Acts 14:12
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“Barnabas they called Zeus, and Paul they called Hermes, because he was the chief speaker.”
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“Barnabas they called Zeus, and Paul they called Hermes, because he was the chief speaker.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“And they called Barnabas, Jupiter; and Paul, Mercurius, because he was the chief speaker.”
King James Version · Public Domain“And they called Barnabas, Jupiter; and Paul, Mercury, because he was the chief speaker.”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“they were calling also Barnabas Zeus, and Paul Hermes, since he was the leader in speaking.”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo Acts 14:12 — 1 related verse from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- 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?
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