SEV Biblia, Chapter 14:18
Y diciendo estas cosas, apenas apaciguaron la gente, para que no les ofreciesen sacrificio.
John Gill's Bible Commentary
Ver. 18. And with these sayings , etc.] Concerning themselves, and concerning the living God, his creation of all things, and his providential goodness: scarce restrained they the people, that they had not done sacrifice unto them ; so resolute were they upon it, that it was with great difficulty that they persuaded them from it: in four of Beza’s manuscripts, and in some other copies, it is added, “but everyone went to his own house”, etc.
Matthew Henry Commentary
Verses 8-18 - All things are possible to those that believe. When we have faith, tha most precious gift of God, we shall be delivered from the spiritual helplessness in which we were born, and from the dominion of sinfu habits since formed; we shall be made able to stand upright and wal cheerfully in the ways of the Lord. When Christ, the Son of God appeared in the likeness of men, and did many miracles, men were so fa from doing sacrifice to him, that they made him a sacrifice to their pride and malice; but Paul and Barnabas, upon their working on miracle, were treated as gods. The same power of the god of this world which closes the carnal mind against truth, makes errors and mistake find easy admission. We do not learn that they rent their clothes when the people spake of stoning them; but when they spake of worshippin them; they could not bear it, being more concerned for God's honou than their own. God's truth needs not the services of man's falsehood The servants of God might easily obtain undue honours if they woul wink at men's errors and vices; but they must dread and detest suc respect more than any reproach. When the apostles preached to the Jews who hated idolatry, they had only to preach the grace of God in Christ but when they had to do with the Gentiles, they must set right their mistakes in natural religion. Compare their conduct and declaratio with the false opinions of those who think the worship of a God, unde any name, or in any manner, is equally acceptable to the Lord Almighty The most powerful arguments, the most earnest and affectionat addresses, even with miracles, are scarcely enough to keep men from absurdities and abominations; much less can they, without specia grace, turn the hearts of sinners to God and to holiness.
Greek Textus Receptus
και 2532 CONJ ταυτα 5023 D-APN λεγοντες 3004 5723 V-PAP-NPM μολις 3433 ADV κατεπαυσαν 2664 5656 V-AAI-3P τους 3588 T-APM οχλους 3793 N-APM του 3588 T-GSM μη 3361 PRT-N θυειν 2380 5721 V-PAN αυτοις 846 P-DPM
Robertson's NT Word Studies
14:18 {Scarce} (molis). Adverb in same sense as old mogis, from molos, toil. {Restrained} (katepausan). Effective first aorist active indicative of katapauw, old verb in causative sense to make abstain from. {From doing sacrifice unto them} (tou me quein autois). Ablative case of the articular infinitive with redundant negative after katepausan, regular Greek idiom (Robertson, _Grammar_, pp. 1094, 1171). It had been a harrowing and well-nigh a horrible ordeal, but finally Paul had won. If only nobody else had interposed!
