KJV King James Version
And when the people saw what Paul had done, they lifted up their voices, saying in the speech of Lycaonia, The gods are come down to us in the likeness of men.
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Acts 14:11
And when the people saw what Paul had done, they lifted up their voices, saying in the speech of Lycaonia, The gods are come down to us in the likeness of men.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
When the crowds saw what Paul had done, they lifted up their voices in the Lycaonian language: “The gods have come down to us in human form!”
WEB World English Bible
When the multitude saw what Paul had done, they lifted up their voice, saying in the language of Lycaonia, “The gods have come down to us in the likeness of men!”
ASV American Standard Version
And when the multitude saw what Paul had done, they lifted up their voice, saying in the speech of Lycaonia, The gods are come down to us in the likeness of men.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
and the multitudes having seen what Paul did, did lift up their voice, in the speech of Lycaonia, saying, ‘The gods, having become like men, did come down unto us;’
Surrounding context — Acts 14
8 And there sat a certain man at Lystra, impotent in his feet, being a cripple from his mother’s womb, who never had walked:
9 The same heard Paul speak: who stedfastly beholding him, and perceiving that he had faith to be healed,
10 Said with a loud voice, Stand upright on thy feet. And he leaped and walked.
11 And when the people saw what Paul had done, they lifted up their voices, saying in the speech of Lycaonia, The gods are come down to us in the likeness of men.
12 And they called Barnabas, Jupiter; and Paul, Mercurius, because he was the chief speaker.
13 Then the priest of Jupiter, which was before their city, brought oxen and garlands unto the gates, and would have done sacrifice with the people.
14 [Which] when the apostles, Barnabas and Paul, heard [of], they rent their clothes, and ran in among the people, crying out,
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These Hebrew/Greek tokens are linked by Strong's number. Click one for its lexicon definition and other occurrences.
οἵG3588 · hothe/this/whoτεG5037 · teand/bothὄχλοιG3793 · ochloscrowdἰδόντεςG1492 · eidōto perceive: understandὃG3739 · hos, hēwhichἐποίησενG4160 · poieōto do/make: doΠαῦλοςG3972 · PaulosPaulἐπῆρανG1869 · epairōto lift upτὴνG3588 · hothe/this/whoφωνὴνG5456 · phōnēvoice/sound: voiceαὐτῶνG846 · autosit/s/heΛυκαονιστὶG3072 · LukaonistiLycaonianλέγοντες·G3004 · legōto sayοἱG3588 · hothe/this/whoθεοὶG2316 · theosGodὁμοιωθέντεςG3666 · homoioōto likenἀνθρώποιςG444 · anthrōposa humanκατέβησανG2597 · katabainōto come/go downπρὸςG4314 · prosto/withἡμᾶς·G3165 · meme
Cross-references
Acts 28:6Howbeit they looked when he should have swollen, or fallen down dead suddenly: but after they had looked a great while, and saw no harm come to him, they changed their minds, and said that he was a god.Acts 8:10To whom they all gave heed, from the least to the greatest, saying, This man is the great power of God.Acts 12:22And the people gave a shout, [saying, It is] the voice of a god, and not of a man.
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