Acts 14:12

New American Bible - revised edition

They called Barnabas “Zeus” and Paul “Hermes,” because he was the chief speaker.

Cross References

Acts 14:11

When the crowds saw what Paul had done, they cried out in Lycaonian, “The gods have come down to us in human form.”

Acts 14:13

And the priest of Zeus, whose temple was at the entrance to the city, brought oxen and garlands to the gates, for he together with the people intended to offer sacrifice.

Acts 19:35

Finally the town clerk restrained the crowd and said, “You Ephesians, what person is there who does not know that the city of the Ephesians is the guardian of the temple of the great Artemis and of her image that fell from the sky?