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Verse Acts 14:15. _WE ALSO ARE MEN OF LIKE PASSIONS WITH YOU_] This
saying of the apostles has been most strangely perverted. A pious
commentator, taking the word _passion_ in its _vulgar_ and most
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AND SAYING, SIRS - Greek: Men.
WHY DO YE THESE THINGS? - This is an expression of solemn remonstrance
at the folly of their conduct in worshipping those who were human. The
abhorrence which they evinc...
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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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SIRS. Greek. _andres._ App-123. Compare Acts 7:26.
OF LIKE PASSIONS. Greek. _homoiopathes._ Only here and James 5:17.
AND PREACH UNTO YOU. Literally evangelizing you. See Acts 14:7.
THAT YE SHOULD....
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_and preach unto you_ Literally, "bring you the good tidings," as the
message must be which sets forth to men the living God in the place of
dumb idols.
_that ye should turn from these vanities_(vain...
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ΕΥ̓ΑΓΓΕΛΙΖΌΜΕΝΟΙ, _preaching unto you_. Literally,
‘bringing you good tidings’ as the message must be which makes
known to men a living God in the place of a dumb idol.
ἈΠῸ ΤΟΎΤΩΝ ΤΩ͂Ν ΜΑΤΑΊΩΝ ἘΠΙΣΤΡΈ...
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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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OF LIKE PASSIONS, &C.— _Obnoxious to the same common infirmities,_
'Ομοιοπαθεις : so it also signifies in James 5:17. "We are
only frail andmortal men,
likeyourselves;liabletothecommonevils,affliction...
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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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See notes one verse 14...
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And saying, Sirs, why do ye these things? We also are men of like
passions with you, and preach unto you that ye should turn from these
vanities unto the living God, which made heaven, and earth, and...
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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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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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OF LIKE PASSIONS] i.e. of like nature.
VANITIES] i.e. vain gods....
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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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SIRS, WHY DO YE THESE THINGS? — It is natural to suppose that the
words were spoken in the Greek in which St. Luke records them, and
therefore that St. Paul’s previous teaching had been in the same
la...
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ἄνδρες : brief address in accordance with the hurry of the
moment. ὁμοιοπαθεῖς, James 5:17, “of like passions,”
so R.V. in both passages, but ‘ _nature_ ' in margin, so Ramsay. But
to others the latte...
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ESTABLISHING THE NEW BELIEVERS
Acts 14:14-28
In Paul's address we have distinct anticipations of the early Chapter
s of the Epistle to the Romans. How fickle a mob is! Now, enthusiastic
loyalty; aga...
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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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(4) And saying, Sirs, why do ye these things? We also are men of (e)
like passions with you, and preach unto you that ye should turn from
these (f) vanities unto the living God, which made heaven, and...
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_Suffered all nations to walk in their own way. Literally, dismissed
all nations, suffering them to run on in their idolatry, and other
sins, not favouring them with a written law, as he did the Jews,...
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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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_EXPEDIENCY OR PRINCIPLE_
‘Which when the apostles, Barnabas and Paul, heard of, they rent
their clothes, and ran in among the people, crying out, and saying,
Sirs, why do ye these things?’
Acts 14:...
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15._Men, why do ye those things? _They begin with a reprehension, as
the matter did require; that done, they show to what end they were
sent. Afterward they preach concerning the only God, and show...
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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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AND SAYING, SIRS, WHY DO YE THESE THINGS?.... That is, bring these
oxen and garlands, and attempt to offer sacrifice; this they said, not
as arguing with them calmly and mildly, but with a mixture of...
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And saying, Sirs, why do ye these things? We also are men of like
passions with you, and preach unto you that ye should turn from these
vanities unto the living God, which made heaven, and earth, and...
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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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MEN OF LIKE PASSIONS; frail, sinful, dying men.
THESE VANITIES; the worship of false and imaginary gods. Faithful
ministers of the gospel will be careful to let none think of them as
any thing more t...
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AND SAYING, SIRS, WHY DO YE THESE THINGS? WE ALSO ARE MEN OF LIKE
PASSIONS WITH YOU, AND PREACH UNTO YOU THAT YE SHOULD TURN FROM THESE
VANITIES UNTO THE LIVING GOD, WHICH MADE HEAVEN, AND EARTH, AND...
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The horrified speech of Paul:...
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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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AND SAYING, " MEN, WHY ARE YOU DOING THESE THINGS? WE ALSO ARE MEN
WITH THE SAME NATURE AS YOU, AND PREACH TO YOU THAT YOU SHOULD TURN
FROM THESE USELESS THINGS TO THE LIVING GOD, WHO MADE THE HEAVEN,...
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"We also are men of the same nature as you" We are not gods, we are
mere men! Paul made it very clear that he was not the object of
worship, compare with James 5:17. "Preach the gospel to you" That is...
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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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WE ALSO ARE MEN OF LIKE PASSIONS WITH YOU; we stand in need of food
and raiment, are liable to diseases and death, as well as you.
VANITIES; so idols are frequently called, 1 KINGS 16:13,26 JER 14:22,...
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Irenaeus Against Heresies Book III
ods because of the astonishing deed, he said to them: "We are men like
unto you, preaching to you God, that ye may be turned away from these
vain idols to [serve] th...
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Acts 14:15 and G2532 saying G3004 (G5723) Men G435 why G5101 doing
G4160 (G5719) things G5130 We...
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These were not Jews. Nor were they people with a background in Judaism
or philosophy. As they were revealing they were out and out idolaters
and simple men. But Paul does not turn away from them. Rath...
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‘But when the apostles, Barnabas and Paul, heard of it, they rent
their garments, and sprang forth among the large crowd, crying out and
saying, “Sirs, why do you do these things?'
Once Barnabas and P...
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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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Acts 14:15. SAYING, WHY DO YE THESE THINGS? The argument of Paul's
address to the Lystrian idolaters, as far as we are able to gather it
from the very brief summary preserved to us here, seems to be a...
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SIRS
(ανδρες). Literally, Men. Abrupt, but courteous.WE ALSO ARE MEN
OF LIKE PASSIONS WITH YOU
(κα ημεις ομοιοπαθεις εσμεν υμιν
ανθρωπο). Old adjective from ομοιος (like) and
πασχω, to experience....
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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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THEY TORE THEIR CLOTHES. This was a symbol of grief, anger, and
horror. Compare Matthew 26:65. WE ARE JUST MEN. This shows their
complete commitment to _truth_! They would not permit themselves to be...
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_Sirs, why do ye these things?_
APOSTOLIC SINCERITY
In a position similar to that of Herod, they act in an opposite manner
(Acts 12:22). And yet there was no small temptation in the matter.
They migh...
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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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_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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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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ACTS—NOTE ON ACTS 14:14 WHO MADE THE HEAVEN AND THE EARTH. Since the
Lystrans believed in many gods, it was necessary to begin with the
basic message that the Israelite God is the Creator of all that...
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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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1 Corinthians 8:4; 1 Kings 16:13; 1 Kings 16:26; 1 Samuel 12:21;...
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Of like passions [ο μ ο ι ο π α θ ε ι ς]. Only here and
James 5:17, on which see note. Better, of like nature.
Turn [ε π ι σ τ ρ ε φ ε ι ν]. Compare 1 Thessalonians 1:9,
where the same verb is used....
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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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To turn from these vanities — From worshipping any but the true God.
He does not deign to call them gods; unto the living God — Not like
these dead idols; who made the heaven and the earth, the sea —...