22 And the people were shouting, “The voice of a god, and not of a man!”

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22 They shouted, “This is the voice of a god, not of a man.”

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And they worshiped the dragon, for he had given his authority to the beast, and they worshiped the beast, saying, (A)“Who is like the beast, and who can fight against it?”

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People worshiped the dragon because he had given authority to the beast, and they also worshiped the beast and asked, “Who is like(A) the beast? Who can wage war against it?”

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16 These are grumblers, malcontents, (A)following their own sinful desires; (B)they are loud-mouthed boasters, (C)showing favoritism to gain advantage.

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16 These people are grumblers(A) and faultfinders; they follow their own evil desires;(B) they boast(C) about themselves and flatter others for their own advantage.

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All the (A)high officials of the kingdom, the prefects and the satraps, the (B)counselors and the governors are agreed that the king should establish an ordinance and enforce an (C)injunction, that whoever makes petition to any god or man for thirty days, except to you, O king, shall be cast into the den of lions.

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The royal administrators, prefects, satraps, advisers and governors(A) have all agreed that the king should issue an edict and enforce the decree that anyone who prays to any god or human being during the next thirty days, except to you, Your Majesty, shall be thrown into the lions’ den.(B)

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Everyone (A)utters lies to his neighbor;
    with (B)flattering lips and (C)a double heart they speak.

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Everyone lies(A) to their neighbor;
    they flatter with their lips
    but harbor deception in their hearts.(B)

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10 said in a loud voice, “Stand upright on your feet.” And he (A)sprang up and began walking. 11 And when the crowds saw what Paul had done, they lifted up their voices, saying in Lycaonian, (B)“The gods have come down to us in the likeness of men!” 12 Barnabas they called (C)Zeus, and Paul, Hermes, because he was the chief speaker. 13 And the priest of (D)Zeus, whose temple was at the entrance to the city, brought oxen and garlands to the gates and (E)wanted to offer sacrifice with the crowds.

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10 and called out, “Stand up on your feet!”(A) At that, the man jumped up and began to walk.(B)

11 When the crowd saw what Paul had done, they shouted in the Lycaonian language, “The gods have come down to us in human form!”(C) 12 Barnabas they called Zeus, and Paul they called Hermes because he was the chief speaker.(D) 13 The priest of Zeus, whose temple was just outside the city, brought bulls and wreaths to the city gates because he and the crowd wanted to offer sacrifices to them.

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