Acts 14:18
Acts 14:16-18 The Message (MSG)
“In the generations before us, God let all the different nations go their own way. But even then he didn’t leave them without a clue, for he made a good creation, poured down rain and gave bumper crops. When your bellies were full and your hearts happy, there was evidence of good beyond your doing.” Talking fast and hard like this, they prevented them from carrying out the sacrifice that would have honored them as gods—but just barely.
Acts 14:18 King James Version (KJV)
And with these sayings scarce restrained they the people, that they had not done sacrifice unto them.
Acts 14:18 New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995 (NASB1995)
Even saying these things, with difficulty they restrained the crowds from offering sacrifice to them.
Acts 14:18 New Century Version (NCV)
Even with these words, they were barely able to keep the crowd from offering sacrifices to them.
Acts 14:18 American Standard Version (ASV)
And with these sayings scarce restrained they the multitudes from doing sacrifice unto them.
Acts 14:18 New International Version (NIV)
Even with these words, they had difficulty keeping the crowd from sacrificing to them.
Acts 14:18 New King James Version (NKJV)
And with these sayings they could scarcely restrain the multitudes from sacrificing to them.
Acts 14:18 Amplified Bible (AMP)
Even saying these words, with difficulty they prevented the people from offering sacrifices to them.
Acts 14:18 New Living Translation (NLT)
But even with these words, Paul and Barnabas could scarcely restrain the people from sacrificing to them.