And when the crowd saw what Paul had done, they shouted in the dialect of Lycaonia, “The gods have come down to us in human form.”
Acts 8:10 - An Understandable Version (2005 edition) Everyone, from the least to the greatest [in importance], was being impressed by him. They were saying, “This man is being called Great [and has] power from God.” More versionsKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 to whom they all gave heed, from the least to the greatest, saying, This man is the great power of God. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition They all paid earnest attention to him, from the least to the greatest, saying, This man is that exhibition of the power of God which is called great (intense). American Standard Version (1901) to whom they all gave heed, from the least to the greatest, saying, This man is that power of God which is called Great. Common English Bible Everyone, from the least to the greatest, gave him their undivided attention and referred to him as “the power of God called Great.” Catholic Public Domain Version And to all those who would listen, from the least even to the greatest, he was saying: "Here is the power of God, which is called great." Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version To whom they all gave ear, from the least to the greatest, saying: This man is the power of God, which is called great. |
And when the crowd saw what Paul had done, they shouted in the dialect of Lycaonia, “The gods have come down to us in human form.”
But the natives expected him to swell up [from snake bite] or fall dead suddenly, but after expecting this for a long time and not seeing any harm come to him, they changed their minds and said he was a god.
But to those who are called [by God to be saved], both Jews and Gentiles, [the message of] Christ is the power of God [See Rom. 1:16] and the wisdom of God. [See 1:30].
Then we will no longer be [spiritual] babies, tossed back and forth [by waves], and blown around by every wind of [false] teaching, [deceived] by the clever trickery of people using deceptive schemes.
And many people will follow their unrestrained, indecent conduct, which will result in the true way [of God] being spoken against.
And one of the beast’s heads looked like it had been fatally wounded, but the wound healed and the entire world was amazed and followed after him.