Acts 14:7-14 in English

⁷ and there they preached the gospel.

⁸ And at Lystra there sat a certain man, impotent in his feet, a cripple from his mother’s womb, who never had walked.

⁹ The same heard Paul speaking: who, fastening his eyes upon him, and seeing that he had faith to be made whole,

¹⁰ said with a loud voice, Stand upright on thy feet. And he leaped up and walked.

¹¹ 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.

¹² And they called Barnabas, Jupiter; and Paul, Mercury, because he was the chief speaker.

¹³ And the priest of Jupiter whose temple was before the city, brought oxen and garlands unto the gates, and would have done sacrifice with the multitudes.

¹⁴ But when the apostles, Barnabas and Paul, heard of it, they rent their garments, and sprang forth among the multitude, crying out

⁷ And there they preached the gospel.

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,

⁷ and there they preached the gospel.

⁸ And at Lystra there sat a certain man, impotent in his feet, a cripple from his mother’s womb, who never had walked.

⁹ The same heard Paul speaking: who, fastening his eyes upon him, and seeing that he had faith to be made whole,

¹⁰ said with a loud voice, Stand upright on thy feet. And he leaped up and walked.

¹¹ And when the multitudes 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.

¹² And they called Barnabas, Jupiter; and Paul, Mercury, because he was the chief speaker.

¹³ And the priest of Jupiter whose temple was before the city, brought oxen and garlands unto the gates, and would have done sacrifice with the multitudes.

¹⁴ But when the apostles, Barnabas and Paul, heard of it, they rent their garments, and sprang forth among the multitude, crying out

⁷ While they were in that area, they continually told people the message about the Lord Jesus.

⁸ Once while Paul was preaching to people in Lystra, a man was sitting there who was crippled in his legs. When his mother bore him he had crippled legs, so he was never able to walk.

⁹ He listened as Paul was speaking about the Lord Jesus. Paul looked directly at him and could see in the man's face that he believed that the Lord Jesus could make him well.

¹⁰ So Paul called out to him, “Stand up!” When the man heard that, he immediately jumped up and began to walk normally.

¹¹ When the crowd saw what Paul had done, they thought that Paul and Barnabas ◄ were/must be► the gods that they worshipped. So they shouted excitedly in their own Lycaonia language, “ Look! These people are the gods that we(inc) worship! They have made themselves look like people and have come down from the sky/heaven to help us!”

¹² They began to say that Barnabas was probably the chief god, whose name was Zeus. And they began to say that Paul was Hermes, the messenger/spokesman for the other gods. They mistakenly thought that because Paul was the one who had been speaking.

¹³ Just outside the gates of the city there was a temple where the people worshipped Zeus. The priest who was there heard what Paul and Barnabas had done, so he came to the city gate, where many people had already gathered. He brought two bulls with wreaths of flowers around their necks. The priest and the other people wanted to kill the bulls as part of a ceremony to worship Paul and Barnabas.

¹⁴ But when the apostles, Barnabas and Paul, heard about that, and understood that the people thought that they were gods and wanted to sacrifice the bulls to worship them, they were very distressed, so they tore their own clothes. They rushed among the people, shouting,

⁷ There they preached the Good News.

⁸ At Lystra a certain man sat, impotent in his feet, a cripple from his mother’s womb, who never had walked.

⁹ He was listening to Paul speaking, who, fastening eyes on him and seeing that he had faith to be made whole,

¹⁰ said with a loud voice, “Stand upright on your feet!” He leaped up and walked.

¹¹ 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!”

¹² They called Barnabas “Jupiter”, and Paul “Mercury”, because he was the chief speaker.

¹³ The priest of Jupiter, whose temple was in front of their city, brought oxen and garlands to the gates, and would have made a sacrifice along with the multitudes.

¹⁴ But when the apostles, Barnabas and Paul, heard of it, they tore their clothes and sprang into the multitude, crying out,

⁷ There they preached the Good News.

⁸ At Lystra a certain man sat, impotent in his feet, a cripple from his mother’s womb, who never had walked.

⁹ He was listening to Paul speaking, who, fastening eyes on him and seeing that he had faith to be made whole,

¹⁰ said with a loud voice, “Stand upright on your feet!” He leaped up and walked.

¹¹ 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!”

¹² They called Barnabas “Jupiter”, and Paul “Mercury”, because he was the chief speaker.

¹³ The priest of Jupiter, whose temple was in front of their city, brought oxen and garlands to the gates, and would have made a sacrifice along with the multitudes.

¹⁴ But when the apostles, Barnabas and Paul, heard of it, they tore their clothes and sprang into the multitude, crying out,

⁷ There they preached the Good News.

⁸ At Lystra a certain man sat, impotent in his feet, a cripple from his mother’s womb, who never had walked.

⁹ He was listening to Paul speaking, who, fastening eyes on him and seeing that he had faith to be made whole,

¹⁰ said with a loud voice, “Stand upright on your feet!” He leapt up and walked.

¹¹ 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!”

¹² They called Barnabas “Jupiter”, and Paul “Mercury”, because he was the chief speaker.

¹³ The priest of Jupiter, whose temple was in front of their city, brought oxen and garlands to the gates, and would have made a sacrifice along with the multitudes.

¹⁴ But when the apostles, Barnabas and Paul, heard of it, they tore their clothes and sprang into the multitude, crying out,

⁷ And went on preaching the good news there.

⁸ And at Lystra there was a certain man, who from birth had been without the use of his feet, never having had the power of walking.

⁹ This man was giving ear to the preaching of Paul, who, looking at him, and seeing that he had faith to be made well,

¹⁰ Said in a loud voice, Get up on your feet. And, jumping up, he went walking about.

¹¹ And when the people saw what Paul had done, they said in a loud voice, in the language of Lycaonia, The gods have come down to us in the form of men.

¹² And they gave the name of Jupiter to Barnabas, and to Paul that of Mercury, because he was the chief talker.

¹³ And the priest of the image of Jupiter, which was before the town, took oxen and flowers to the doors of the town, and was about to make an offering with the people.

¹⁴ But when this came to the ears of the Apostles, Paul and Barnabas, they went running out among the people, parting their clothing, and crying out,

⁷ and there they were announcing the glad tidings.

⁸ And a certain man in Lystra, impotent in his feet, sat, being lame from his mother's womb, who had never walked.

⁹ This man heard Paul speaking, who, fixing his eyes on him, and seeing that he had faith to be healed,

¹⁰ said with a loud voice, Rise up straight upon thy feet: and he sprang up and walked.

¹¹ But the crowds, who saw what Paul had done, lifted up their voices in Lycaonian, saying, The gods, having made themselves like men, are come down to us.

¹² And they called Barnabas Jupiter, and Paul Mercury, because he took the lead in speaking.

¹³ And the priest of Jupiter who was before the city, having brought bulls and garlands to the gates, would have done sacrifice along with the crowds.

¹⁴ But the apostles Barnabas and Paul, having heard it, rent their garments, and rushed out to the crowd, crying

⁷ And there sat a certain man at Lystra, impotent in his feet, a cripple from his mother’s womb, who never had walked.

⁸ This same heard Paul speaking. Who looking upon him, and seeing that he had faith to be healed,

⁹ Said with a loud voice: Stand upright on thy feet. And he leaped up, and walked.

¹⁰ And when the multitudes had seen what Paul had done, they lifted up their voice in the Lycaonian tongue, saying: The gods are come down to us in the likeness of men;

¹¹ And they called Barnabas, Jupiter: but Paul, Mercury; because he was chief speaker.

¹² The priest also of Jupiter that was before the city, bringing oxen and garlands before the gate, would have offered sacrifice with the people.

¹³ Which, when the apostles Barnabas and Paul had heard, rending their clothes, they leaped out among the people, crying,

¹⁴ And saying: Ye men, why do ye these things? We also are mortals, men like unto you, preaching to you to be converted from these vain things, to the living God, who made the heaven, and the earth, and the sea, and all things that are in them:

⁷ And there, they were preaching the gospel.

⁸ And a certain man in Lystra, powerless in his feet, was sitting, lame from his mother's womb, who had never walked.

⁹ This man heard Paul speaking; who, gazing intently on him and seeing that he had faith to be healed,

¹⁰ said with a loud voice, “Stand up straight on your feet!” And he was jumping and walking about.

¹¹ And the crowds, seeing what Paul had done, raised their voice, saying in the Lycaonian language, “The gods have been made like men and have come down to us!”

¹² And Barnabas they called Zeus, and Paul, Hermes, since he was the leader in speaking.

¹³ And the priest of Zeus, whose temple was before their city, bearing bulls and garlands to the gates, together with the crowds, was desiring to sacrifice to them.

¹⁴ But when the apostles, Barnabas and Paul, heard this, they tore their garments and rushed in to the crowd, crying out

⁷ where they continued to preach the Gospel.

⁸ Well in Lystra a certain man with helpless feet was sitting (lame from his mother's womb, who had never walked).

⁹ This man was listening to Paul speaking; who looking intently at him and seeing that he had faith to be healed,

¹⁰ said with a loud voice, “Stand up straight on your feet!” And the man jumped up and began to walk!

¹¹ Now when the crowd saw what Paul had done, they raised their voices, saying in Lycaonian, “The gods have come down to us in the likeness of men!”

¹² And Barnabas they called Zeus, and Paul, Hermes, because he was the chief speaker.

¹³ Then the priest of Zeus, whose temple was in front of their city, brought bulls and garlands to the gates, intending to make a sacrifice, along with the crowd.

¹⁴ But when the apostles, Barnabas and Paul, heard of it, they tore their clothes and rushed into the crowd, crying out

⁷ where they continued to share the good news.

⁸ In the town of Lystra there was a disabled man who was lame in both feet. He had been crippled from birth and had never been able to walk.

⁹ He sat there listening to Paul speaking. When Paul looked directly at him, and realized that the man was trusting in God to heal him,

¹⁰ Paul said in a loud voice, “Stand up on your feet!” The man jumped to his feet and started walking.

¹¹ When the crowds saw what Paul had done, they shouted out in the language of Lycaonia, “The gods have come down to us looking like men!”

¹² They identified Barnabas as the Greek god Zeus, and Paul as the god Hermes because he was one who did most of the talking.

¹³ The priest of the temple of Zeus that lay just outside the town, brought oxen and wreaths to the town gates. He planned to carry out a sacrifice in front of the crowds.

¹⁴ But when the apostles Barnabas and Paul learned what was happening, they tore their clothes, and rushed into the crowds, shouting out,

⁷ And there preached the Gospel.

⁸ Nowe there sate a certaine man at Lystra, impotent in his feete, which was a creeple from his mothers wombe, who had neuer walked.

⁹ He heard Paul speake: who beholding him, and perceiuing that he had faith to be healed,

¹⁰ Said with a loude voyce, Stand vpright on thy feete. And he leaped vp, and walked.

¹¹ Then when the people sawe what Paul had done, they lift vp their voyces, saying in ye speach of Lycaonia, 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 Iupiters priest, which was before their citie, brought bulles with garlands vnto the gates, and would haue sacrificed with the people.

¹⁴ But when the Apostles, Barnabas and Paul heard it, they rent their clothes, and ran in among the people, crying,

⁷ and there they preached the gospel.

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 lift 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,

⁷ and they were publishing the glad tidings there.

⁸ And at Lystra there sat a certain man who had not the use of his feet, a cripple from his birth, who never had walked.

⁹ This man heard Paul speaking; who looking steadily at him, and perceiving that he had faith to be healed,

¹⁰ said with a loud voice, Stand upright on thy feet. And he leaped up and walked.

¹¹ And the multitudes, seeing what Paul had done, lifted up their voices, saying, in the language of Lycaonia, The gods have come down to us in the likeness of men.

¹² And they called Barnabas, Jupiter; and Paul, Mercury, because he was the chief speaker.

¹³ Then the priest of Jupiter, that was in front of the city, brought oxen and garlands to the gates, and would have offered sacrifice with the multitudes.

¹⁴ But the apostles, Barnabas and Paul, when they heard of it, rent their garments, and rushed forth to the multitude, crying out

⁷ and there they continued to tell the good news.

⁸ In the streets of Lystra there used to sit a man who had no power in his feet; he had been lame from his birth, and had never walked.

⁹ This man was listening to Paul speaking, when Paul, looking intently at him, and seeing that he had the faith to be healed,

¹⁰ said loudly, “Stand upright on your feet.” The man leapt up, and began walking about,

¹¹ and the crowd, seeing what Paul had done, called out in the Lycaonian language, “The Gods have come down to us in human form.”

¹² So they called Barnabas ‘Zeus,’ and Paul ‘Hermes,’ because he took the lead in speaking;

¹³ and the priest of Zeus-beyond-the-Walls, accompanied by the crowd, brought bullocks and garlands to the gates, with the intention of offering sacrifices.

¹⁴ But, when the apostles Barnabas and Paul heard of it, they tore their clothes and rushed out into the crowd. “Friends, why are you doing this?” they shouted.

⁷ and there they continued to tell the good news.

⁸ In the streets of Lystra there used to sit a man who had no power in his feet; he had been lame from his birth, and had never walked.

⁹ This man was listening to Paul speaking, when Paul, looking intently at him, and seeing that he had the faith to be healed,

¹⁰ said loudly, “Stand upright on your feet.” The man leaped up, and began walking about,

¹¹ and the crowd, seeing what Paul had done, called out in the Lycaonian language, “The Gods have come down to us in human form.”

¹² So they called Barnabas ‘Zeus,’ and Paul ‘Hermes,’ because he took the lead in speaking;

¹³ and the priest of Zeus-beyond-the-Walls, accompanied by the crowd, brought bullocks and garlands to the gates, with the intention of offering sacrifices.

¹⁴ But, when the apostles Barnabas and Paul heard of it, they tore their clothes and rushed out into the crowd. “Friends, why are you doing this?” they shouted.

⁷ and they told people the good news about Jesus.

⁸ In Lystra there was a man that was born crippled. He never walked in his life.

⁹ He was sitting there listening to Paul talking to the people. Paul looked straight at him, and then Paul knew that this man believed that Jesus can make him better.

¹⁰ So Paul shouted at him, “Stand up on your feet.” And the man jumped up and started to walk around.

¹¹ A big mob of people saw Paul do that, and they yelled out in their own Lycaonian language, “The gods turned themselves into men and they came here to us.”

¹² And those people reckoned Barnabas was their god called Zeus and they reckoned Paul was their god called Hermes, because Paul did all the talking.

¹³ There was a house for Zeus just outside the town, and there was a man there that looked after the ceremonies for Zeus. That man, with all the people, got some bulls and some flowers, and took them to the gates of the town. They wanted to show respect to Paul and Barnabas, just like they always showed respect to their gods. They were going to kill those bulls for them, and they were going to give them the flowers too.

¹⁴ But somebody told Paul and Barnabas what they wanted to do, and then Paul and Barnabas tore their clothes to show them they were upset, and they ran into the crowd of people. They shouted,

⁷ And there preached the gospell.

⁸ And ther sate a certayne man at Listra weake in his fete beinge creple from his mothers wombe and never walkyd.

⁹ The same hearde Paul preache. Which behelde him and perceaved that he had fayth to be whole

¹⁰ and sayd with a loude voyce: stond vp right on thy fete. And he stert vp and walked.

¹¹ And when the people sawe what Paul had done they lifte vp their voyces sayinge in the speache of Lycaonia: Goddes are come doune to vs in the lyknes of men.

¹² And they called Barnabas Iupiter and Paul Mercurius because he was the preacher.

¹³ Then Iupiters Preste which dwelt before their cite brought oxe and garlondes vnto the churche porche and wolde have done sacrifise with the people.

¹⁴ But when the Apostles Barnabas and Paul herde that they rent their clothes and ran in amonge the people cryinge

⁷ and there they were proclaiming the gospel.

⁸ At Lystra a certain man sat, powerless in his feet, a cripple from his mother's womb, who never had walked.

⁹ This man heard Paul speaking. Paul fixed his eyes on him and saw that he had faith to be made well.

¹⁰ So he said to him in a loud voice, “Stand up on your feet.” Then the man jumped up and walked around.

¹¹ When the multitude saw what Paul had done, they raised their voice, saying in the dialect of Lycaonia, “The gods have come down to us in the form of men.”

¹² They called Barnabas “Zeus,” and Paul, “Hermes,” because he was the main speaker.

¹³ The priest of Zeus, whose temple was just outside the city, brought oxen and wreaths to the gates; he and the multitudes wanted to offer sacrifice.

¹⁴ But when the apostles, Barnabas and Paul, heard of it, they tore their clothing and quickly went out into the crowd, crying out

⁷ There they preached the Good News.

⁸ At Lystra a certain man sat, impotent in his feet, a cripple from his mother’s womb, who never had walked.

⁹ He was listening to Paul speaking, who, fastening eyes on him and seeing that he had faith to be made whole,

¹⁰ said with a loud voice, “Stand upright on your feet!” He leaped up and walked.

¹¹ 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!”

¹² They called Barnabas “Jupiter”, and Paul “Mercury”, because he was the chief speaker.

¹³ The priest of Jupiter, whose temple was in front of their city, brought oxen and garlands to the gates, and would have made a sacrifice along with the multitudes.

¹⁴ But when the apostles, Barnabas and Paul, heard of it, they tore their clothes and sprang into the multitude, crying out,

⁷ There they preached the Good News.

⁸ At Lystra a certain man sat, impotent in his feet, a cripple from his mother’s womb, who never had walked.

⁹ He was listening to Paul speaking, who, fastening eyes on him and seeing that he had faith to be made whole,

¹⁰ said with a loud voice, “Stand upright on your feet!” He leapt up and walked.

¹¹ 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!”

¹² They called Barnabas “Jupiter”, and Paul “Mercury”, because he was the chief speaker.

¹³ The priest of Jupiter, whose temple was in front of their city, brought oxen and garlands to the gates, and would have made a sacrifice along with the multitudes.

¹⁴ But when the apostles, Barnabas and Paul, heard of it, they tore their clothes and sprang into the multitude, crying out,

⁷ And there they preached the gospel.

⁸ And there sat a certain man at Lystra, impotent in his feet, being a cripple from his mother's womb, who had never walked.

⁹ The same heard Paul speak: who steadfastly 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 have 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, who was before their city, brought oxen and garlands to 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,

⁷ There they preached the Good News.

⁸ At Lystra a certain man sat, impotent in his feet, a cripple from his mother’s womb, who never had walked.

⁹ He was listening to Paul speaking, who, fastening eyes on him and seeing that he had faith to be made whole,

¹⁰ said with a loud voice, “Stand upright on your feet!” He leaped up and walked.

¹¹ 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!”

¹² They called Barnabas “Jupiter”, and Paul “Mercury”, because he was the chief speaker.

¹³ The priest of Jupiter, whose temple was in front of their city, brought oxen and garlands to the gates, and would have made a sacrifice along with the multitudes.

¹⁴ But when the emissaries, Barnabas and Paul, heard of it, they tore their clothes and sprang into the multitude, crying out,

⁷ There they preached the Good News.

⁸ At Lystra a certain man sat, impotent in his feet, a cripple from his mother’s womb, who never had walked.

⁹ He was listening to Paul speaking, who, fastening eyes on him and seeing that he had faith to be made whole,

¹⁰ said with a loud voice, “Stand upright on your feet!” He leapt up and walked.

¹¹ 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!”

¹² They called Barnabas “Jupiter”, and Paul “Mercury”, because he was the chief speaker.

¹³ The priest of Jupiter, whose temple was in front of their city, brought oxen and garlands to the gates, and would have made a sacrifice along with the multitudes.

¹⁴ But when the emissaries, Barnabas and Paul, heard of it, they tore their clothes and sprang into the multitude, crying out,

⁷ And they preached there the gospel, and all the multitude was moved together in the teaching of them. Paul and Barnabas dwelt at Lystra.

⁸ And a man at Lystra was sick in the feet, and had sat crooked from his mother’s womb, which never had gone.

⁹ This heard Paul speaking; and Paul beheld him and saw that he had faith, that he should be made safe,

¹⁰ and said with a great voice, Rise thou upright on thy feet. And he leaped, and walked.

¹¹ And the people, when they had seen that that Paul did, reared their voice in Lycaonian tongue, and said, Gods made like to men be come down to us.

¹² And they called Barnabas, Jupiter, and Paul, Mercury, for he was leader of the word.

¹³ And the priest of Jupiter that was before the city, brought bulls and crowns before the gates, with peoples, and would have made sacrifice.

¹⁴ And when the apostles Barnabas and Paul heard this, they rent their coats; and they skipped out among the people, and cried,

⁷ And they preached there the gospel, and all the multitude was moved together in the teaching of them. (And so) Paul and Barnabas dwelt at Lystra. (And they preached the Gospel or the Good News there, and everyone was greatly moved by their teaching. And so Paul and Barnabas remained at Lystra.)

⁸ And a man at Lystra was sick in the feet, and had sat crooked from his mother’s womb, which never had gone. (And a man at Lystra was sick in the feet, and had been lame from his mother’s womb, and had never walked.)

⁹ This (man) heard Paul speaking; and Paul beheld him and saw that he had faith, that he should be made safe, (He listened as Paul spoke; and Paul looked at him, and saw that he had firm faith, so that he could be saved,)

¹⁰ and said with a great voice, Rise thou upright on thy feet. And he leaped (up), and walked.

¹¹ And the people, when they had seen that that Paul did, reared their voice in Lycaonian tongue, and said, Gods made like to men be come down to us.

¹² And they called Barnabas, Jupiter, and Paul, Mercury, for he was (the) leader of the word.

¹³ And the priest of Jupiter that was before the city (or And the priest of Jupiter, whose temple was just outside the city), brought bulls and crowns (or garlands) before the gates, with (the) peoples, and would have made (a) sacrifice (there).

¹⁴ And when the apostles Barnabas and Paul heard this, they rent their coats (or they tore their coats); and they skipped out among the people, and cried,

⁷ and there they were proclaiming good news.

⁸ And a certain man in Lystra, impotent in the feet, was sitting, being lame from the womb of his mother — who never had walked,

⁹ this one was hearing Paul speaking, who, having stedfastly beheld him, and having seen that he hath faith to be saved,

¹⁰ said with a loud voice, 'Stand up on thy feet upright;' and he was springing and walking,

¹¹ 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;'

¹² they were calling also Barnabas Zeus, and Paul Hermes, since he was the leader in speaking.

¹³ And the priest of the Zeus that is before their city, oxen and garlands unto the porches having brought, with the multitudes did wish to sacrifice,

¹⁴ and having heard, the apostles Barnabas and Paul, having rent their garments, did spring into the multitude, crying