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Acts 14:10-12
Disciples’ Literal New Testament
Acts 14:10-12
Disciples’ Literal New Testament
10 said with a loud voice, “Stand up straight on your feet”. And he leaped and was walking. 11 And the crowds, having seen what Paul did, raised their voice, saying in Lycaonian, “The gods came down to us, having become-like men!” 12 And they were calling Barnabas “Zeus[a]”, and Paul “Hermes[b]”, since he was the one leading the speaking.
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- Acts 14:12 This is the Greek name of the chief god, the god of the sky, known as Jupiter to the Romans.
- Acts 14:12 This is the son of Zeus, the messenger of the gods, known as Mercury to the Romans. Thus Paul is seen as the spokesman for Barnabas.
Acts 14:10-12
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Acts 14:10-12
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10 and called out, “Stand up on your feet!”(A) At that, the man jumped up and began to walk.(B)
11 When the crowd saw what Paul had done, they shouted in the Lycaonian language, “The gods have come down to us in human form!”(C) 12 Barnabas they called Zeus, and Paul they called Hermes because he was the chief speaker.(D)
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