Acts 14:12

Holy Bible: Easy-to-Read Version

The people began to call Barnabas “Zeus,” and they called Paul “Hermes,” because he was the main speaker.

Cross References

Acts 19:35

Then the city clerk persuaded the people to be quiet. He said, “Men of Ephesus, everyone knows that Ephesus is the city that keeps the temple of the great goddess Artemis. Everyone knows that we also keep her holy rock.

Acts 14:11

When the people saw what Paul did, they shouted in their own Lycaonian language. They said, “The gods have come down to us in the form of humans!”

Acts 14:13

The temple of Zeus was near the city. The priest of this temple brought some bulls and flowers to the city gates. The priest and the people wanted to offer a sacrifice to Paul and Barnabas.