Acts 14:12
“And they called Barnabas Iupiter, and Paul Mercurius, because hee was the chiefe speaker.”
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Acts 14:12 Context
10Said with a lowd voice, Stand vpright on thy feete; And he leaped and walked. 11And when the people saw what Paul had done, they lift vp their voyces, saying in the speech of Lycaonia, The gods are come downe to vs in the likenesse of men. 12And they called Barnabas Iupiter, and Paul Mercurius, because hee was the chiefe speaker. 13Then the priest of Iupiter, which was before their city, brought oxen, and garlands vnto the gates, and would haue done sacrifice with the people. 14Which when the Apostles, Barnabas and Paul heard of, they rent their clothes, and ranne in among the people, crying out,
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And they called Barnabas, Jupiter; and Paul, Mercurius, because he was the chief speaker.
- King James Version
And they {began} calling Barnabas, Zeus, and Paul, Hermes, because he was the chief speaker.
- New American Standard Version (1995)