Acts 14:12 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised

¹² Barnabas they called Zeus, and Paul, Hermes, because he was the chief speaker.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

¹² And they called Barnabas, Jupiter; and Paul, Mercurius, because he was the chief speaker.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

¹² They called Barnabas Zeus, and they called Paul, because he led in the discourse, Hermes [god of speech].

American Standard Version (1901)

¹² And they called Barnabas, Jupiter; and Paul, Mercury, because he was the chief speaker.

Common English Bible

¹² They referred to Barnabas as Zeus and to Paul as Hermes, since Paul was the main speaker.

Catholic Public Domain Version

¹² Also, the priest of Jupiter, who was outside the city, in front of the gate, bringing in oxen and garlands, was willing to offer sacrifice with the people.

Acts 14:12 Cross References

Acts 14:11

When the crowds saw what Paul had done, they shouted, saying in the Lycaonian language, ‘The gods have come down to us in human form! ’

Acts 14:13

The priest of Zeus, whose temple was just outside the town, brought bulls and wreaths to the gates because he intended, with the crowds, to offer sacrifice.

Acts 19:35

When the town clerk had calmed the crowd down, he said, ‘People of Ephesus! What person is there who doesn’t know that the city of the Ephesians is the temple guardian of the great  Artemis, and of the image that fell from heaven?