Acts 14:7 - An Understandable Version (2005 edition)7 There they continued preaching the good news [about Jesus]. See the chapterMore versionsKing James Version (Oxford) 17697 and there they preached the gospel. See the chapterAmplified Bible - Classic Edition7 And there they continued to preach the glad tidings (Gospel). See the chapterAmerican Standard Version (1901)7 and there they preached the gospel. See the chapterCommon English Bible7 where they continued to proclaim the good news. See the chapterCatholic Public Domain Version7 And a certain man was sitting at Lystra, disabled in his feet, lame from his mother's womb, who had never walked. See the chapter |
After seeing [the man in] the vision, we immediately made every effort to go to Macedonia, concluding that God had called us to proclaim the good news [about Jesus] to the people there. [Note: This is first use of “we” and “us” in the book of Acts and indicates that Luke, the writer of Acts, joined the party at this point. See 1:1 with Luke 1:1-3].
“Gentlemen, why are you doing these things? [Do you not know that] we are also human beings with the same kind of feelings that you have? And we are just bringing you the good news that you should turn away from these useless things [i.e., idol worship] and [turn] to the living God, who created the heavens, the earth, the sea, and everything in them.