Acts 14:12

God's Word

They addressed Barnabas as Zeus and Paul as Hermes because Paul did most of the talking.

Cross References

Acts 14:11

The crowds who saw what Paul had done shouted in the Lycaonian language, “The gods have come to us, and they look human.”

Acts 14:13

Zeus’ temple was at the entrance to the city. The priest of the god Zeus brought bulls with flowery wreaths around their necks to the temple gates. The priest and the crowd wanted to offer a sacrifice ⌞to Paul and Barnabas⌟.

Acts 19:35

The city clerk finally quieted the crowd. Then he said, “Citizens of Ephesus, everyone knows that this city of the Ephesians is the keeper of the temple of the great Artemis. Everyone knows that Ephesus is the keeper of the statue that fell down from Zeus.