, qui fecit cælum, et terram, et mare, et omnia quæ in eis sunt:

Original

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English

“Men, why are you doing this? We too are only men, human like you. We are bringing you good news that you should turn from these worthless things to the living God, who made heaven and earth and sea and everything in them.

Notes

Acts 14:13–18

The apostles opposed the people's worship of idols and their attempt to offer sacrifices to them. They directed the people's worship to the living God. The apostles were representatives of God as they shared the good news of the Christian message.

Acts 14:8–20

Paul healed a man who could not use his feet. This is similar to an earlier event in 3:1–12. In Acts, Paul’s work is shown as similar to Peter’s work. The many signs and wonders done among the Jews were also done among the Gentiles.

Theme notes and profiles

Barnabas Paul (Saul) Natural Revelation

Events

First Missionary Journeyc. AD 45
Mission to Lystra and Derbe

Related verses

1 Samuel 12:21
Do not turn aside after worthless things that cannot profit you or deliver you, for they are empty.
1 Corinthians 8:4
So about eating food sacrificed to idols: We know that an idol is nothing at all in the world, and that there is no God but one.
Psalm 146:5–6
Blessed is he whose help is the God of Jacob, whose hope is in the LORD his God,
Acts 10:26
But Peter helped him up. “Stand up,” he said, “I am only a man myself.”
James 5:17
Elijah was a man just like us. He prayed earnestly that it would not rain, and it did not rain on the land for three and a half years.
Revelation 14:7
And he said in a loud voice, “Fear God and give Him glory, because the hour of His judgment has come. Worship the One who made the heavens and the earth and the sea and the springs of waters.”
Jeremiah 14:22
Can the worthless idols of the nations bring rain? Do the skies alone send showers? Is this not by You, O LORD our God? So we put our hope in You, for You have done all these things.
Genesis 1:1
In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.
Deuteronomy 32:21
They have provoked My jealousy by that which is not God; they have enraged Me with their worthless idols. So I will make them jealous by those who are not a people; I will make them angry by a nation without understanding.
Acts 26:17–20
I will rescue you from your own people and from the Gentiles. I am sending you to them
Romans 1:20–23
For since the creation of the world God’s invisible qualities, His eternal power and divine nature, have been clearly seen, being understood from His workmanship, so that men are without excuse.
1 Thessalonians 1:9
For they themselves report what kind of welcome you gave us, and how you turned to God from idols to serve the living and true God

Glossary

Bible, Manuscripts and Text of the (New Testament) Book of the Acts of the Apostles Chronology of the Bible (New Testament) Conversion Galatia Gospel Jerusalem Council Judaizers Lois Lycaonia Lystra Paul the Apostle Persecution Zeus

Topics

Barnabas: Called Jupiter (Zeus) Christian Minister: Persecution: Paul God: Creator Heaven: Physical Heavens, Creation of Homage: Paul and Barnabas Idolatry: Exhortations to Turn From Idolatry: Folly of Idolatry: Saints Refuse to Receive the Worship of Idolatry: Saints should Testify Against Integrity: Paul and Barnabas, when the People of Lystra Desired to Deify Them Lycaonia: Paul Visits Towns of Lystra: One of Two Cities of Lycaonia, to Which Paul and Barnabas Fled from Persecutions in Iconium Paul: The People Attempt to Worship Him Religious Zeal: Exemplified by Paul Religious Zeal: Paul and Barnabas Repentance: What It Is Self Destruction The Sea: God: Created Worship: To be Rendered Only to God

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