Acts 14:8-20
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8And at aLystra ba man was sitting who had no strength in his feet, lame from his mother’s womb, who had never walked. 9This man listened to Paul as he spoke, who, awhen he fixed his gaze on him and saw that he had bfaith to be 1saved from being lame, 10said with a loud voice, “Stand upright on your feet.” aAnd he leaped up and began to walk. 11And when the crowds saw what Paul had done, they raised their voice, saying in the aLycaonian language, “bThe gods have become like men and have come down to us.” 12And they began calling Barnabas, 1Zeus, and Paul, 2Hermes, because he was 3the chief speaker. 13And the priest of Zeus, whose temple was 1just outside the city, brought oxen and garlands to the gates, and awas wanting to offer sacrifice with the crowds. 14But when athe apostles Barnabas and Paul heard of it, they btore their garments and rushed out into the crowd, crying out 15and saying, “Men, why are you doing these things? We are also amen of the same nature as you, bproclaiming the gospel to you that you should turn from these 1,cvain things to a dliving God, ewho made the heaven and the earth and the sea and all that is in them. 16“1In the generations gone by He apermitted all the 2nations to bgo their own ways; 17and yet aHe did not leave Himself without witness, in that He did good and bgave you rains from heaven and fruitful seasons, filling your hearts with food and gladness.” 18And saying these things, with difficulty they restrained the crowds from offering sacrifice to them.