American Standard Version
"And with these sayings scarce restrained they the multitudes from doing sacrifice unto them. "
— Acts 14:18, American Standard Version
“And with these sayings scarce restrained they the people, that they had not done sacrifice unto them.”
“Even saying these things, they hardly stopped the multitudes from making a sacrifice to them.”
“Even by saying these things, they scarcely persuaded the crowds not to offer sacrifice to them.”
“Now there came thither certain Jews from Antioch and Iconium: and, persuading the multitude and stoning Paul, drew him out of the city, thinking him to be dead.”
“And even with these words, it was hard for them to keep the people from making an offering to them.”
“And with these sayings scarce restrained they the people, that they had not done sacrifice unto them.”
and saying, Sirs, why do ye these things? We also are men of like passions with you, and bring you good tidings, that ye should turn from these vain things unto a living God, who made the heaven and the earth and the sea, and all that in them is:
who in the generations gone by suffered all the nations to walk in their own ways.
And yet he left not himself without witness, in that he did good and gave you from heaven rains and fruitful seasons, filling your hearts with food and gladness.
And with these sayings scarce restrained they the multitudes from doing sacrifice unto them.
But there came Jews thither from Antioch and Iconium: and having persuaded the multitudes, they stoned Paul, and dragged him out of the city, supposing that he was dead.
But as the disciples stood round about him, he rose up, and entered into the city: and on the morrow he went forth with Barnabas to Derbe.
And when they had preached the gospel to that city, and had made many disciples, they returned to Lystra, and to Iconium, and to Antioch,