At (A)Lystra (B)a man was sitting who had no strength in his feet, lame from his mother’s womb, who had never walked. This man was listening to Paul as he spoke, who, (C)when he had fixed his gaze on him and had seen that he had (D)faith to be [a]made well, 10 said with a loud voice, “Stand upright on your feet.” (E)And he leaped up and began to walk. 11 When the crowds saw what Paul had done, they raised their voice, saying in the (F)Lycaonian language, “(G)The gods have become like men and have come down to us.” 12 And they began calling Barnabas, [b]Zeus, and Paul, [c]Hermes, because he was [d]the chief speaker.

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Footnotes

  1. Acts 14:9 Lit saved
  2. Acts 14:12 Lat Jupiter, the chief pagan god
  3. Acts 14:12 Lat Mercury, considered the messenger or spokesman for the pagan gods of Greece and Rome
  4. Acts 14:12 Lit the leader of the speaking