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King James Version (1611 Edition)

Acts 14:18

And with these sayings scarse restrained they the people, that they had not done sacrifice vnto them.

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Barnabas;   Homage;   Lycaonia;   Lystra;   Minister, Christian;   Paul;   Zeal, Religious;   Scofield Reference Index - Churches;   Elders;   Thompson Chain Reference - False;   Idolatry;   Missions, World-Wide;   Worship, False;   Worship, True and False;   The Topic Concordance - Worship;  

Dictionaries:

- Bridgeway Bible Dictionary - Galatians, letter to the;   Lystra;   Paul;   Baker Evangelical Dictionary of Biblical Theology - Offerings and Sacrifices;   Charles Buck Theological Dictionary - Jesus Christ;   Ordination;   Fausset Bible Dictionary - Iconium;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Acts;   Gods, Pagan;   Lycaonia;   Timothy;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Canon of the New Testament;   Hastings' Dictionary of the New Testament - Arts;   Galatia ;   Galatians Epistle to the;   Garlands ;   Morrish Bible Dictionary - Lystra ;   The Hawker's Poor Man's Concordance And Dictionary - Iconium;   People's Dictionary of the Bible - Lycaonia;   Lystra;  

Encyclopedias:

- Condensed Biblical Cyclopedia - Saul of Tarsus;  

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
Even though they said these things, they barely stopped the crowds from sacrificing to them.
King James Version
And with these sayings scarce restrained they the people, that they had not done sacrifice unto them.
English Standard Version
Even with these words they scarcely restrained the people from offering sacrifice to them.
New American Standard Bible
And even by saying these things, only with difficulty did they restrain the crowds from offering sacrifices to them.
New Century Version
Even with these words, they were barely able to keep the crowd from offering sacrifices to them.
Amplified Bible
Even saying these words, with difficulty they prevented the people from offering sacrifices to them.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
Even saying these things, with difficulty they restrained the crowds from offering sacrifice to them.
Legacy Standard Bible
And saying these things, with difficulty they restrained the crowds from offering sacrifice to them.
Berean Standard Bible
Even with these words, Paul and Barnabas could hardly stop the crowds from sacrificing to them.
Contemporary English Version
Even after Paul and Barnabas had said all this, they could hardly keep the people from offering a sacrifice to them.
Complete Jewish Bible
Even saying this barely kept the crowds from sacrificing to them.
Darby Translation
And saying these things, they with difficulty kept the crowds from sacrificing to them.
Easy-to-Read Version
Even after saying all this, Paul and Barnabas still could hardly stop the people from offering sacrifices to them.
Geneva Bible (1587)
And speaking these things, scarce appeased they the multitude, that they had not sacrificed vnto them.
George Lamsa Translation
And even though they said these things they had difficulty in restraining the people from offering sacrifice to them.
Good News Translation
Even with these words the apostles could hardly keep the crowd from offering a sacrifice to them.
Lexham English Bible
And although they said these things, only with difficulty did they dissuade the crowds from offering sacrifice to them.
Literal Translation
And saying these things, they hardly stopped the crowds, that they not sacrifice to them.
American Standard Version
And with these sayings scarce restrained they the multitudes from doing sacrifice unto them.
Bible in Basic English
And even with these words, it was hard for them to keep the people from making an offering to them.
Hebrew Names Version
Even saying these things, they hardly stopped the multitudes from making a sacrifice to them.
International Standard Version
Even by saying this it was all they could do to keep the crowds from offering sacrifices to them.
Etheridge Translation
And when these they had said, they scarcely restrained the people that some one should not sacrifice to them.
Murdock Translation
And, by saying these things, they with difficulty prevented the people from offering sacrifice to them.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
And with these sayinges, scarce refrayned they the people, that they had not done sacrifice vnto them.
English Revised Version
And with these sayings scarce restrained they the multitudes from doing sacrifice unto them.
World English Bible
Even saying these things, they hardly stopped the multitudes from making a sacrifice to them.
Wesley's New Testament (1755)
And with these sayings scarce restrained they the multitude from sacrificing to them.
Weymouth's New Testament
Even with words like these they had difficulty in preventing the thronging crowd from offering sacrifices to them.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And thei seiynge these thingis, vnnethis swagiden the puple, that thei offriden not to hem.
Update Bible Version
And with these sayings they scarcely restrained the multitudes from sacrificing to them.
Webster's Bible Translation
And with these sayings they scarce restrained the people from doing sacrifice to them.
New English Translation
Even by saying these things, they scarcely persuaded the crowds not to offer sacrifice to them.
New King James Version
And with these sayings they could scarcely restrain the multitudes from sacrificing to them.
New Living Translation
But even with these words, Paul and Barnabas could scarcely restrain the people from sacrificing to them.
New Life Bible
Even with these words it was hard for Paul and Barnabas to keep the people from burning cattle in an act of worship to them.
New Revised Standard
Even with these words, they scarcely restrained the crowds from offering sacrifice to them.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
Even these things, saying, scarcely restrained they the multitudes from offering sacrifice unto them.
Douay-Rheims Bible
(14-17) And speaking these things, they scarce restrained the people from sacrificing to them.
Revised Standard Version
With these words they scarcely restrained the people from offering sacrifice to them.
Tyndale New Testament (1525)
And with these sayinges scase refrayned they the people that they had not done sacrifice vnto them.
Young's Literal Translation
and these things saying, scarcely did they restrain the multitudes from sacrificing to them.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
And whan they sayde this, they scarse refrayned the people, that they dyd not sacrifice vnto them.
Mace New Testament (1729)
but whatever they could say, it was with difficulty that they restrain'd the people from sacrificing to them.
Simplified Cowboy Version
Even with these words, Paul and Barnabas had a heck of a time turning the stampede that wanted to sacrifice to them.

Contextual Overview

8 And there sate a certaine man at Lystra, impotent in his feete, being a creeple from his mothers wombe, who neuer had walked. 9 The same heard Paul speake: who stedfastly beholding him, and perceiuing that he had faith to be healed, 10 Said with a lowd voice, Stand vpright on thy feete; And he leaped and walked. 11 And when the people saw what Paul had done, they lift vp their voyces, saying in the speech of Lycaonia, The gods are come downe to vs in the likenesse of men. 12 And they called Barnabas Iupiter, and Paul Mercurius, because hee was the chiefe speaker. 13 Then the priest of Iupiter, which was before their city, brought oxen, and garlands vnto the gates, and would haue done sacrifice with the people. 14 Which when the Apostles, Barnabas and Paul heard of, they rent their clothes, and ranne in among the people, crying out, 15 And saying, Sirs, Why doe yee these things? Wee also are men of like passions with you, and preach vnto you, that ye should turne from these vanities, vnto the liuing God, which made heauen and earth, and the sea, and all things that are therein. 16 Who in times past, suffred all nations to walke in their owne wayes. 17 Neuerthelesse, he left not himselfe without witnesse, in that he did good, and gaue vs raine from heauen, and fruitful seasons, filling our hearts with food and gladnesse.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

scarce: Genesis 11:6, Genesis 19:9, Exodus 32:21-23, Jeremiah 44:16, Jeremiah 44:17, John 6:15

Reciprocal: Matthew 27:20 - persuaded

Cross-References

Genesis 14:10
And the vale of Siddim was full of slime-pits: and the Kings of Sodome & Gomorrah fled, and fell there: and they that remained, fled to the mountaine.
Genesis 14:22
And Abram said to the King of Sodome, I haue lift vp my hand vnto the LORD, the most high God, the possessour of heauen and earth,
Ruth 3:10
And hee said, Blessed be thou of the Lord, my daughter: for thou hast shewed more kindnesse in the latter ende, then at the beginning, in as much as thou followedst not yong men, whether poore, or rich.
2 Samuel 2:5
And Dauid sent messengers vnto the men of Iabesh Gilead, and said vnto them, Blessed be ye of the Lord, that ye haue shewed this kindnesse vnto your lord, euen vnto Saul, and haue buried him.
Psalms 7:17
I will praise the Lord according to his righteousnesse: and will sing praise to the name of the Lord most high.
Psalms 50:14
Offer vnto God thankesgiuing, and pay thy vowes vnto the most high.
Psalms 57:2
I will crie vnto God most high: vnto God that perfourmeth all things for mee.
Psalms 76:2
In Salem also is his tabernacle, and his dwelling place in Sion.
Micah 6:6
Wherewith shall I come before the Lord, and bow my selfe before the high God? Shall I come before him with burnt offerings, with calues of a yeere olde?
Acts 7:48
Howbeit the most high dwelleth not in temples made with hands, as saith the Prophet,

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And with these sayings,.... Concerning themselves, and concerning the living God, his creation of all things, and his providential goodness:

scarce restrained they the people, that they had not done sacrifice unto them; so resolute were they upon it, that it was with great difficulty that they persuaded them from it: in four of Beza's manuscripts, and in some other copies, it is added, "but everyone went to his own house", &c.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

And with these sayings - With these arguments.

Scarce restrained they the people - They were so fully satisfied that the gods had appeared, and were so full of zeal to do them honor.


 
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