ACTS 14:18 — KING JAMES VERSION 0
“And with these sayings scarce restrained they the people, that they had not done sacrifice unto them.”
Even with these words, they scarcely restrained the crowd from sacrificing to them — the apostles' theological correction barely stemmed the crowd's momentum, indicating how powerful and persistent pagan religious categories were. The difficulty in dissuading the crowd mirrors the challenge of overcoming deeply embedded worldviews.
Church Fathers on Acts 14:18
And saying these things, they scarcely stopped the multitudes Acts 14:18— indeed by this very thing they gained most admiration — from sacrificing to them. Do you observe that this was the point with them to put an end to that madness?
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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