But they were expecting that he was about to swell up or suddenly fall down dead. But after they had waited a long time and had seen nothing unusual happen to him, they changed their minds and began to say that he was a god.It's interesting that the text doesn't say anything this time about Paul objecting, or trying to dissuade them. He and Barnabus had run into this situation before, and had been so forceful in their denials that it almost got them killed. So why doesn't the text show him doing the same thing again?
It's possible Paul didn't know they were whispering behind his back, but then how would Luke have known? It's most likely that Paul did go about renouncing any such claims made on his behalf. But if that's the case, what did he say, and how much work did it take this time to convince them that he was merely blessed by God, not a god himself?
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