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Acts 14:18 Cross-References
Explore 5 cross-references for Acts 14:18 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Acts chapter 14 verse 18 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“And with these sayings scarce restrained they the people, that they had not done sacrifice unto them.”
Acts 14:18 (KJV)
Commentary on Acts 14:18
With these sayings scarce restrained they the people (μόλις κατέπαυσαν τοὺς ὄχλους)—The Greek molis (scarce/with difficulty) reveals how narrowly disaster was averted. Even after explaining they were mere men, after appealing to natural revelation, the crowd's pagan devotion nearly overpowered reason. The verb katepausan (restrained) suggests forceful prevention, not gentle persuasion.This verse exposes idolatry's tenacious grip: seeing a miracle, the Lycaonians preferred their familiar polytheism to the foreign proclamation of the living God. Truth barely overcame momentum toward false worshi...
Source: KJV Study Commentary
Cross-References for Acts 14:18
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“we will not listen to you.”
“Stand back! They said”
“What did these people do to you, that you have brought a great sin on them?”
“perceiving that they were about to come and take him by force”
“Behold, they are one people, and they have all one language, and this is what they begin to do. Now nothing will be withheld from them, which they intend to do.,And the LORD said, Behold, the people is one, and they have all one language; and this they begin to do: and now nothing will be restrained from them, which they have imagined to do.,וַיֹּאמֶר יְהוָה הֵן עַם אֶחָד וְשָׂפָה אַחַת לְכֻלָּם וְזֶה הַחִלָּם לַעֲשׂוֹת וְעַתָּה לֹא־יִבָּצֵר מֵהֶם כֹּל אֲשֶׁר יָזְמוּ לַעֲשׂוֹת׃ ,And the LORD said: Behold”