1. Actes 14:11 (NEG79)
  2. Explication du texte

Why does the crowd shout in the Lycaonian language?

Actes 14:11 (NEG79)

11 A la vue de ce que Paul avait fait, la foule éleva la voix, et dit en langue lycaonienne: Les dieux sous une forme humaine sont descendus vers nous.

Many people living in Asia Minor spoke a local language as well as Greek.1 It is unlikely that Paul and Barnabas understood this language, thus it would have taken time for them to grasp what the people were saying and hoping to do in response to the miraculous healing of the lame man.2