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13 And the priest of Zeus, who was on the outskirts of the city, brought oxen and garlands to the gates, since he and the people intended to offer sacrifice.

14 However, when the apostles Barnabas and Paul learned about this, they tore their clothes[a] and rushed into the crowd, shouting, 15 “Men, why are you doing this? We are only human beings, just like you. We proclaim to you the good news so that you may turn from these idols to the living God who made heaven and earth and the sea and all that is in them.

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Footnotes

  1. Acts 14:14 Tore their clothes: an expression of horror and revulsion at someone’s blasphemy (see Mt 26:65).