For you are not sent to a people of a strange speech and of a hard language, but to the house of Israel—
Acts 14:11 - Y'all Version Bible When the crowd saw what Paul had done, they raised their voices saying in the Lycaonian language, “The gods have come down to us in human form!” Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And when the people saw what Paul had done, they lifted up their voices, saying in the speech of Lycaonia, The gods are come down to us in the likeness of men. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition And the crowds, when they saw what Paul had done, lifted up their voices, shouting in the Lycaonian language, The gods have come down to us in human form! American Standard Version (1901) And when the multitude saw what Paul had done, they lifted up their voice, saying in the speech of Lycaonia, The gods are come down to us in the likeness of men. Common English Bible Seeing what Paul had done, the crowd shouted in the Lycaonian language, “The gods have taken human form and come down to visit us!” Catholic Public Domain Version And they called Barnabas, 'Jupiter,' yet truly they called Paul, 'Mercury,' because he was the lead speaker. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And they called Barnabas, Jupiter: but Paul, Mercury; because he was chief speaker. |
For you are not sent to a people of a strange speech and of a hard language, but to the house of Israel—
They called Barnabas “Zeus,” and Paul “Hermes,” because he was the chief speaker.
they found out and fled to the Lycaonian cities of Lystra and Derbe, and to the surrounding region.
They were expecting him to swell up or fall down dead suddenly, but when they watched for a long time and saw nothing unusual happen to him, they changed their minds and said that he was a god.
and all the people, from the least to the greatest, paid attention to him, saying, “This man is called the Great Power of God.”