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Acts 28:6

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Howbeit they looked when he should have swollen, or fallen down dead suddenly: but after they had looked a great while, and saw no harm come to him, they changed their minds, and said that he was a god.

Howbeit {G1161} they looked {G4328} when he {G846} should {G3195} have swollen {G4092}, or {G2228} fallen down {G2667} dead {G3498} suddenly {G869}: but {G1161} after they {G846} had looked {G4328} a great while {G1909}{G4183}, and {G2532} saw {G2334} no {G3367} harm {G824} come {G1096} to {G1519} him {G846}, they changed their minds {G3328}, and said {G3004} that he {G846} was {G1511} a god {G2316}.

They waited, expecting him to swell up or suddenly fall down dead; but after waiting a long time and seeing that nothing amiss was happening to him, they reversed their opinion and said he was a god.

The islanders were expecting him to swell up or suddenly drop dead. But after waiting a long time and seeing nothing unusual happen to him, they changed their minds and said he was a god.

But they expected that he would have swollen, or fallen down dead suddenly: but when they were long in expectation and beheld nothing amiss come to him, they changed their minds, and said that he was a god.

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Cross-References

  • Acts 12:22 (3 votes)

    And the people gave a shout, [saying, It is] the voice of a god, and not of a man.

  • Acts 14:11 (1 votes)

    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.

  • Acts 14:13 (1 votes)

    Then the priest of Jupiter, which was before their city, brought oxen and garlands unto the gates, and would have done sacrifice with the people.

  • Matthew 21:9 (1 votes)

    And the multitudes that went before, and that followed, cried, saying, Hosanna to the Son of David: Blessed [is] he that cometh in the name of the Lord; Hosanna in the highest.

  • Matthew 27:22 (0 votes)

    Pilate saith unto them, What shall I do then with Jesus which is called Christ? [They] all say unto him, Let him be crucified.