Acts 14:18

“And with these sayings scarce restrained they the people, that they had not done sacrifice unto them.”

"And with these sayings scarce restrained they the people, that they had not done sacrifice unto them." - Acts 14:18
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What does Acts 14:18 mean?

The Bible verse Acts 14:18 in the King James Version (KJV) states: "And with these sayings scarce restrained they the people, that they had not done sacrifice unto them." This verse comes from the book of Acts, which is the fifth book of the New Testament and serves as a…

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Divine Restraint: The Call to Humility in Our Works

Acts 14:18 states, "And with these sayings scarce restrained they the people, that they had not done sacrifice unto them." This moment in Scripture finds us amid a powerful display of God’s work through Paul and Barnabas as they bear witness to the Gospel in Lystra. As we unpack…

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A Prayer of Humility and Gratitude: Restraining the Heart from Idolatry

Heavenly Father, we come before You today in the spirit of humility and gratitude as we reflect on the words of Acts 14:18, which states, "And with these sayings scarce restrained they the people, that they had not done sacrifice unto them." Lord, we acknowledge that as Your…

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Acts 18:12
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Acts 14:28 - "And there they abode long time with the disciples."
Acts 18:16 - "And he drave them from the judgment seat."
Acts 19:18 - "And many that believed came, and confessed, and shewed their deeds."
Acts 14:14 - "Which when the apostles, Barnabas and Paul, heard of, they rent their clothes, and ran in among the people, crying out,"
Acts 7:18 - "Till another king arose, which knew not Joseph."
Acts 5:18 - "And laid their hands on the apostles, and put them in the common prison."
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Acts 18:1 - "After these things Paul departed from Athens, and came to Corinth;"
Acts 18:13 - "Saying, This fellow persuadeth men to worship God contrary to the law."
Acts 18:4 - "And he reasoned in the synagogue every sabbath, and persuaded the Jews and the Greeks."
Acts 13:18 - "And about the time of forty years suffered he their manners in the wilderness."
Genesis 18-14
Acts 15:18 - "Known unto God are all his works from the beginning of the world."
Acts 18:28 - "For he mightily convinced the Jews, and that publickly, shewing by the scriptures that Jesus was Christ."
Acts 10:18 - "And called, and asked whether Simon, which was surnamed Peter, were lodged there."
Acts 14:24 - "And after they had passed throughout Pisidia, they came to Pamphylia."
Acts 27:18 - "And we being exceedingly tossed with a tempest, the next day they lightened the ship;"
Acts 18:20 - "When they desired him to tarry longer time with them, he consented not;"
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Acts 4:18 - "And they called them, and commanded them not to speak at all nor teach in the name of Jesus."
Acts 18:9 - "Then spake the Lord to Paul in the night by a vision, Be not afraid, but speak, and hold not thy peace:"