Verse 6
But they were expecting that he was going to swell up or suddenly drop dead. So after they had waited a long time and had seen nothing unusual happen to him, they changed their minds and said he was a god.
Referenced Verses
- Matt 21:9 : 9 The crowds that went ahead of him and those following kept shouting,“Hosanna to the Son of David! Blessed is the one who comes in the name of the Lord! Hosanna in the highest!”
- Matt 27:22 : 22 Pilate said to them,“Then what should I do with Jesus who is called the Christ?” They all said,“Crucify him!”
- Acts 12:22 : 22 But the crowd began to shout,“The voice of a god, and not of a man!”
- Acts 14:11-13 : 11 So when the crowds saw what Paul had done, they shouted in the Lycaonian language,“The gods have come down to us in human form!” 12 They began to call Barnabas Zeus and Paul Hermes, because he was the chief speaker. 13 The priest of the temple of Zeus, located just outside the city, brought bulls and garlands to the city gates; he and the crowds wanted to offer sacrifices to them.