and they all,from smallestto greatest,were giving attentionto him, saying,"This manis what is calledthe GreatPowerof God."
"They will not teachagain,eachmanhis neighborand eachmanhis brother,saying,'Knowthe LORD,'for they will allknowMe, from the leastof them to the greatestof them," declaresthe LORD,"for I will forgivetheir iniquity,and their sinI will remembernomore."
Then allthe commandersof the forces,Johananthe sonof Kareah,Jezaniahthe sonof Hoshaiah,and allthe peoplebothsmalland greatapproached
"For from the leastof them even to the greatestof them, Everyoneis greedyfor gain,And from the propheteven to the priestEveryonedealsfalsely.
"ThereforeI will givetheir wivesto others,Their fieldsto newowners;Becausefrom the leasteven to the greatestEveryoneis greedyfor gain;From the propheteven to the priestEveryonepracticesdeceit.
Then the peopleof Ninevehbelievedin God;and they calleda fastand puton sackclothfrom the greatestto the leastof them.
When the crowdssawwhatPaulhad done,they raisedtheir voice,sayingin the Lycaonian language,"The godshave become likemenand have come downto us."
But they were expectingthat he was aboutto swellup orsuddenlyfall downdead.But after they had waiteda longtime and had seennothingunusualhappento him, they changed their mindsand [began] to saythat he was a god.
but to thosewho are the called,bothJewsand Greeks,Christthe powerof Godand the wisdomof God.
For you, being[so] wise,toleratethe foolishgladly.
As a result,we are no longerto be children,tossed here and there by wavesand carried aboutby everywindof doctrine,by the trickeryof men,by craftinessin deceitfulscheming;
Manywill followtheir sensuality,and becauseof them the wayof the truthwill be maligned;
[I saw] oneof his headsas ifit had been slain,and his fatalwoundwas healed.And the wholeearthwas amazed[and followed] afterthe beast;
