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When the multitude saw what Paul had done, they lifted up their voice, saying in the language of Lycaonia, "The gods have come down to us in the likeness of men!"
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A Crucial Language Barrier
Multiple commentators explain that the crowd shouted in their native Lycaonian language, which Paul and Barnabas did not understand. This is why the apostles were slow to react to the preparations for sacrifice. This detail shows that the biblical "gift of tongues" was not necessarily a supernatural ability to understand every foreign language.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
They lifted up their voices. They spoke with astonishment, such as might be expected when it was supposed that the gods had come down.
Lifted up their voice (επηραν την φωνην αυτων). First aorist active of επαιρω. In their excitement they elevated their voices.
19th Century
Anglican
Saying in the speech of Lycaonia.—The fact is clearly recorded with a definite purpose, and no explanation seems so natur…
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The healing amazed and excited the crowd, and they shouted out in Lycaonian: “The gods have come down to us in human form!” (cf. 28:6). Barnabas th…
16th Century
Protestant
Furthermore, the multitude. This history abundantly testifies how ready and inclined people are to vanity. Paul did not utter that word, <…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
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