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Acts 14:11 Cross-References
Explore 3 cross-references for Acts 14:11 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Acts chapter 14 verse 11 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“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.”
Acts 14:11 (KJV)
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Commentary on Acts 14:11
The crowd's response—The gods are come down to us in the likeness of men—reveals pagan mythology's grip on Lycaonian thinking. Speaking in the speech of Lycaonia (Λυκαονιστὶ) meant Paul and Barnabas initially didn't understand the danger, creating dramatic irony. Local legend held that Zeus and Hermes had visited this region disguised as men, refused hospitality, and destroyed the inhabitants—only Baucis and Philemon survived by welcoming them.The Greek homoiōthentes (made like) shows they believed deity temporarily assumed human form, not incarnation. This polytheistic interpretation complete...
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Cross-References for Acts 14:11
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“but when they watched for a long time and saw nothing bad happen to him”
“from the least to the greatest”
“The voice of a god, and not of a man!”