Mistaken for Gods in Lystra

In Lystra a man without strength in his feet, lame from birth,[a] and who had never walked, sat and heard Paul speaking. After observing him closely and seeing that he had faith to be healed, 10 Paul said in a loud voice, “Stand upright on your feet!” And he jumped up and started to walk around.(A)

11 When the crowds saw what Paul had done, they raised their voices, saying in the Lycaonian language, “The gods have come down to us in the form of men!”(B) 12 And they started to call Barnabas, Zeus, and Paul, Hermes, because he was the main speaker. 13 Then the priest of Zeus, whose temple was just outside the town, brought oxen and garlands to the gates. He, with the crowds, intended to offer sacrifice.

14 The apostles Barnabas and Paul tore their robes when they heard this and rushed into the crowd, shouting:(C) 15 “Men! Why are you doing these things? We are men also, with the same nature as you, and we are proclaiming good news to you, that you should turn from these worthless things(D) to the living God, who made the heaven, the earth, the sea, and everything in them.(E)[b] 16 In past generations He allowed all the nations(F) to go their own way, 17 although He did not leave Himself without a witness,(G) since He did what is good by giving you rain from heaven and fruitful seasons(H) and satisfying your[c] hearts with food and happiness.” 18 Even though they said these things, they barely stopped the crowds from sacrificing to them.

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Notas al pie

  1. Acts 14:8 Lit from his mother’s womb
  2. Acts 14:15 Ex 20:11; Ps 146:6
  3. Acts 14:17 Other mss read our

Now kai there was a tis man anēr sitting kathēmai in en Lystra Lystra, whose ho feet pous were useless adynatos, lame chōlos from ek the womb koilia of his autos mother mētēr, who hos had never oudepote walked peripateō. This houtos man listened akouō to · ho Paul Paulos speaking laleō. Looking intently at atenizō him autos, Paul hos · kai saw that hoti he had echō faith pistis to be healed sōzō, 10 and said legō in a loud megas voice phōnē, “ Stand anistēmi upright orthos on epi · ho your sy feet pous.” And kai he jumped hallomai up and kai began to walk peripateō. 11 And te the ho crowds ochlos, seeing what hos Paul Paulos had done poieō, lifted epairō up · ho their autos voices phōnē, saying legō in the dialect Lykaonisti of Lycaonia , “ The ho gods theos have come down katabainō to pros us hēmeis in the likeness homoioō of men anthrōpos!” 12 Barnabas Barnabas they called kaleō · ho Zeus Zeus, · ho and de Paul Paulos, Hermes Hermēs, because epeidē he autos was eimi the ho chief hēgeomai · ho speaker logos. 13 The ho priest hiereus of ho Zeus Zeus, whose ho temple was eimi at pro the entrance to the ho city polis, brought pherō oxen tauros and kai garlands stemma to epi the ho gates pylōn, intending thelō to offer sacrifice thuō along syn with the ho crowds ochlos. 14 But de when the ho apostles apostolos Barnabas Barnabas and kai Paul Paulos heard akouō of it, they tore · ho their autos clothes himation, rushed ekpēdaō out into eis the ho crowd ochlos, and shouted krazō, 15 · kai saying legō, “ Men anēr, why tis are you doing poieō these houtos things ? For we hēmeis too kai are eimi men anthrōpos subject to the same frailties homoiopathēs as you hymeis, bringing euangelizō you hymeis good news to turn away epistrephō from apo these houtos · ho vain mataios things to epi the living zaō God theos, who hos made poieō the ho heaven ouranos and kai the ho earth and kai the ho sea thalassa and kai everything pas · ho in en them autos, 16 who hos in en · ho past paroichomai generations genea allowed eaō all pas the ho nations ethnos to walk poreuō in ho their own autos ways hodos; 17 yet kaitoi he did aphiēmi not ou leave aphiēmi himself autos without witness amartyros, for he did good agathoergeō, giving didōmi you hymeis rains hyetos from heaven ouranothen and kai fruitful karpophoros seasons kairos, filling empiplēmi your hymeis hearts kardia with food trophē and kai gladness euphrosynē.” · ho 18 Even kai saying legō these houtos things , they barely molis restrained katapauō the ho crowds ochlos · ho from offering thuō sacrifice to them autos.

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