Acts 14:12
10 Said with a loud voice, Stand upright on thy feet. And he leaped and walked.
11 And when the people saw what Paul had done, they lifted up their voices, saying in the speech of Lycaonia, The gods are come down to us in the likeness of men.
And they called Barnabas, Jupiter; and Paul, Mercurius, because he was the chief speaker.
13 Then the priest of Jupiter, which was before their city, brought oxen and garlands unto the gates, and would have done sacrifice with the people.
14 Which when the apostles, Barnabas and Paul, heard of, they rent their clothes, and ran in among the people, crying out,
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.
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Original text and word study
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Acts 19:35
And when the townclerk had appeased the people, he said, Ye men of Ephesus, what man is there that knoweth not how that the city of the Ephesians is a worshipper of the great goddess Diana, and of the image which fell down from Jupiter?
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