Acts 14:12
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And they called Barnabas, Jupiter; and Paul, Mercurius, because he was the chief speaker.Barnabas they called Zeus, and Paul they called Hermes, because he was the chief speaker.
In other translations
And they called Barnabas, Jupiter; and Paul, Mercurius, because he was the chief speaker.Barnabas they called Zeus, and Paul they called Hermes, because he was the chief speaker.
Greek words
ἐκάλουνekalounThey were callingG2564τεtethenG5037τὸνton<the>G3588μὲνmenoneG3303ΒαρναβᾶνBarnabanBarnabasG921Δία,DiaZeus,G2203τὸνton<the>G3588δὲdeotherG1161ΠαῦλονPaulonPaulG3972Ἑρμῆν,HermēnHermes,G2060ἐπειδὴepeidēbecauseG1894αὐτὸςautoshe himselfG846ἦνēnwasG1510ὁhotheG3588ἡγούμενοςhēgoumenosleadingG2233τοῦtou<the>G3588λόγου.logouspeaker.G3056
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Related verses
- Acts 19:35And when the townclerk had appeased the people, he said, Ye men of Ephesus, what man is there that knoweth not how that the city of the Ephesians is a worshipper of the great goddess Diana, and of the image which fell down from Jupiter?Finally the city clerk quieted the crowd and declared, “Men of Ephesus, doesn’t everyone know that the city of Ephesus is guardian of the temple of the great Artemis and of her image, which fell from heaven?
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