Howbeit they looked when he should have swollen, or fallen down dead suddenly: but after they had looked a great while, and saw no harm come to him, they changed their minds, and said that he was a god.
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The verse 6 is found in chapter 28 of Acts. In Malta, Paul survives a snakebite and heals Publius’s father. These events continue the pattern of signs accompanying his mission and allow many people to receive help.
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Sie aber warteten, wenn er schwellen würde oder tot niederfallen. Da sie aber lange warteten und sahen, daß ihm nichts Ungeheures widerfuhr, wurden sie anderes Sinnes und sprachen, er wäre ein Gott.
Empero ellos estaban esperando cuándo se había de hinchar, o caer muerto de repente; mas habiendo esperado mucho, y viendo que ningún mal le venía, mudados, decían que era un dios.
Ellos esperaban que se hinchara o que cayera muerto de repente. Después de esperar mucho y ver que no le sucedía nada malo, cambiaron de opinión y decían que era un dios.
Ces gens s'attendaient à le voir enfler ou tomber mort subitement; mais, après avoir longtemps attendu, voyant qu'il ne lui arrivait aucun mal, ils changèrent d'avis et dirent que c'était un dieu.
Or essi aspettavano ch’egli enfierebbe, o caderebbe di subito morto; ma, poichè ebbero lungamente aspettato, ed ebber veduto che non gliene avveniva alcuno inconveniente, mutarono parere, e dissero ch’egli era un dio.
E eles esperavam que viesse a inchar ou a cair morto de repente; mas tendo esperado já muito, e vendo que nenhum incômodo lhe sobrevinha, mudando de parecer, diziam que era um deus.
當地的人想他快要腫起來,或是忽然倒下死了,但等了好久,見他沒有甚麼異樣,就轉念說他是個神明。
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