Acts 14:12 - Forerunner Commentary

Acts 14:12

10 said with a loud voice, ^a“Stand up straight on your feet!” And he leaped and walked.

11 Now when the people saw what Paul had done, they raised their voices, saying in the Lycaonian language, ^a“The gods have come down to us in the likeness of men!”

12 And Barnabas they called Zeus, and Paul, Hermes, because he was the chief speaker.

13 Then the priest of Zeus, whose temple was in front of their city, brought oxen and garlands to the gates, ^aintending to sacrifice with the multitudes.

14 But when the apostles Barnabas and Paul heard this, ^athey tore their clothes and ran in among the multitude, crying out

15 and saying, “Men, ^awhy are you doing these things? ^bWe also are men with the same nature as you, and preach to you that you should turn from ^cthese useless things ^dto the living God, ^ewho made the heaven, the earth, the sea, and all things that are in them,

Verse Comparison: Acts 14:12

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American Standard Version
And they called Barnabas, Jupiter; and Paul, Mercury, because he was the chief speaker.

Amplified® Bible
They called Barnabas Zeus, and they called Paul, because he led in the discourse, Hermes [god of speech].

Contemporary English Version
The people then gave Barnabas the name Zeus, and they gave Paul the name Hermes, because he did the talking.

Darby English Version
And they called Barnabas Jupiter, and Paul Mercury, because he took the lead in speaking.

Good News Bible
They gave Barnabas the name Zeus, and Paul the name Hermes, because he was the chief speaker.

International Standard Version
They began to call Barnabas Zeus, and Paul Hermes, because he was the main speaker.

King James Version
And they called Barnabas, Jupiter; and Paul, Mercurius, because he was the chief speaker.

New American Standard Bible
And they {began} calling Barnabas, Zeus, and Paul, Hermes, because he was the chief speaker.

New International Version
Barnabas they called Zeus, and Paul they called Hermes because he was the chief speaker.

New King James Version
And Barnabas they called Zeus, and Paul, Hermes, because he was the chief speaker.

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
And they began calling Barnabas, Zeus, and Paul, Hermes, because he served as the chief speaker.

Young's Literal Translation
they were calling also Barnabas Zeus, and Paul Hermes, since he was the leader in speaking.

New English Translation
They began to call¹ Barnabas Zeus² and Paul Hermes,³ because he was the chief speaker.

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