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ACTS 14:13
The reading of codex Bezae, oi` de. i`erei/j tou/ o;ntoj Dio.j pro.
po,lewj … h;qelon evpiqu,ein (“But the priests of the local
Zeus-before-the-city,” i.e. the Zeus whose temple was in fro...
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Verse Acts 14:13. _THEN THE PRIEST OF JUPITER, WHICH WAS BEFORE
THEIR_ _city_] There is a meaning here, which ordinary readers will
not readily apprehend. Many cities were put under the protection of...
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THEN THE PRIEST OF JUPITER - He whose office it was to conduct the
worship of Jupiter by offering sacrifices, etc.
WHICH WAS BEFORE THEIR CITY - The word “which” here refers not to
the priest, but to...
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CHAPTER 14
_ 1. The work in Iconium and the persecution of the Apostles (Acts
14:1)._
2. In Derbe and Lystra; the Impotent Man healed (Acts 14:7).
3. The Stoning of Paul and further ministries (Act...
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LYSTRA. Lystra, 25 miles SW. of Iconium, 10 miles off the trade route,
in a secluded glen. Lystra and Derbe were the two cities of the
Lycaonian region of Galatia; Roman influence was strong there, an...
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ON TO ICONIUM (Acts 14:1-7)...
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There was a man who sat in Lystra who had no power in his feet. He had
been a cripple from his birth and he had never walked. He was in the
habit of listening to Paul speaking. Paul fixed his gaze on...
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WHICH, i.e. whose temple.
OXEN AND GARLANDS. garlanded oxen. Figure of speech _Hendiadys._
App-6.
UNTO. Greek. _epi._ App-104.
WOULD HAVE, &C.. were desiring (Greek. _ethelo._ App-102.) to
sacrific...
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_the priest of Jupiter, which was before their city_ i.e. "whose
temple was before their city." He was their tutelar divinity, and it
was to his priest that the people ran with their cry, and brought...
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αὐτῶν after ΠΌΛΕΩΣ omitted with אABCDE. Not represented
in _Vulg_.
13. Ὅ ΤΕ ἹΕΡΕῪΣ ΤΟΥ͂ ΔΙῸΣ ΤΟΥ͂ ὌΝΤΟΣ
ΠΡῸ ΤΗ͂Σ ΠΌΛΕΩΣ, _the priest of Jupiter, which was
before their city_, i.e. ‘whose temple was b...
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CURE OF A CRIPPLE AT LYSTRA. THE HEATHEN PEOPLE REGARD THE APOSTLES AS
GODS....
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_PAUL AND BARNABAS IN LYSTRA ACTS 14:8-17:_ At Lystra the apostles
healed a lame man. He had never walked. This miracle was very much
like the one in Acts 3:1-26. The man listened to the preaching. As...
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THEN THE PRIEST OF JUPITER,— This might be rendered more exactly,
_then the priest of Jupiter,_ that is to say, _of the image of
Jupiter, before the city gate._ It was customary to build temples to
th...
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IN LYSTRA. Acts 14:6 b - Acts 14:20.
a.
General statement. Acts 14:6 b, Acts 14:7....
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13. The people felt the warmest gratitude for the visit of their
supposed gods, and gave expression to their feeling in the most
approved method. (13) "_Then the priest of the Jupiter that was before...
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Then the priest of Jupiter, which was before their city, brought oxen
and garlands unto the gates, and would have done sacrifice with the
people.
THEN THE PRIEST OF [THE IMAGE OF] JUPITER, WHICH W...
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6 Lystra seems to be the first place Paul preached without first
proclaiming to the Jews in the synagogue, for it seems that there were
not enough Jews to have a place of worship. Hence this is the fi...
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14:13 was (c-7) 'Who was' is equivalent to 'which was,' referring to
the temple of Jupiter....
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FIRST MISSIONARY JOURNEY (CONTINUED)
1-7. Paul and Barnabas at Iconium. The gospel meets with great success
among both Jews and Gentiles in this populous city, and miracles are
wrought in confirmatio...
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WHICH WAS BEFORE THEIR CITY] i.e. whose temple was before the city.
Unto the gates] or 'porches.' It is difficult to decide where the
sacrifice took place, whether at the porch of the apostles' house,...
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GOOD NEWS FOR EVERYONE
ACTS
_MARION ADAMS_
CHAPTER 14
PAUL AND BARNABAS IN ICONIUM, 14:1-7
V1 What happened in Pisidian Antioch also happened in Iconium. Paul
and Barnabas went to the *synagogue...
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THE PRIEST OF JUPITER, WHICH WAS BEFORE THEIR CITY. — The latter
clause probably describes the position of the Temple of Zeus, standing
at the entrance of the city, as the shrine of its protecting dei...
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ὁ δὲ ἱερεὺς. Plural in; strongly rejected by Blass, with
other details. Ramsay defends (p. 118), and points out that at each of
the great temples in Asia Minor a college of priests would be in
regular...
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VARYING TREATMENT OF THE MESSAGE
Acts 14:1-13
From Antioch the Apostles passed to Iconium, the capital of Lycaonia.
It is most illuminating to note the source of their success: _The Lord
bore witness...
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In Iconium there was largely a repetition of the experiences at
Antioch. Becoming aware of the growing hostility, Paul and Barnabas
passed on, and came to Lystra. There is a marked difference between...
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Idolatry Confronted at Lystra
Paul and Barnabas next arrived at Lystra, some 18 miles to the east.
There was apparently no synagogue there, but there was a man who had
been crippled since birth and ha...
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Then the priest of Jupiter, which was before their city, brought oxen
and garlands unto the (d) gates, and would have done sacrifice with
the people.
(d) Of the house where Paul and Barnabas were....
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PAUL AND BARNABAS ARE TAKEN FOR GRECIAN GODS
11-18. All nations at the time of our Savior's advent were on tiptoe
expecting a divine messenger from heaven to teach them the way of
salvation. Hence the...
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And when the people saw what Paul had done, they lifted up their
voices, saying in the speech of Lycaonia, The gods are come down to us
in the likeness of men. (12) And they called Barnabas, Jupiter;...
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We now enter on the missionary journeys, as they are called, of the
apostle Paul. The work, under the Spirit, opens to the glory of the
Lord. Not merely are Gentiles met in grace and brought into the...
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13._Also Jupiter’s priest. _Though Luke doth not express with what
affection he [this priest] was moved to be so diligent, yet it is to
be thought, that, forasmuch as there was great hope of most pl...
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Their missionary labours continue in Iconium with the same opposition
from the Jews who, incapable themselves of the work, stir up the
Gentiles against those who are performing it. As long as it was o...
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THEN THE PRIEST OF JUPITER, WHICH WAS BEFORE THEIR CITY,.... Not that
the priest was before the city, but Jupiter; and the phrase denotes
either his presidency over the city, and so the Arabic version...
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Then the priest of Jupiter, which was before their city, brought oxen
and garlands unto the gates, and would have done sacrifice with the
people.
Ver. 13. _And would have done sacrifice_] So the sava...
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_Then the priest of Jupiter_ Who was esteemed the tutelar deity of
that place, and whose statue stood just without the gate; _brought
oxen_, or _bulls_ rather, _and garlands_ To put on the victims; th...
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BEFORE THEIR CITY; in front of their city was a temple dedicated to
Jupiter.
GARLANDS; wreaths of flowers, with which they decorated the victims to
be offered in sacrifice....
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THEN THE PRIEST OF JUPITER, WHICH WAS BEFORE THEIR CITY, BROUGHT OXEN
AND GARLANDS UNTO THE GATES AND WOULD HAVE DONE SACRIFICE WITH THE
PEOPLE.
Since there was apparently no synagogue at Lystra, Paul...
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A miracle and its effect upon the people:...
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Iconium was also in Asia Minor: here they entered the synagogue and
the Spirit of God gave them grace to so speak as to vitally influence
a great number, both of Jews and Gentiles, to believe the gosp...
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THEN THE PRIEST OF ZEUS, WHOSE TEMPLE WAS IN FRONT OF THEIR CITY,
BROUGHT OXEN AND GARLANDS TO THE GATES, INTENDING TO SACRIFICE WITH
THE MULTITUDES.
1. Even the priest of Zeus brought animals ready...
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The people were so dead serious they even were intent on treating Paul
and Barnabas as gods to the point of worshipping them. Garlands were
wreaths of flowers that were draped over the horns of the sa...
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8-18 All things are possible to those that believe. When we have
faith, that most precious gift of God, we shall be delivered from the
spiritual helplessness in which we were born, and from the domin...
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BEFORE THEIR CITY; the temple of Jupiter, whom they took for the
patron of their city, was in the suburbs. GARLANDS; these were usually
in the form of crowns put upon the oxen which they intended to
s...
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13. The people felt the warmest gratitude for the visit of their
supposed gods, and gave expression to their feeling in the most
approved method. (13) " Then the priest of the Jupiter that was before...
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Acts 14:13 Then G1161 priest G2409 Zeus G2203 whose G3588 was G5607
(G5752) front G4253 their G846 city...
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THE MINISTRY AT LYSTRA (14:8-20A).
A description is now given of the rather colourful events that
occurred during their ministry in Lystra. These are on top of the fact
that they proclaimed the Good N...
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‘And the priest of Zeus whose temple was before the city, brought
oxen and garlands to the gates, and would have done sacrifice with the
multitudes.'
The priest of Zeus seized the opportunity presente...
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Acts 14:13. THEN THE PRIEST OF JUPITER, WHICH WAS BEFORE THEIR CITY.
The temple of Jupiter stood at the entrance of Lystra, and the
explanation of the words, ‘of Jupiter which was before their city,'...
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WHOSE TEMPLE WAS BEFORE THE CITY
(του οντος προ της πωλεως). The god (Zeus) is
identified with his temple. He had a statue and temple there.OXEN AND
GARLANDS
(ταυρους κα στεμματα). Probably garla...
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CONTENTS: Work of the Gospel at Iconium, Derbe, Lystra. An impotent
man at Lystra healed. Paul stoned. Elders appointed in the churches.
CHARACTERS: God, Paul, Barnabas, impotent man, priest of Jupit...
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Acts 14:1. _It came to pass in Iconium, that they went both together
into the synagogue of the jews._ St. Luke makes here a great leap, and
is very laconic, merely naming Perga and Attalia. This great...
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WHEN THE CROWDS SAW. The people of Lystra were heathen who believed in
many _gods._ Their tradition said the _gods_ often came down in the
form of men, and intervened in human affairs. Zeus. The chief...
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_And it came to pass in Iconium._
ICONIUM
A considerable city of Asia Minor, generally considered as belonging
to Lycaonia. It lay in a fertile plain at the foot of Taurus, on the
great line of commu...
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_And there sat a certain man at Lystra._
PAUL AND BARNABAS IN LYSTRA
I. The incident.
1. The case of the cripple resembles that of the man at the gate
Beautiful; and a particular statement of it is...
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_The gods have come down to us in the likeness of men._
THE THEOLOGY OF HEATHENDOM
In the words and acts of these heathen Lystrians, there comes out the
native theology of human hearts everywhere an...
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ACTS—NOTE ON ACTS 14:11 THE GODS HAVE COME DOWN TO US IN THE
LIKENESS OF MEN. Since the people were speaking in their native
LYCAONIAN language, Paul and Barnabas were probably unaware of what
was hap...
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ACTS—NOTE ON ACTS 14:8 Lystra was populated mainly by Gentiles and
had no synagogue. The ministry of Paul and Barnabas there centered
around the healing of a lame man.
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_HOMILETICAL ANALYSIS_.—_Acts 14:8_
Paul and Barnabas at Lystra; or, the Gospel among Barbarians
I. THE MIRACLE AT LYSTRA.—
1. The _subject_. “A certain man, impotent in his feet, a cripple
from his...
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EXPOSITION
ACTS 14:1
_Entered _for _went both, _A.V.; _Jews _for _the Jews, _A.V.; _and
_for _and also, _A.V.; Greeks for _the Greeks, _A.V. Observe how in
every case Greeks are found attending the s...
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Paul and Barnabas, in carrying the Gospel, have come into the
uncharted territories as far as the Gospel is concerned into Asia
Minor. They came from Cyprus to the area that is now known as Turkey.
Th...
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Acts 10:25; Daniel 2:46...
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Of Jupiter [τ ο υ δ ι ο ς]. Properly, the Jupiter, the tutelary
deity of Lystra. It is unnecessary to supply temple, as Rev. The God
himself was regarded as present in his temple.
The gates [π υ λ ω...
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PREACHING BY THE WAY
Acts 14:1
INTRODUCTORY WORDS
As we open the 14th chapter of Acts, we find Paul and Barnabas still
traveling together and entering into Iconium. It is our purpose today
to cover...
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The priest of Jupiter — Whose temple and image were just without the
gate of the city, brought garlands — To put on the victims, and
bulls — The usual offerings to Jupiter....
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Observe, 1. How far Paganish superstition did transport and carry
these men: they come to the gates of the house where the apostles had
lodged, and bring oxen with them, trimmed with garlands of flowe...