Acts 14:12
10 In a loud voice Paul called out, “Stand up on your feet!” And the man jumped up and began to walk.
11 When the crowds saw what Paul had done, they lifted up their voices in the Lycaonian language: “The gods have come down to us in human form!”
Barnabas they called Zeus, and Paul they called Hermes, because he was the chief speaker.
13 The priest of Zeus, whose temple was just outside the city, brought bulls and wreaths to the city gates, hoping to offer a sacrifice along with the crowds.
14 But when the apostles Barnabas and Paul found out about this, they tore their clothes and rushed into the crowd, shouting,
Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- Barnabas they called Zeus, and Paul they called Hermes, because he was the chief speaker.
- KJV
- And they called Barnabas, Jupiter; and Paul, Mercurius, because he was the chief speaker.
- WEB
- They called Barnabas “Jupiter”, and Paul “Mercury”, because he was the chief speaker.
- ASV
- And they called Barnabas, Jupiter; and Paul, Mercury, because he was the chief speaker.
- DARBY
- And they called Barnabas Jupiter, and Paul Mercury, because he took the lead in speaking.
- BLB
- And Barnabas they began calling Zeus; and Paul, Hermes, because he was the leading speaker.
- ÅB
- Og de kalte Barnabas Jupiter og Paulus Merkur, fordi han var den som førte ordet.
- OTB
- De begynte å kalle Barnabas for Zevs, og Paulus for Hermes, siden han var den ledende taleren.
- B1930
- Og de kalte Barnabas Jupiter og Paulus Merkur, fordi han var den som førte ordet.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Acts 19:35
Finally the city clerk quieted the crowd and declared, “Men of Ephesus, doesn’t everyone know that the city of Ephesus is guardian of the temple of the great Artemis and of her image, which fell from heaven?
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