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Berean Standard Bible

“When the crowds saw what Paul had done, they lifted up their voices in the Lycaonian language: “The gods have come down to us in human form!””

Acts 14:11

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Paul and Barnabas have healed a man lame from birth in Lystra. The crowd, seeing the miracle, begins to shout in their own local language.

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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

When the crowds saw what Paul had done, they lifted up their voices in the Lycaonian language: “The gods have come down to us in human form!”

World English Bible (WEB)

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!”

King James Version (KJV)

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.

American Standard Version (ASV)

And when the multitude saw what Paul had done, they lifted up their voice, saying in the speech of Lycaonia, The gods are come down to us in the likeness of men.

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

And when the people saw what Paul had done, they said in a loud voice, in the language of Lycaonia, The gods have come down to us in the form of men.

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

and the multitudes having seen what Paul did, did lift up their voice, in the speech of Lycaonia, saying, 'The gods, having become like men, did come down unto us;'

Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)

Entonces las gentes, visto lo que Pablo había hecho, alzaron la voz, diciendo en lengua licaónica: Dioses semejantes á hombres han descendido á nosotros.

Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)

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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)

Cuando el gentío vio lo que Pablo había hecho, gritaron (en el dialecto local): ―¡Estos son dioses con cuerpos humanos que han venido a visitarnos!

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