Acts 14:15

WEB

¹⁵“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;

KJV

¹⁵And 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:

BSB

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.

FBV

¹⁵“People, what are you doing? We are human beings with the same kind of nature as you. We came to bring you good news, so you could turn from these pointless things to a God who is truly alive. He is the one who made heaven, earth, and sea, and everything in them.

Extra References

1 Corinthians 8:4

⁴Therefore concerning the eating of things sacrificed to idols, we know that no idol is anything in the world, and that there is no other God but one.

James 5:17

¹⁷Elijah was a man with a nature like ours, and he prayed earnestly that it might not rain, and it didn’t rain on the earth for three years and six months.

Acts 10:26

²⁶But Peter raised him up, saying, “Stand up! I myself am also a man.”

Psalms 146:5-6

⁵Happy is he who has the God of Jacob for his help, whose hope is in the LORD, his God, ⁶who made heaven and earth, the sea, and all that is in them; who keeps truth forever;

1 Samuel 12:21

²¹Don’t turn away to go after vain things which can’t profit or deliver, for they are vain.

Revelation 14:7

⁷He said with a loud voice, “Fear the Lord, and give him glory, for the hour of his judgment has come. Worship him who made the heaven, the earth, the sea, and the springs of waters!”

Genesis 1:1

¹In the beginning, God ^[+] created the heavens and the earth.

Jeremiah 14:22

²²Are there any among the vanities of the nations that can cause rain? Or can the sky give showers? Aren’t you he, the LORD our God? Therefore we will wait for you; for you have made all these things.

1 Thessalonians 1:9

⁹For they themselves report concerning us what kind of a reception we had from you, and how you turned to God from idols to serve a living and true God,

Deuteronomy 32:21

²¹They have moved me to jealousy with that which is not God. They have provoked me to anger with their vanities. I will move them to jealousy with those who are not a people. I will provoke them to anger with a foolish nation.