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Connecting Statement:
Paul and Barnabas continue speaking to the crowd outside the city of Lystra. (See: Acts 14:8)
he did not leave himself without witness
This could also be stated in positive form. AT: "God has certainly left a witness" or "God has indeed testified" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-litotes)
in that
"as shown by the fact that"
filling your hearts with food and gladness
Here "you hearts" refers to the people. AT: "giving you enough to eat and things about which to be happy" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy)
Paul and Barnabas barely kept the multitudes from sacrificing to them
Paul and Barnabas stopped the multitude from sacrificing to them, but it was difficult to do so.
barely kept
"had difficulty preventing"