Acts 14:12

New Living Translation

They decided that Barnabas was the Greek god Zeus and that Paul was Hermes, since he was the chief speaker.

Cross References

Acts 14:11

When the crowd saw what Paul had done, they shouted in their local dialect, “These men are gods in human form!”

Acts 14:13

Now the temple of Zeus was located just outside the town. So the priest of the temple and the crowd brought bulls and wreaths of flowers to the town gates, and they prepared to offer sacrifices to the apostles.

Acts 19:35

At last the mayor was able to quiet them down enough to speak. “Citizens of Ephesus,” he said. “Everyone knows that Ephesus is the official guardian of the temple of the great Artemis, whose image fell down to us from heaven.