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Acts 14:12
Acts 14:12 is verse 12 of Acts chapter 14, shown here in the Berean Standard Bible.
Berean Standard Bible
Barnabas they called Zeus, and Paul they called Hermes, because he was the chief speaker.
King James Version
And they called Barnabas, Jupiter; and Paul, Mercurius, because he was the chief speaker.
World English Bible
They called Barnabas “Jupiter”, and Paul “Mercury”, because he was the chief speaker.
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Acts 14:10–14 · Berean Standard Bible
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!”
12 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,
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Cross-references
The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge lists these related verses. Scripture text comes from the Berean Standard Bible.
Acts 19:35Finally 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?