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Acts 14:18
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KJ21
But even with these sayings they scarcely restrained the people from doing sacrifice unto them.
ASV
And with these sayings scarce restrained they the multitudes from doing sacrifice unto them.
AMP
Even saying these words, with difficulty they prevented the people from offering sacrifices to them.
AMPC
Even in [the light of] these words they with difficulty prevented the people from offering sacrifice to them.
BRG
And with these sayings scarce restrained they the people, that they had not done sacrifice unto them.
CSB
Even though they said these things, they barely stopped the crowds from sacrificing to them.
CSBA
Even though they said these things, they barely stopped the crowds from sacrificing to them.
CEB
Even with these words, they barely kept the crowds from sacrificing to them.
CJB
Even saying this barely kept the crowds from sacrificing to them.
CEV
Even after Paul and Barnabas had said all this, they could hardly keep the people from offering a sacrifice to them.
DARBY
And saying these things, they with difficulty kept the crowds from sacrificing to them.
DLNT
And saying these things, with-difficulty they restrained the crowds, that they might not offer-sacrifice to them.
DRA
Now there came thither certain Jews from Antioch, and Iconium: and persuading the multitude, and stoning Paul, drew him out of the city, thinking him to be dead.
ERV
Even after saying all this, Paul and Barnabas still could hardly stop the people from offering sacrifices to them.
EASY
Even when Paul had said all this, the people still wanted to offer sacrifices to him and Barnabas. Finally Paul and Barnabas were able to stop them.
EHV
Even though they said these things, they had a hard time stopping the crowds from sacrificing to them.
ESV
Even with these words they scarcely restrained the people from offering sacrifice to them.
ESVUK
Even with these words they scarcely restrained the people from offering sacrifice to them.
EXB
Even with these words, they were barely able to keep the crowd from offering sacrifices to them.
GNV
And speaking these things, scarce appeased they the multitude, that they had not sacrificed unto them.
GW
Although Paul and Barnabas said these things, they hardly kept the crowd from sacrificing to them.
GNT
Even with these words the apostles could hardly keep the crowd from offering a sacrifice to them.
HCSB
Even though they said these things, they barely stopped the crowds from sacrificing to them.
ICB
Even with these words, they were barely able to keep the crowd from offering sacrifices to them.
ISV
Even by saying this, it was all Paul and Barnabas could do to keep the crowds from offering sacrifices to them.
PHILLIPS
Yet even with these words, they only just succeeded in restraining the crowd from making sacrifices to them.
JUB
And with these words they scarcely restrained the people, that they not sacrifice unto them.
KJV
And with these sayings scarce restrained they the people, that they had not done sacrifice unto them.
AKJV
And with these sayings scarce restrained they the people, that they had not done sacrifice unto them.
LSB
And saying these things, with difficulty they restrained the crowds from offering sacrifice to them.
LEB
And although they said these things, only with difficulty did they dissuade the crowds from offering sacrifice to them.
TLB
But even so, Paul and Barnabas could scarcely restrain the people from sacrificing to them!
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.
MEV
With these words they scarcely restrained the crowds from sacrificing to them.
MOUNCE
Even saying these things, they barely restrained the crowds · from offering sacrifice to them.
NOG
Although Paul and Barnabas said these things, they hardly kept the crowd from sacrificing to them.
NABRE
Even with these words, they scarcely restrained the crowds from offering sacrifice to them.
NASB
And even by saying these things, only with difficulty did they restrain the crowds from offering sacrifices to them.
NASB1995
Even saying these things, with difficulty they restrained the crowds from offering sacrifice to them.
NCB
Yet, even with these words, they were barely able to prevent the crowds from offering sacrifice to them.
NCV
Even with these words, they were barely able to keep the crowd from offering sacrifices to them.
NET
Even by saying these things, they scarcely persuaded the crowds not to offer sacrifice to them.
NIRV
Paul and Barnabas told them all these things. But they had trouble keeping the crowd from offering sacrifices to them.
NIV
Even with these words, they had difficulty keeping the crowd from sacrificing to them.
NIVUK
Even with these words, they had difficulty keeping the crowd from sacrificing to them.
NKJV
And with these sayings they could scarcely restrain the multitudes from sacrificing to them.
NLV
Even with these words it was hard for Paul and Barnabas to keep the people from burning cattle in an act of worship to them.
NLT
But even with these words, Paul and Barnabas could scarcely restrain the people from sacrificing to them.
NMB
And with these words, they barely refrained the people from making sacrifice to them.
NRSVA
Even with these words, they scarcely restrained the crowds from offering sacrifice to them.
NRSVACE
Even with these words, they scarcely restrained the crowds from offering sacrifice to them.
NRSVCE
Even with these words, they scarcely restrained the crowds from offering sacrifice to them.
NRSVUE
Even with these words, they scarcely restrained the crowds from offering sacrifice to them.
NTFE
Even by saying this, they only just restrained the crowds from offering them sacrifice.
OJB
And even saying these things, it was with difficulty that Moshiach’s Shlichim restrained the multitudes from offering pagan korbanot to them. [AMOS 9:11 TARGUM HASHIVIM; YIRMEYAH 12:15; YESHAYAH 45:21]
RGT
And, speaking these things, they scarcely restrained the multitude from sacrificing to them.
RSV
With these words they scarcely restrained the people from offering sacrifice to them.
RSVCE
With these words they scarcely restrained the people from offering sacrifice to them.
TLV
Even saying these things, they barely restrained the crowd from sacrificing to them.
VOICE
In spite of these words, they were barely able to keep the crowds from making sacrifices to them.
WEB
Even saying these things, they hardly stopped the multitudes from making a sacrifice to them.
WE
By saying these things they stopped the people from making sacrifices to them.
WYC
And they saying these things, scarcely assuaged the people, that they offered not to them.
YLT
and these things saying, scarcely did they restrain the multitudes from sacrificing to them.
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