Acts 14:15 ““Men, why are you doing this? We too are only men, human like you. We…”

Acts 14:15

“Men, why are you doing this? We too are only men, human like you. We are bringing you good news that you should turn from these worthless things to the living God, who made heaven and earth and sea and everything in them.

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

And saying, Sirs, why do ye these things? We also are men of like passions with you, and preach unto you that ye should turn from these vanities unto the living God, which made heaven, and earth, and the sea, and all things that are therein:

World English Bible

“Men, why are you doing these things? We also are men of the same nature as you, and bring you good news, that you should turn from these vain things to the living God, who made the sky, the earth, the sea, and all that is in them;

American Standard Version

and saying, Sirs, why do ye these things? We also are men of like passions with you, and bring you good tidings, that ye should turn from these vain things unto a living God, who made the heaven and the earth and the sea, and all that in them is:

Geneva Bible 1599

And saying, O men, why doe yee these things? We are euen men subiect to the like passions that yee be, and preache vnto you, that yee shoulde turne from these vaine things vnto the liuing God, which made heauen and earth, and the sea, and all things that in them are:

Darby Translation

and saying, Men, why do ye these things? We also are men of like passions with you, preaching to you to turn from these vanities to the living God, who made the heaven, and the earth, and the sea, and all things in them;

Young's Literal Translation

and saying, 'Men, why these things do ye? and we are men like-affected with you, proclaiming good news to you, from these vanities to turn unto the living God, who made the heaven, and the earth, and the sea, and all the things in them;

Bible in Basic English

Good people, why are you doing these things? We are men with the same feelings as you, and we give you the good news so that you may be turned away from these foolish things to the living God, who made the heaven and the earth and the sea and all things in them:

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Cross references

“Sirs”

Acts 7:26 Acts 16:30 Acts 27:10 Acts 27:21 Acts 27:25

Acts 7:26 · BSB

The next day he came upon two Israelites who were fighting, and he tried to reconcile them, saying, ‘Men, you are brothers. Why are you mistreating each other?’

Acts 16:30 · BSB

Then he brought them out and asked, “Sirs, what must I do to be saved?”

Acts 27:10 · BSB

“Men, I can see that our voyage will be filled with disaster and great loss, not only to ship and cargo, but to our own lives as well.”

Acts 27:21 · BSB

After the men had gone a long time without food, Paul stood up among them and said, “Men, you should have followed my advice not to sail from Crete. Then you would have averted this disaster and loss.

Acts 27:25 · BSB

So take courage, men, for I believe God that it will happen just as He told me.

“why”

Acts 10:26 Revelation 19:19 Revelation 22:9

Acts 10:26 · BSB

But Peter helped him up. “Stand up,” he said, “I am only a man myself.”

Revelation 19:19 · BSB

Then I saw the beast and the kings of the earth with their armies assembled to wage war against the One seated on the horse, and against His army.

Revelation 22:9 · BSB

But he said to me, “Do not do that! I am a fellow servant with you and your brothers the prophets, and with those who keep the words of this book. Worship God!”

“We also”

John 7:18 Genesis 41:16 Daniel 2:28–30 Acts 3:12 Acts 3:13 Acts 12:22

John 7:18 · BSB

He who speaks on his own authority seeks his own glory, but He who seeks the glory of the One who sent Him is a man of truth; in Him there is no falsehood.

Genesis 41:16 · BSB

“I myself cannot do it,” Joseph replied, “but God will give Pharaoh a sound answer.”

Daniel 2:28–30 · BSB

But there is a God in heaven who reveals mysteries, and He has made known to King Nebuchadnezzar what will happen in the latter days. Your dream and the visions that came into your mind as you lay on your bed were these:

Acts 3:12 · BSB

And when Peter saw this, he addressed the people: “Men of Israel, why are you surprised by this? Why do you stare at us as if by our own power or godliness we had made this man walk?

Acts 3:13 · BSB

The God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, the God of our fathers, has glorified His servant Jesus. You handed Him over and rejected Him before Pilate, even though he had decided to release Him.

Acts 12:22 · BSB

And they began to shout, “This is the voice of a god, not a man!”

“of like”

James 5:17 Revelation 19:10

James 5:17 · BSB

Elijah was a man just like us. He prayed earnestly that it would not rain, and it did not rain on the land for three and a half years.

Revelation 19:10 · BSB

So I fell at his feet to worship him. But he told me, “Do not do that! I am a fellow servant with you and your brothers who rely on the testimony of Jesus. Worship God! For the testimony of Jesus is the spirit of prophec…

“and preach”

Acts 26:17–20 Acts 17:16–18 Acts 17:29 Acts 17:30

Acts 26:17–20 · BSB

I will rescue you from your own people and from the Gentiles. I am sending you to them

Acts 17:16–18 · BSB

While Paul was waiting for them in Athens, he was deeply disturbed in his spirit to see that the city was full of idols.

Acts 17:29 · BSB

Therefore, being offspring of God, we should not think that the Divine Being is like gold or silver or stone, an image formed by man’s skill and imagination.

Acts 17:30 · BSB

Although God overlooked the ignorance of earlier times, He now commands all people everywhere to repent.

“from”

1 Samuel 12:21 1 Corinthians 8:4 Jeremiah 14:22 Deuteronomy 32:21 Jonah 2:8 Ephesians 4:17

1 Samuel 12:21 · BSB

Do not turn aside after worthless things that cannot profit you or deliver you, for they are empty.

1 Corinthians 8:4 · BSB

So about eating food sacrificed to idols: We know that an idol is nothing at all in the world, and that there is no God but one.

Jeremiah 14:22 · BSB

Can the worthless idols of the nations bring rain? Do the skies alone send showers? Is this not by You, O LORD our God? So we put our hope in You, for You have done all these things.

Deuteronomy 32:21 · BSB

They have provoked My jealousy by that which is not God; they have enraged Me with their worthless idols. So I will make them jealous by those who are not a people; I will make them angry by a nation without understandin…

Jonah 2:8 · BSB

Those who cling to worthless idols forsake His loving devotion.

Ephesians 4:17 · BSB

So I tell you this, and insist on it in the Lord, that you must no longer walk as the Gentiles do, in the futility of their thinking.

“the living”

1 Thessalonians 1:9 Deuteronomy 5:26 Joshua 3:10 1 Timothy 3:15 Hebrews 3:12 1 Samuel 17:26

1 Thessalonians 1:9 · BSB

For they themselves report what kind of welcome you gave us, and how you turned to God from idols to serve the living and true God

Deuteronomy 5:26 · BSB

For who of all flesh has heard the voice of the living God speaking out of the fire, as we have, and survived?

Joshua 3:10 · BSB

He continued, “This is how you will know that the living God is among you and that He will surely drive out before you the Canaanites, Hittites, Hivites, Perizzites, Girgashites, Amorites, and Jebusites.

1 Timothy 3:15 · BSB

in case I am delayed, so that you will know how each one must conduct himself in God’s household, which is the church of the living God, the pillar and foundation of the truth.

Hebrews 3:12 · BSB

See to it, brothers, that none of you has a wicked heart of unbelief that turns away from the living God.

1 Samuel 17:26 · BSB

David asked the men who were standing with him, “What will be done for the man who kills this Philistine and removes this disgrace from Israel? Just who is this uncircumcised Philistine, that he should defy the armies of…

“which”

Revelation 14:7 Genesis 1:1 Acts 4:24 Jeremiah 32:17 Psalm 33:6 Psalm 124:8

Revelation 14:7 · BSB

And he said in a loud voice, “Fear God and give Him glory, because the hour of His judgment has come. Worship the One who made the heavens and the earth and the sea and the springs of waters.”

Genesis 1:1 · BSB

In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.

Acts 4:24 · BSB

When the believers heard this, they lifted up their voices to God with one accord. “Sovereign Lord,” they said, “You made the heaven and the earth and the sea and everything in them.

Jeremiah 32:17 · BSB

“Oh, Lord GOD! You have made the heavens and the earth by Your great power and outstretched arm. Nothing is too difficult for You!

Psalm 33:6 · BSB

By the word of the LORD the heavens were made, and all the stars by the breath of His mouth.

Psalm 124:8 · BSB

Our help is in the name of the LORD, the Maker of heaven and earth.

Also

Exodus 20:11 Matthew 16:16 Acts 14:21 Acts 13:32 Acts 14:7

Exodus 20:11 · BSB

For in six days the LORD made the heavens and the earth and the sea and all that is in them, but on the seventh day He rested. Therefore the LORD blessed the Sabbath day and set it apart as holy.

Matthew 16:16 · BSB

Simon Peter answered, “You are the Christ, the Son of the living God.”

Acts 14:21 · BSB

They preached the gospel to that city and made many disciples. Then they returned to Lystra, Iconium, and Antioch,

Acts 13:32 · BSB

And now we proclaim to you the good news: What God promised our fathers

Acts 14:7 · BSB

where they continued to preach the gospel.

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

14But when the apostles Barnabas and Paul found out about this, they tore their clothes and rushed into the crowd, shouting,

16In past generations, He let all nations go their own way.

Read Acts 14