Acts 14:15

Holy Bible: Easy-to-Read Version

“Men, why are you doing this? We are not gods. We are human just like you. We came to tell you the Good News. We are telling you to turn away from these worthless things. Turn to the true living God, the one who made the sky, the earth, the sea, and everything that is in them.

Cross References

James 5:17

Elijah was a person just like us. He prayed that it would not rain. And it did not rain on the land for three and a half years!

1 Corinthians 8:4

So this is what I say about eating meat: We know that an idol is really nothing in the world, and we know that there is only one God.

Acts 10:26

But Peter told him to get up. Peter said, “Stand up! I am only a man like you.”

1 Samuel 12:21

Idols are only statues—they can’t help you. So don’t worship them. Idols can’t help you or save you. They are nothing!

Revelation 14:7

The angel said in a loud voice, “Fear God and give him praise. The time has come for God to judge all people. Worship God. He made the heavens, the earth, the sea, and the springs of water.”

Jeremiah 14:22

Foreign idols don’t have the power to bring rain. The sky does not have the power to send down showers of rain. You, the Lord our God, are our only hope. You are the one who made all these things.

Genesis 1:1

In the beginning, when God created the earth and sky,

1 Thessalonians 1:9

People everywhere are already telling the story about the good way you accepted us when we were there with you. They tell about how you stopped worshiping idols and changed to serve the living and true God.

Ephesians 4:17

I have something from the Lord to tell you. I warn you: Don’t continue living like those who don’t believe. Their thoughts are worth nothing.

Jonah 2:8

“Some people worship useless idols, but those statues never help them.

Deuteronomy 32:21

They made me jealous with things that are not really gods. They made me angry with their worthless idols. So I will use people who are not really a nation to make them jealous. I will use a worthless nation to make them angry.

Acts 4:24

When the believers heard this, they all prayed to God with one purpose. They said, “Master, you are the one who made the sky, the earth, the sea, and everything in the world.

Matthew 16:16

Simon Peter answered, “You are the Messiah, the Son of the living God.”

Jeremiah 32:17

“Lord GOD, with your great power you made the earth and the sky. There is nothing too hard for you to do.

Psalm 31:6

I hate those who worship false gods. I trust only in the Lord.

Exodus 20:11

That is because the Lord worked six days and made the sky, the earth, the sea, and everything in them. And on the seventh day, he rested. In this way the Lord blessed the Sabbath—the day of rest. He made that a very special day.

Hebrews 3:12

So, brothers and sisters, be careful that none of you has the evil thoughts that cause so much doubt that you stop following the living God.

1 Timothy 3:15

so that, even if I cannot come soon, you will know how people should live in the family of God. That family is the church of the living God. And God’s church is the support and foundation of the truth.

Acts 14:21

They also told the Good News in the city of Derbe, and many people became followers of Jesus. Then Paul and Barnabas returned to the cities of Lystra, Iconium, and Antioch.

John 7:18

If I taught my own ideas, I would just be trying to get honor for myself. But if I am trying to bring honor to the one who sent me, I can be trusted. Anyone doing that is not going to lie.

Zechariah 12:1

This is a message from the Lord about Israel. The Lord is the one who made the earth and the sky, and he put the human spirit in people. And this is what the Lord said:

Jeremiah 10:8

All the people of the other nations are stupid and foolish. Their teachings come from worthless wooden statues.

Jeremiah 8:19

Listen to my people. Everywhere in this country, people are crying for help. They say, “Is the Lord still at Zion? Is Zion’s King still there?” But God says, “The people of Judah worshiped their worthless foreign idols. That made me very angry! Why did they do that?”

Isaiah 46:7

They put their false god on their shoulders and carry it. That false god is useless; people have to carry it! People set the statue on the ground, and it cannot move. That false god never walks away from its place. People can yell at it, but it will not answer. That false god is only a statue; it cannot save people from their troubles.

Isaiah 45:20

“You people who escaped from other nations, gather together before me. (These people carry statues of false gods. They pray to useless gods, but they don’t know what they are doing.

Isaiah 45:18

The Lord is God. He made the skies and the earth. He put the earth in its place. He did not want the earth to be empty when he made it. He created it to be lived on. “I am the Lord. There is no other God.

Psalm 124:8

Our help came from the Lord, the one who made heaven and earth!

Psalm 33:6

The Lord spoke the command, and the world was made. The breath from his mouth created everything in the heavens.

Deuteronomy 5:26

No one has ever heard the living God speak from the fire like we have and still lived!

Revelation 22:9

But the angel said to me, “Don’t worship me! I am a servant like you and your brothers the prophets. I am a servant like all those who obey the words in this book. You should worship God!”

Revelation 19:19

Then I saw the beast and the rulers of the earth. Their armies were gathered together to make war against the rider on the horse and his army.

Revelation 19:10

Then I bowed down before the angel’s feet to worship him. But the angel said to me, “Don’t worship me! I am a servant like you and your brothers and sisters who have the truth of Jesus. So worship God! Because the truth of Jesus is the spirit of prophecy.”

Acts 27:25

So men, there is nothing to worry about. I trust God, and I am sure everything will happen just as his angel told me.

Acts 27:21

The men did not eat for a long time. Then one day Paul stood up before them and said, “Men, I told you not to leave Crete. You should have listened to me. Then you would not have all this trouble and loss.

Acts 27:10

“Men, I can see that there will be a lot of trouble on this trip. The ship, everything in it, and even our lives may be lost!”

Acts 16:30

Then he brought them outside and said, “Men, what must I do to be saved?”

Acts 14:7

They told the Good News there too.

Acts 13:32

“We tell you the Good News about the promise God made to our ancestors.

Acts 7:26

“The next day, Moses saw two of his own people fighting. He tried to make peace between them. He said, ‘Men, you are brothers! Why are you trying to hurt each other?’

John 5:26

Life comes from the Father himself. So the Father has also allowed the Son to give life.

Amos 2:4

This is what the Lord says: “I will definitely punish Judah for the many crimes they did. They refused to obey the Lord’s teachings and they did not keep his commands. Their ancestors believed lies, and those same lies caused the people of Judah to stop following God.

Daniel 6:26

I am making a new law. This law is for people in every part of my kingdom. All of you must fear and respect the God of Daniel. Daniel’s God is the living God; he lives forever. His kingdom will never be destroyed. His rule will never end.

2 Kings 19:16

Lord, please listen to me. Lord, open your eyes and look at this message. Hear the words that Sennacherib sent to insult the living God.

2 Kings 19:4

The commander’s master, the king of Assyria, has sent him to say bad things about the living God. Maybe the Lord your God will hear all those things and answer them. Maybe the Lord your God will show how wrong the enemy is! So pray for the people who are still left alive.”

1 Kings 16:26

He committed all the sins that Jeroboam son of Nebat had committed when he caused the Israelites to sin. They worshiped worthless idols, and this made the Lord, the God of Israel, very angry.

1 Kings 16:13

This happened because of all the sins of Baasha and his son, Elah. They sinned and they caused the Israelites to sin. They worshiped worthless idols, and this made the Lord angry.

1 Samuel 17:36

I killed both a lion and a bear like that! And I will kill that foreigner, Goliath, just like them. Goliath will die because he made fun of the army of the living God.

1 Samuel 17:26

David asked the men standing near him, “What did he say? What is the reward for killing this Philistine and taking away this shame from Israel? Who is this Goliath anyway? He is only some foreigner, nothing but a Philistine. Why does he think he can speak against the army of the living God?”

Joshua 3:10

Here is proof that the living God is really with you and that he will surely defeat your enemies. He will defeat the Canaanites, Hittites, Hivites, Perizzites, Girgashites, Amorites, and Jebusites; he will force them to leave their land.

Genesis 41:16

Joseph answered, “I cannot! But God can explain the dream for you, Pharaoh.”

Psalm 115:15

May you receive blessings from the Lord, who made heaven and earth.

Jeremiah 51:15

God used his great power and made the earth. He used his wisdom to build the world and his understanding to stretch out the skies.

Revelation 4:11

“Our Lord and God! You are worthy to receive glory and honor and power. You made all things. Everything existed and was made because you wanted it.”