εὐαγγελιζόμενοι, preaching unto you. Literally, ‘bringing you good tidings’ as the message must be which makes known to men a living God in the place of a dumb idol.
ἀπὸ τούτων τῶν ματαίων ἐπιστρέφειν, that ye should turn from these vain things. τὰ μάταια is a frequent expression in the LXX. for ‘false gods’; cf. 2 Kings 17:15, καὶ ἐπορεύθησαν ὀπίσω τῶν ματαίων. Also Jeremiah 2:5; Leviticus 17:7, &c.
Verse Acts 14:15. _WE ALSO ARE MEN OF LIKE PASSIONS WITH YOU_] This saying of the apostles has been most strangely perverted. A pious commentator, taking the word _passion_ in its _vulgar_ and most _...
AND SAYING, SIRS - Greek: Men. WHY DO YE THESE THINGS? - This is an expression of solemn remonstrance at the folly of their conduct in worshipping those who were human. The abhorrence which they evinc...
CHAPTER 14 _ 1. The work in Iconium and the persecution of the Apostles (Acts 14:1)._ 2. In Derbe and Lystra; the Impotent Man healed (Acts 14:7). 3. The Stoning of Paul and further ministries (Act...
LYSTRA. Lystra, 25 miles SW. of Iconium, 10 miles off the trade route, in a secluded glen. Lystra and Derbe were the two cities of the Lycaonian region of Galatia; Roman influence was strong there, an...
ON TO ICONIUM (Acts 14:1-7)...
There was a man who sat in Lystra who had no power in his feet. He had been a cripple from his birth and he had never walked. He was in the habit of listening to Paul speaking. Paul fixed his gaze on...
SIRS. Greek. _andres._ App-123. Compare Acts 7:26. OF LIKE PASSIONS. Greek. _homoiopathes._ Only here and James 5:17. AND PREACH UNTO YOU. Literally evangelizing you. See Acts 14:7. THAT YE SHOULD....
_and preach unto you_ Literally, "bring you the good tidings," as the message must be which sets forth to men the living God in the place of dumb idols. _that ye should turn from these vanities_(vain...
_PAUL AND BARNABAS IN LYSTRA ACTS 14:8-17:_ At Lystra the apostles healed a lame man. He had never walked. This miracle was very much like the one in Acts 3:1-26. The man listened to the preaching. As...
ΠΟΙΕΊΤΕ _praes. ind. act., см._ Acts 14:11. _Praes._ описывает развивающееся действие. ΌΜΟΙΟΠΑΘΉΣ (G3663) той же природы. Относится к сходным чувствам, обстоятельствам и опыте (BAGD). ΜΆΤΑΙΟΣ (G3152)...
OF LIKE PASSIONS, &C.— _Obnoxious to the same common infirmities,_ 'Ομοιοπαθεις : so it also signifies in James 5:17. "We are only frail andmortal men, likeyourselves;liabletothecommonevils,affliction...
IN LYSTRA. Acts 14:6 b - Acts 14:20. a. General statement. Acts 14:6 b, Acts 14:7....
See notes one verse 14...
And saying, Sirs, why do ye these things? We also are men of like passions with you, and preach unto you that ye should turn from these vanities unto the living God, which made heaven, and earth, and...
6 Lystra seems to be the first place Paul preached without first proclaiming to the Jews in the synagogue, for it seems that there were not enough Jews to have a place of worship. Hence this is the fi...
FIRST MISSIONARY JOURNEY (CONTINUED) 1-7. Paul and Barnabas at Iconium. The gospel meets with great success among both Jews and Gentiles in this populous city, and miracles are wrought in confirmatio...
OF LIKE PASSIONS] i.e. of like nature. VANITIES] i.e. vain gods....
GOOD NEWS FOR EVERYONE ACTS _MARION ADAMS_ CHAPTER 14 PAUL AND BARNABAS IN ICONIUM, 14:1-7 V1 What happened in Pisidian Antioch also happened in Iconium. Paul and Barnabas went to the *synagogue...
SIRS, WHY DO YE THESE THINGS? — It is natural to suppose that the words were spoken in the Greek in which St. Luke records them, and therefore that St. Paul’s previous teaching had been in the same la...
ἄνδρες : brief address in accordance with the hurry of the moment. ὁμοιοπαθεῖς, James 5:17, “of like passions,” so R.V. in both passages, but ‘ _nature_ ' in margin, so Ramsay. But to others the latte...
ESTABLISHING THE NEW BELIEVERS Acts 14:14-28 In Paul's address we have distinct anticipations of the early Chapter s of the Epistle to the Romans. How fickle a mob is! Now, enthusiastic loyalty; aga...
In Iconium there was largely a repetition of the experiences at Antioch. Becoming aware of the growing hostility, Paul and Barnabas passed on, and came to Lystra. There is a marked difference between...
Idolatry Confronted at Lystra Paul and Barnabas next arrived at Lystra, some 18 miles to the east. There was apparently no synagogue there, but there was a man who had been crippled since birth and ha...
(4) And saying, Sirs, why do ye these things? We also are men of (e) like passions with you, and preach unto you that ye should turn from these (f) vanities unto the living God, which made heaven, and...
_Suffered all nations to walk in their own way. Literally, dismissed all nations, suffering them to run on in their idolatry, and other sins, not favouring them with a written law, as he did the Jews,...
PAUL AND BARNABAS ARE TAKEN FOR GRECIAN GODS 11-18. All nations at the time of our Savior's advent were on tiptoe expecting a divine messenger from heaven to teach them the way of salvation. Hence the...
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;...
We now enter on the missionary journeys, as they are called, of the apostle Paul. The work, under the Spirit, opens to the glory of the Lord. Not merely are Gentiles met in grace and brought into the...
_EXPEDIENCY OR PRINCIPLE_ ‘Which when the apostles, Barnabas and Paul, heard of, they rent their clothes, and ran in among the people, crying out, and saying, Sirs, why do ye these things?’ Acts 14:...
− 15._Men, why do ye those things? _They begin with a reprehension, as the matter did require; that done, they show to what end they were sent. Afterward they preach concerning the only God, and show...
Their missionary labours continue in Iconium with the same opposition from the Jews who, incapable themselves of the work, stir up the Gentiles against those who are performing it. As long as it was o...
AND SAYING, SIRS, WHY DO YE THESE THINGS?.... That is, bring these oxen and garlands, and attempt to offer sacrifice; this they said, not as arguing with them calmly and mildly, but with a mixture of...
And saying, Sirs, why do ye these things? We also are men of like passions with you, and preach unto you that ye should turn from these vanities unto the living God, which made heaven, and earth, and...
_Then the priest of Jupiter_ Who was esteemed the tutelar deity of that place, and whose statue stood just without the gate; _brought oxen_, or _bulls_ rather, _and garlands_ To put on the victims; th...
MEN OF LIKE PASSIONS; frail, sinful, dying men. THESE VANITIES; the worship of false and imaginary gods. Faithful ministers of the gospel will be careful to let none think of them as any thing more t...
AND SAYING, SIRS, WHY DO YE THESE THINGS? WE ALSO ARE MEN OF LIKE PASSIONS WITH YOU, AND PREACH UNTO YOU THAT YE SHOULD TURN FROM THESE VANITIES UNTO THE LIVING GOD, WHICH MADE HEAVEN, AND EARTH, AND...
The horrified speech of Paul:...
Iconium was also in Asia Minor: here they entered the synagogue and the Spirit of God gave them grace to so speak as to vitally influence a great number, both of Jews and Gentiles, to believe the gosp...
AND SAYING, " MEN, WHY ARE YOU DOING THESE THINGS? WE ALSO ARE MEN WITH THE SAME NATURE AS YOU, AND PREACH TO YOU THAT YOU SHOULD TURN FROM THESE USELESS THINGS TO THE LIVING GOD, WHO MADE THE HEAVEN,...
"We also are men of the same nature as you" We are not gods, we are mere men! Paul made it very clear that he was not the object of worship, compare with James 5:17. "Preach the gospel to you" That is...
8-18 All things are possible to those that believe. When we have faith, that most precious gift of God, we shall be delivered from the spiritual helplessness in which we were born, and from the domin...
WE ALSO ARE MEN OF LIKE PASSIONS WITH YOU; we stand in need of food and raiment, are liable to diseases and death, as well as you. VANITIES; so idols are frequently called, 1 KINGS 16:13,26 JER 14:22,...
Irenaeus Against Heresies Book III ods because of the astonishing deed, he said to them: "We are men like unto you, preaching to you God, that ye may be turned away from these vain idols to [serve] th...
Acts 14:15 and G2532 saying G3004 (G5723) Men G435 why G5101 doing G4160 (G5719) things G5130 We...
These were not Jews. Nor were they people with a background in Judaism or philosophy. As they were revealing they were out and out idolaters and simple men. But Paul does not turn away from them. Rath...
‘But when the apostles, Barnabas and Paul, heard of it, they rent their garments, and sprang forth among the large crowd, crying out and saying, “Sirs, why do you do these things?' Once Barnabas and P...
THE MINISTRY AT LYSTRA (14:8-20A). A description is now given of the rather colourful events that occurred during their ministry in Lystra. These are on top of the fact that they proclaimed the Good N...
Acts 14:15. SAYING, WHY DO YE THESE THINGS? The argument of Paul's address to the Lystrian idolaters, as far as we are able to gather it from the very brief summary preserved to us here, seems to be a...
SIRS (ανδρες). Literally, Men. Abrupt, but courteous.WE ALSO ARE MEN OF LIKE PASSIONS WITH YOU (κα ημεις ομοιοπαθεις εσμεν υμιν ανθρωπο). Old adjective from ομοιος (like) and πασχω, to experience....
CONTENTS: Work of the Gospel at Iconium, Derbe, Lystra. An impotent man at Lystra healed. Paul stoned. Elders appointed in the churches. CHARACTERS: God, Paul, Barnabas, impotent man, priest of Jupit...
Acts 14:1. _It came to pass in Iconium, that they went both together into the synagogue of the jews._ St. Luke makes here a great leap, and is very laconic, merely naming Perga and Attalia. This great...
THEY TORE THEIR CLOTHES. This was a symbol of grief, anger, and horror. Compare Matthew 26:65. WE ARE JUST MEN. This shows their complete commitment to _truth_! They would not permit themselves to be...
_Sirs, why do ye these things?_ APOSTOLIC SINCERITY In a position similar to that of Herod, they act in an opposite manner (Acts 12:22). And yet there was no small temptation in the matter. They migh...
_And there sat a certain man at Lystra._ PAUL AND BARNABAS IN LYSTRA I. The incident. 1. The case of the cripple resembles that of the man at the gate Beautiful; and a particular statement of it is...
_And it came to pass in Iconium._ ICONIUM A considerable city of Asia Minor, generally considered as belonging to Lycaonia. It lay in a fertile plain at the foot of Taurus, on the great line of commu...
ACTS—NOTE ON ACTS 14:8 Lystra was populated mainly by Gentiles and had no synagogue. The ministry of Paul and Barnabas there centered around the healing of a lame man. ⇐...
ACTS—NOTE ON ACTS 14:14 WHO MADE THE HEAVEN AND THE EARTH. Since the Lystrans believed in many gods, it was necessary to begin with the basic message that the Israelite God is the Creator of all that...
_HOMILETICAL ANALYSIS_.—_Acts 14:8_ Paul and Barnabas at Lystra; or, the Gospel among Barbarians I. THE MIRACLE AT LYSTRA.— 1. The _subject_. “A certain man, impotent in his feet, a cripple from his...
EXPOSITION ACTS 14:1 _Entered _for _went both, _A.V.; _Jews _for _the Jews, _A.V.; _and _for _and also, _A.V.; Greeks for _the Greeks, _A.V. Observe how in every case Greeks are found attending the s...
Paul and Barnabas, in carrying the Gospel, have come into the uncharted territories as far as the Gospel is concerned into Asia Minor. They came from Cyprus to the area that is now known as Turkey. Th...
1 Corinthians 8:4; 1 Kings 16:13; 1 Kings 16:26; 1 Samuel 12:21;...
Of like passions [ο μ ο ι ο π α θ ε ι ς]. Only here and James 5:17, on which see note. Better, of like nature. Turn [ε π ι σ τ ρ ε φ ε ι ν]. Compare 1 Thessalonians 1:9, where the same verb is used....
PREACHING BY THE WAY Acts 14:1 INTRODUCTORY WORDS As we open the 14th chapter of Acts, we find Paul and Barnabas still traveling together and entering into Iconium. It is our purpose today to cover...
To turn from these vanities — From worshipping any but the true God. He does not deign to call them gods; unto the living God — Not like these dead idols; who made the heaven and the earth, the sea —...